Conclusion
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| ASUS' Crosshair V Formula-Z is an overall
very interesting board and at a first glance also a very good board. The ROG
color scheme belongs to the nicest the industry offers and therefore
there are not many other motherboards that play in a similar league.
Furthermore the positioning of the different parts has been well done
too. We also like that ASUS equipped this board with a SupremeFX
Audio-Chip. In this case you get nice an clear sound from the back panel
audio plugs. |
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- Design
- Supreme FX Audio-Chip |
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| Layout |
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Generally the ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Zs layout is well thought. Once more very practical are the angled SATA connectors
of which you'll find no less then eight 6 Gbps ones.
There also are practical power/reset buttons onboard as well as a debug
display.
The last expansion slots is a PCI-Express x4 slot which which comes in full
length. If you should choose to install a dual slot graphics card at this place you're
going to cover the connectors at the bottom edge of the board. Nevertheless it
would be perfect to place a PCI Express SSD. |
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- Angled SATA connectors
- Onboard Power/Reset Button |
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| Performance |
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closer look at the performance values shows that on average the
Crosshair V Formula-Z ranges in the top span. Most of the time the board
ends up in the top-3 without being the fastest. It's a bit disappointing
out of the most high-end/expensive AMD motherboard. |
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| BIOS / Overclocking |
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| Overclocking the Crosshair V Formula-Z is piece of
cake but we didn't expect anything different from an ASUS ROG board.
Meanwhile all the ROG boards have a very good reputation for
overclocking. Therefore it is no surprise that we reached 4'368 MHz with
our test CPU which is highest value in our comparison charts. Furthermore the ASUS UEFI-BIOS is very well structured
and very pleasant to look at. You'll quickly find the settings needed
and even the tool tips provide useful, additional information. |
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- Well structured BIOS
- UEFI-BIOS
- Overclocking
- Unlimited BIOS options |
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Recommendation |
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| If you should be looking for a good and solid
gaming PC or an overclocking rig, then the Crosshair V
Formula definitely is worth considering. You can get this motherboard
for about CHF 240.- (est. EUR 200.-). |
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- Gaming PC
- Overclocking |
- Office PC |
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| Rating |
| We give the
Crosshair V Formula good four out of five stars. |
Author: m.buechel@ocaholic.ch : l.rocchi@ocaholic.ch
Re: ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z Review
