Basically the ASUS Maximus V Formula's Layout has been very well thought. Once more practical are the angled SATA connectors as well as the power- and reset-buttons. There is also a debug display which is very useful in case you should have issues with a component in your system or the board itself. Even the placement of the PCI-Express x16 is very well chosen. There is a total of three of these slots. We think this is a good number of PCI Express x16 slots for a gaming motherboard altough most gamers will never use three graphics cards for their rig. But still it leaves you with plenty of options if you want to plug in other expansion cards. Overclockers will also like the voltage readouts but basically this board is more suitable for enthusiast gamers than extreme overclockers.