ASUS ROG Crosshair V Formula Motherboard Pictures – AMD 990FX + SB950
Pictures of the ASUS ROG Crosshair V Formula motherboard have finally leaked out and the board looks like it will be available in two versions. You’ll have two versions of the board available, with and without what is called the ASUS Thunderbolt card. The ASUS Thunderbolt card has a Bigfoot Killer NIC and Sound Blaster X-Fi hardware-accelerated audio on it, so if you want those features then plan on digging deeper into your wallet.
The Crosshair V Formula is a socket AM3+ motherboard based on AMD 990FX + SB950 chipset, supporting AMD’s upcoming FX-series processors based on the Bulldozer architecture. It combines the best features ASUS has to offer, targeting both gamers and overclockers. The AM3+ socket is powered by a strong 10-phase Digi+ Extreme Engine VRM, it supports dual-channel DDR3 memory with speeds of over DDR3-2133 MHz. Expansion slots include four PCI-Express 2.0 x16, which configure as x16/x16/NC or x16/x8/x8, with the fourth slot being electrical x4, wired to the southbridge. NVIDIA 3-way SLI and AMD CrossFireX are supported. Storage connectivity includes 7 internal SATA 6 Gb/s ports, and 1 power-eSATA. In case you opted for the non-Thunderbolt card variant or don’t have room left to install it, there’s onboard 8-channel SupremeFX X-Fi MB audio. There’s one gigabit Ethernet port, controlled by Intel-made GbE controller. There are six USB 3.0 ports in all, of which two are by header.
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