Asus Maximus Formula preview

[strange|ife]

Preview for it. Not sure if this was posted, i looked around didnt see it. So here goes, this is the x38 R.O.G I mean look at those heatsinks. Sweet jesus marry! At least they are using screws for them, looks very solid. With its 3 pound of heatsink and all

http://www.xfastest.com/viewthread.p...extra=page%3D1 Lots of high quality pics on this link

http://www.vr-zone.com/?i=5227#Scene_1

[Brian MP5T]

Interesting that a $360.00 MoBo has only 2 x16 PCI-E...

It's nice that memory support is 1066 but that can be done manually on most other boards.

[Jedipottsy]

Thats one mighty fine looking board, although i cant tell if its the lighting/camera/whatever but those heatsinks look nice in red. Any idea on release date?

[strange|ife]

honestly iam not sure on release date sorry.

I would imagine how quickly asus has been pumping out new boards, somewhere after sept 14th.

two pcie slots is enough. imo, i would rather have the extra PCI

iam waiting for abit ix38

[Brian MP5T]

They totally look Red...

[strange|ife]

They totally look Red...

more like vermillion to me

[Brian MP5T]

Metalic Vermillion

[Jedipottsy]

Looks copper there

[Brian MP5T]

Anodized Aluminium...??

[strange|ife]

[NightRaven]

nb looks copper but pwm loooks alu

[boostedevo]

At that price, it had BETTER be real Cu instead of the anodized Al they have been passing off as copper for some time...

I'll be curious how this stacks up agains the P5Es. I have been using ASUS boards for as long as I can remember, but their prices are getting a bit ridiculous even from them....and that's saying a lot

[Jedipottsy]

At that price, it had BETTER be real Cu instead of the anodized Al they have been passing off as copper for some time...

I'll be curious how this stacks up agains the P5Es. I have been using ASUS boards for as long as I can remember, but their prices are getting a bit ridiculous even from them....and that's saying a lot

lol i been using MSI and asrock.....cant wait to try a decent mobo think this is the one im going to get, unless its crap then ill go Blitz formula

[Brian MP5T]

It will probably stack up quite similar.

The Blingy "Named" Mobos have unnamed, De-Blinged counterparts..

The Striker is a noce looking piece, but it came out at a redic cost when you could get the same for less in the form of the P5N-32...

It does look nice however..

Does anyone know which platform it's based off??

[lawrywild]

Doubt it's copper, this is ASUS we're talking about...

[Brian MP5T]

Doubt it's copper, this is ASUS we're talking about...

I thought it was copper that I removed from my P5N...

Now that I look again, looks like I was wrong..

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=140634

[ChaosMinionX]

Definately looks X38 based seeing the size of the NB sink.

Interested to see the new line of boards

[crash5s]

It is x38, though I want to see what abit has in store, dfi as well.

The Striker is a noce looking piece, but it came out at a redic cost when you could get the same for less in the form of the P5N-32...

This was true of both the striker and the crosshair, and then both dropped in price rapidly.

[vegettoxp]

If I go with Asus MB, then this would be my first time going with Asus. I have never bought a Asus Board before and I am looking foward to the new X38 Intel and Asus Motherboard. I read somewhere, Doesn't this board support the upcoming X48 Chipset? Hopefully someone can correct me, if I am worng. All though I think the price is pretty crazy for this board.

P.S. Fusion

[Loony]

I like the PCI slot north of the PCI-E, I've been wanting that forever.

[Jedipottsy]

If I go with Asus MB, then this would be my first time going with Asus. I have never bought a Asus Board before and I am looking foward to the new X38 Intel and Asus Motherboard. I read somewhere, Doesn't this board support the upcoming X48 Chipset? Hopefully someone can correct me, if I am worng. All though I think the price is pretty crazy for this board.

P.S. Fusion

The x48 is merely the x38 cherrypicked for the best oc, correct me if im wrong.

[strange|ife]

its x38. with one less pcie for some reason.

the abit ix38 guad gt will be a good value, supposed to have active cooling. or that may just be the max version, not sure

this asus will be 299.

to0 much

[heydo6]

I like the PCI slot north of the PCI-E, I've been wanting that forever.

i like this also

what we really need is some hacked drives for sli and g8's

[Brian MP5T]

I like the PCI slot north of the PCI-E, I've been wanting that forever.

Agreed, It's been too long for someone to put that on a mobo..

[Start]

Just bring back active cooling on the NB, SB, and Mosfet area instead of using all of this passive heatsinks that will eventually take up half the board.