Asus Crosshair V Formula: HWBOX.gr Preview & Tests :D

[AMDnord]

Original Link can be found Here http://www.hwbox.gr/news-motherboard...r-preview.html


ASUS Crosshair V Formula



Motherboards Specs

Socket
AM3+

DRAM support
4 DIMM (max 16GB) 2133(oc)*/2000(oc)1866(oc)/1600/1333/1066 Memory
*with ΑΜ3+ cpu only.

Chipset
AMD 990FX/SB950

BIOS
UEFI with EZ mode

CPU Power
8+2 phase Extreme Engine DIGI+

DRAM Power
2 phase

Debug tools
QLED(CPU, DRAM, VGA, HDD), memOK!, Voltminder led.

Networking
Intel 82583V lan controller, GameFirst network optimizer

Audio
SupremeFX X-Fi

Expansion slots
2 PCIe x16/ 1 PCIe x8/ 1 PCIe x4/ 1 PCIe x1/ 1 PCI

Multi GPU support
Quad SLI/ Crossfire X
3-way Crossfire X
4-way SLI (with xpander :p)

Mass storage
7 SATA 6Gb/s ports/ 1 SATA 3Gb/s port/ 1 Esata
USB 3.0 - 6 (2 front + 4 rear) via asmedia USB 3.0 controller
USB 2.0 - 12 (4 front, 7 rear + 1 USB port shared with ROG Connect)

Thermal Design
2 CPU, 3 Chassis, 3 Optional Fan Controllers
Q-Fan+FanXpert to make your own fan profiles

Overclocking tools
Automatic Tuning, CPU Level UP button
Extreme Tweaker, OC Profiles, C.O.P EX, C.P.R., GO! button, ROG connect, GPU tweakIT






the test setup ( no bulldozer, no party but thuban is ok too )

-Phenom II X6 1090T
-Kingston HyperX 2000C9
-MSI R6970 Lightning
-Vertex 2 60GB
-ofcourse the Crosshair
-and to cool down my CPU i used the Scythe Mugen II rev B

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[AMDnord]

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Some general photos of the motherboard








SouthBridge's Heatsink




Start, Reset and CPU Level UP buttons on the bottom-side of the motherboard




Crosshair V Formula




QLED, quite useful feature
(but i still prefer the old debug led with numbers & letters )




ΑΜ3+ socket




Ι/Ο ports
(the vase was the only thing i had near me to help me support the mobo for the fotos )




some close-ups on the NorthBridge heatsink








the back side of the motherboard






and last but not least :p, photos with my 1090T and a Corsair Dominator GT kit.
Titan Nano grease almost lapped my CPU

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[AMDnord]

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Test Results

Now lets take a look at some preliminary tests, in order to see if the boar function well when the ram is pushed above 2000Mhz.
I also found out that a small increasement in memory voltage (1.68v)



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In the next few days, i ll upload some results with 890FXA-UD7 too. Just to see if its worth to take a 990FX motherboard for an AM3 CPU.
Finally if everything goes as initially planned i will also test the board at subzero temperatures on LN2 with my precious Phenom II X4 955


Having spent some time with the motherboard i think its rather amazing but is has some minor issues with the bios. Allthough bios issues are to be expected with an ES board - ofcourse it will be solved.

I was taken aback by the fact that Crosshair V Formula has a second CPU power connector.
I asked them why they didnt choose and 8pin connector instead and they replied with the following video.





I would like to thank Asus for the motherboard and the incredible BIOS support

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[godzzila]

hell yeah

[Magnus_GR]

Nice preview guys

[AMDnord]

thnx guyz. 99% @ weekend we ll have some ln2 fun

[tom1]

nice preview bro and good score

[sofos1990]

Nice preview Alex

[George_o/c]

Well done Alex! What's the max stable ram frequency you've achieved?