Обзор материнской платы ASUS Crosshair V Formula. Гонка за 7 ГГц.

CPU

AMD AM3+ FX™ / Phenom™ II / Athlon™ II / Sempron™ 100 Series Processors;
Supports AM3+ 32 nm CPU;
Supports CPU up to 8 cores;
Supports CPU up to 140 W;
AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet™ Technology.

Chipset

AMD 990FX + SB950.

Memory

4 x DIMM, Max. 32 GB, DDR3 2133 (O.C.) / 2000 (O.C.) / 1800 (O.C.) / 1600 / 1333 / 1066 Hz ECC, Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory;
Dual Channel Memory Architecture;
* Refer to www.asus.com or user manual for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).
* Due to OS limitation, when installing total memory of 4 GB capacity or more, Windows® 32-bit operation system may only recognize less than 3 GB. Install a 64-bit Windows® OS when you want to install 4 GB or more memory on the motherboard.

Multi-GPU Support

Supports NVIDIA® 3-Way SLI™ Technology;
Supports AMD 3-Way CrossFireX™ Technology.

Expansion Slots

3 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (dual x16 or x16, x8, x8);
1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode);
1 x PCIe 2.0 x1;
1 x PCI.

Storage

AMD SB950 controller:
6 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), red;
Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10;
ASMedia® ASM1061 controller:
1 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), red;
1 x eSATA 6Gb/s port(s), red.

LAN

Intel®, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller.

Audio

SupremeFX X-Fi 2 built-in 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC;
Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking;
Audio Feature:
X-Fi® Xtreme Fidelity™;
EAX® Advanced™ HD 5.0;
THX® TruStudio PRO™;
Creative ALchemy;
Blu-ray audio layer Content Protection;
Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel.

USB Ports

ASMedia® USB 3.0 controller:
6 x USB 3.0 port(s) (4 at back panel, blue, 2 at mid-board);
AMD SB950 controller:
12 x USB 2.0 port(s) (8 at back panel, black+white, 4 at mid-board).

Overclocking Features

ROG Connect:
RC Diagram;
RC Remote;
RC Poster;
GPU TweakIt;
Extreme Engine Digi+:
8 + 2 phase power design;
UEFI BIOS features:
ROG BIOS Print;
GPU.DIMM Post;
GameFirst;
iROG;
Extreme Tweaker;
Overclocking Protection:
COP EX (Component Overheat Protection EX);
Voltiminder LED;
ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall).

Special Features

ASUS TPU:
CPU Level UP;
Core Unlocker;
ASUS Exclusive Features:
MemOK!;
AI Charger+;
ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution:
ASUS Fan Xpert;
ASUS EZ DIY:
ASUS Q-Shield;
ASUS O.C. Profile;
ASUS EZ Flash 2;
ASUS MyLogo 3;
ASUS Q-Design:
ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED);
ASUS Q-Connector.

Back I/O Ports

1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port(s);
1 x eSATA 6Gb/s;
1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s);
4 x USB 3.0;
8 x USB 2.0 (white port can be switched to ROG Connect);
1 x Optical S/PDIF out;
6 x Audio jack(s);
1 x Clear CMOS button(s).

Internal I/O Ports

1 x USB 3.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.0 port(s);
2 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 port(s);
7 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s);
2 x CPU Fan connector(s);
3 x Chassis Fan connector(s);
3 x Optional Fan connector(s);
1 x S/PDIF out header(s);
1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s);
1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s);
1 x 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s);
1 x Front panel audio connector(s) (AAFP);
1 x System panel(s);
8 x ProbeIt Measurement Points;
3 x Thermal sensor connector(s);
1 x En/Dis-able Clr CMOS header(s);
1 x EZ Plug connector(s) (4-pin Molex power connector);
1 x Power-on button(s);
1 x Reset button(s);
1 x CPU Level Up button(s);
1 x ROG Connect switch(es);
1 x Go Button(s).

Accessories

User’s manual;
I/O Shield;
6 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(s);
1 x 3-Way SLI bridge(s);
1 x SLI bridge(s);
1 x CrossFire cable(s);
1 x Q-connector(s) (2 in 1);
1 x ROG Connect cable(s);
1 x Cable ties pack(s);
1 x ROG theme label(s);
1 x 12 in 1 ROG Cable Label(s).

BIOS

32 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI2.0a, Multi-Language BIOS.

Support Disc

Drivers;
Sound Blaster® X-Fi 2 Utility;
Kaspersky® Anti-Virus;
DAEMON Tools Pro Standard;
ROG CPU-Z;
ASUS Utilities.

Form Factor

ATX Form Factor;
12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm ).