ASUS Crosshair V Formula Motherboard

Main Specifications

The main specifications for the ASUS Crosshair V Formula motherboard include:

• Socket: AM3+
• Chipset: AMD 990FX
• Super I/O: ITE8721F
• Parallel ATA: None
• Serial ATA: Six SATA-600 ports controlled by the chipset (RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10) and one SATA-600 port controlled by an ASMedia ASM1061 chip
• External SATA: One eSATA-600 port controlled by the same ASMedia ASM1061 chip
• USB 2.0: 12 USB 2.0 ports, eight soldered on the motherboard rear panel and four available through two headers on the motherboard
• USB 3.0: Six ports, four soldered on the motherboard rear panel and two available through one header on the motherboard, controlled by three ASMedia ASM1042 chips
• FireWire (IEEE 1394): None
• On-board video: No
• On-board audio: Produced by the chipset together with a Realtek ALC889 codec (eight channels, 24-bit resolution, up to 192 KHz sampling rate for both the inputs and outputs, 104 dB signal-to-noise ratio for the inputs and 108 dB signal-to-noise ratio for the outputs), on-board optical SPDIF output
• On-board LAN: One Gigabit Ethernet port controlled by an Intel WG82583V chip
• Buzzer: No
• Infrared interface: No
• Power supply required: EPS12V
• Slots: Four PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (x16/x1/x16/x4 or x16/x8/x8/x4, supporting CrossFireX and SLI), one PCI Express x1 slot, and one standard PCI slot
• Memory: Four DDR3-DIMM sockets (up to DDR3-2133, 32 GB maximum)
• Fan connectors: One four-pin connector for the CPU cooler and seven four-pin connectors for auxiliary fans
• Extra Features: Support for three temperature sensors controlling three fans, voltage measuring points, POST diagnostics LEDs, ROG Connect, Go button, overclocking button
• Number of CDs/DVDs provided: One
• Programs included: Kaspersky anti-virus, Daemon Tools Pro Standard, and motherboard utilities
• More Information: https://www.asus.com
• Average price in the US*: USD 240.00

* Researched at Google Shopping on the day we published this First Look article.