After Asus has introduced the "Rampage Extreme III" is a visually appealing board really, now is also the "Crosshair Formula IV" in a similarly exquisite outfit. The color scheme is limited to red, gray and black tones. A really good mix. Another optical cream piece is the continuous North-and Southbridge cooler, which extends through the voltage converter. Its massive and angular appearance is simultaneously elegant and aggressive. But the cooler not only looks good, it does its job reliably and keeps the said components at a pleasant temperature. Besides the visual aspects, the board also has technical features.
Thanks to AMD's 890FX chipset and the 850 Southbridge, the board has six SATA 3 ports are located along with a remaining SATA 2 port on the lower right side. The latter is controlled by a JMicron chip, since the new South Bridge SATA 2 no longer supported. Asus implemented for eight 4-pin fan connectors, and are adjustable via BIOS or software. These include three ports for optional temperature sensors. Another innovation in the form of "Q-dimming" technology can find the buyer in the 4 ram slots. This means that only the upper locks are mobile. This avoids a collision with large graphics cards. Bottom left on the board shimmering Surpreme-FX sticker that is affixed to the sound chip. If this is removed, we see that there is no full-fledged X-Fi, but a VIA VT2020 block underneath it. Thanks to the new North Bridge has the "Crosshair Formula IV" has four PCI-E slots, two of whom are working in full 16 lanes. Thus Crossfire configurations can be easily achieved at maximum power.
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