ASUS Crosshair II Formula Review
ajmatson - June 24, 2008» Discuss this article (0)
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Specifications:
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AMD CPU
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1. AMD Socket AM2+ Phenom FX / Phenom / Athlon / Sempron
2. AMD Socket AM2 Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 / Sempron 3. AMD64 architecture enables simultaneous 32-bit and 64-bit computing |
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Chipset
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1. NVIDIA nForce 780a SLi |
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System Bus
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1. Up to 5200MT/s; HyperTransport 3.0 interface for AM2+ CPU 2. 2000 / 1600 MT/s for AM2 CPU |
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Memory
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1. Dual Channel memory architecture
2. 4x DIMM, max 8GB, DDR2 1066 / 800 / 667 / 533, ECC and non-ECC, un-buffered memory. |
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Onboard NVIDIA GPU
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1. Maximum shared memory of 512MB
2. Supports HDMI Technology with max. resolution of 1920 x 1200 3. Supports DVI with max/ resolution of 1920 x 1440 @ 60 Hz 4. Supports D-Sub with max. resolution of 1920 x 1440 @ 75 Hz 5. Support PCI Express 2.0 / 1.0 Architecture 6. Supports Microsoft DirectX 10, OpenGL 2.0, and Pixel Shader 4.0 |
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Expansion Slots
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1. 3 x PCIe x16 supports NVIDIA 3-way SLi Technology @ dual x16 or x16,x8,x8 2. 2 x PCIe x1 slot, Black slot reserved for SupemeFX Audio Card 3. 2 x PCI 2.2 slots |
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Storage
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1. 1 x Ultra DMA 133 / 100 / 66 / 33 2. 6 x SATA 3GB/s ports (Use SATA 1-4 for IDE mode.) |
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IEEE 1394
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2x 1394a ports (1 on back panel, one header onboard) |
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Audio
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SupremeFX II Audio Card
1.Coaxial, Optical S/PDIF out ports on the back I/O 2. ADI 1988B 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC 3. Noise Filter |
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LAN
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Dual Gigabit LAN controlers featuring AI NET 2
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Form Factor
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ATX Form Factor, 12" x 9.6" (30.5cm x 24.4cm) |
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ASUS ROG Overclocking Features
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LCD Poster ROG BIOS Wallpaper Onboard Switches: Power / Reset / Clr CMOS(at rear) Q-Connector ASUS EZ Flash2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS2 Stack Cool 2 ASUS Q-Shield ASUS MyLogo3 Uses 100% All High-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors! |
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Software
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The hottest DX10 Game: Company of Heroes:Opposing Fronts Support DVD: Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Suite Futuremark ® 3DMark® 06 Advanced Edition Kaspersky® Anti-Virus Image-editing software |
Features:
- LCD Poster for easy debuging.
- Pin Fin Thermal Module for better overclocking heat disapation.
- EX DIY Voltminder LED's which tell you when your voltages are getting too crazy.
- Absolute HD through the SupremeFX II Audio Card.
- Extreme Tweaker lets you fine tune your overclock for the most powerful and stable system.

