ASUS Crosshair V Formula AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AM3+ Gaming Motherboard

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 AMD Phenom II X6 Support

 Asus Crosshair IV Formula supports AMD AM3 Phenom II, Athlon II, Sempron 100 Series processors with support for up to 5200MT/s HyperTransport 3.0 (HT 3.0) system bus speed and dual-channel DDR3 memory (2000(O.C.)/1600/1333/1066 MHz), providing unprecedented computing power to match the performance levels you are looking for.

 AMD 990FX Chipset

 The Crosshair V Formula supports the upcoming AMD FX AM3+ multi-core processors with up to 8 native CPU cores and delivers better overclocking capabilities with less power consumption. It features AMD Turbo CORE Technology 2.0 and accelerates data transfer rate up to 5200MT/s via HyperTransport 3.0 based system bus. This motherboard supports AMD AM3 Phenom II/Athlon II/Sempron 100 series processors and AMD AM3+ CPUs in the new 32nm manufacturing process.

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The Republic of Gamers consists only the best of the best. We offer the best hardware engineering, the fastest performance, the most innovating ideas.

 ATI CrossFireX Technology

 Three PCIe 2.0 x16 slots support ATI CrossFireX to bring you a breakthrough gaming experience (dual @ x16, triple @x16 x8 x8). ATI CrossFireX boosts image quality along with rendering speed, eliminating the need to scale down screen resolution to get high quality images. CrossFireX allows higher anti-aliasing, anisotropic filtering, shading, and texture settings.

 

 ROG Connect

 ROG Connect lets you monitor the status of your desktop PC and tweak its parameters in real-time via a notebook. It links your main system to a notebook through a USB cable, allowing you to view real-time POST code and hardware status readouts on your notebook, as well as make on-the-fly parameter adjustments at a purely hardware level.

 

 SupremeFX X-Fi

Built-in SupremeFX X-Fi delivers an excellent high definition audio experience to the gamers and features unique audio innovations for gamers to spot enemies in 3D environment during game play. SupremeFX X-Fi also provides gamers a special tool to emphasize human voices in games to help make dialogues clearer and more audible.

Asus Crosshair IV Specifications

CPU AMD Socket AM3 ;PhenomII /AthlonII /Sempron 100 Series Processors
AMD 140W CPU Support
AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Technology
Supports 45nm CPU 
Chipset AMD 890FX/SB850
 
System Bus Up to 5200 MT/s ; HyperTransport 3.0 
Memory  4 x DIMM, Max. 16 GB, DDR3 2133(O.C.)/2000(O.C.)/1600/1333/1066 ECC,Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory
Dual Channel memory architecture
Due to CPU spec., AMD 100 and 200 series CPUs support up to DDR3 1066Mhz. With ASUS design, this motherboard can support up to DDR3 1333MHz.
When installing total memory of 4GB capacity or more, Windows 32-bit operation system may only recognize less than 3GB. Hence, a total installed memory of less than 3GB is recommended.
 
Expansion Slots  5 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (dual @ x16, triple @x16, quad@x16 x16 x8 x8)
1 x PCI 2.2
 
Multi-GPU Support Support Lucid HYDRALOGIX / ATI CrossFire X Technology
Storage  SB850 Chipset
6 xSATA 6.0 Gb/s ports Support RAID 0,1,5,10
2 x JMicron® 363 controllers:
2 x SATA 3Gb/s ports (Gray)
1 x Power External SATA 3Gb/s ports at rear (SATA On-the-Go)
1 x External SATA 3Gb/s ports at rear (SATA On-the-Go) 
Due to the Windows XP/ Vista limitation, the RAID array with the total capacity over 2TB cannot be set as a boot disk. A RAID array over 2TB can only be set as a data disk only. 
LAN  Intel Gigabit LAN       
Audio    8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
- Blu-ray audio layer Content Protection
- Supports Jack-Detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-Retasking
- Supports 1 Optical S/PDIF out port at back I/O 
USB NEC USB3.0 Controller:
- 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports at rear
AMD SB850 chipset:
- 13 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 ports at mid-board, 6 ports at rear, 1 port at rear is also for ROG connect)
 
ASUS Unique Features  CPU Level Up
MemOK!
Onboard Switches: Power / Reset / Core Unlocker / Clr CMOS (at rear)
Q-Fan Plus
ASUS Fan Xpert
ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED)
ASUS Q-Connector
ASUS Q-Shield
ASUS Q-Fan 2
ASUS EZ Flash 2
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
ASUS MyLogo 3
 
Overclocking Features  ROG Connect
RC Bluetooth
ROG iDirect
Power Design:
- 8+2 phase CPU power design with ML Cap
USB BIOS Flashback
BIOS Flashback with onboard switch button
Extreme Tweaker
ProbeIt
iROG
PCIe x16 Lane Switch
Loadline Calibration
Intelligent overclocking tools:
- ASUS TurboV Evo
- O.C Profile
Overclocking Protection:
- COP EX (Component Overheat Protection - EX)
- Voltiminder LED
- ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall) 
Back Panel I/O Ports  2 x External SATA
1 x S/PDIF Out (Optical)
1 x IEEE 1394a
1 x LAN(RJ45) port
8 -Channel Audio I/O
1 x Clr CMOS switch
1 x PS/2 Keyboard port(purple)
2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
7 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (1 port is also for ROG Connect)
1 x ROG Connect On/Off switch
1 x RC Bluetooth switch 
Internal I/O Connectors  3 x USB connectors supports additional 6 USB 2.0 ports
1 x IEEE 1394a connector
1 x S/PDIF Out connector
1 x En/Dis-able Clr CMOS connector
Front panel audio connector
System Panel connector
8 x SATA connectors: 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (Red) & 2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (Gray)
8 x Fan connectors: 1 x CPU / 1 x PWR / 3 x Chassis / 3 x Optional
7 x ProbeIt measurement points
3 x Thermal sensor connectors
1 x 24-pin ATX power connector
1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
2 x EZ Plug connectors (4-pin Molex Power connectors)
1 x OC Station header
1 x RC Bluetooth header
1 x Core unlocker switch
1 x Power on switch
1 x Reset switch
1 x Go Button
1 x BIOS switch button
1 x Fan connector for thermal module
1 x ROG light connector
 
BIOS  16 Mb Flash ROM AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI2.0a Multi-Language BIOS
 
Manageability WOL by PME,WOR by PME,PXE 
Accessories User's manual
1 x I/O Shield
1 x ROG Connect Cable
1 x ProbeIt cable set
1 x 2-in-1 ASUS Q-Connector Kit
3 x 2-in-1 SATA 6.0Gb/s Cables
1 x 2-in-1 SATA 3.0Gb/s Signal Cables
1 x Multi-functional module (1-port IEEE 1394a + 2-port USB2.0)
1 x Thermal Sensor Cable Pack
1 x Crossfire cable
1 x Cable Ties Pack
1 x ROG Theme Label
1 x 12-in-1 ROG Cable Label
1 x RC Bluetooth card

Bluetooth Module Accessory Card
- Bluetooth V2.0/V2.1+EDR
- RC Bluetooth On/Off Switch 
Support Disc Drivers
Kaspersky® Anti-Virus
ASUS AI Suite II
3DMark Vantage
 
Form Factor  Extended ATX Form Factor
12 inch x 10.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 26.9 cm