Testseek.com have collected 64 expert reviews of the Asus Crosshair 4 Formula and the average rating is 89%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Asus Crosshair 4 Formula.
May 2010
(89%)
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The editors liked
Great bundle as a whole
Build Quality
Well laid out BIOS and options
Overclocking software works well
Lot’s of new features like the “GO” button and the ROG connect
Superb looks! (can’t be said enough)
Lot’s of PWM fan connectors
Great overclocker!
Pretty!
Excellent board layout
Supports triplecard CrossFireX
More overclocking features and methods than you will ever use
Achieves very high overclocks
6 native SATA 6Gbps ports
Two USB 3.0 ports
ASUS custom chips add useful power saving
Automatic overclocking features
Tons of fan headers
XFi module
Attention to detail.
The editors didn't like
Does not have any additional performance over the 790FX chipset
Missing LCD poster
Voltage and HTT fluctuations
To sum it up
If you are looking for a new AM3 board and like to overclock
Then this board has it all. But if you are planning to move up from an existing 790FX board
Depending on the current board that you have
You may want to hold off as your upgrade cash may be better spe
Expensive enthusiastlevel product
Only a single BIOS chip
No thermal probes included
No multimeter probe connectors
Can't use DDR2 memory from your existing AMD system
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Very impressive overclocking performance, Cool running chipset with great passive cooling, Comprehensive software bundle, ROG connect provides excellent level of control and monitoring, Nice board layout, Great looking
Not the most affordable AMD board on the block, Vortez would like to thank ASUS for supplying the Crosshair IV Formula for review. Discuss this in our forums
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