Test: Asus Crosshair II Formula

CPU

AMD Socket AM2+ Processors
AMD Phenom™ FX / Phenom / Athlon™ / Sempron™
AMD Socket AM2 for AMD Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 / Sempron
AMD Cool'n'Quiet™ Technology

Chipset

NVIDIA nForce® 780a SLI
 

System Bus

Up to 5200/MT/s HyperTransport™ 3.0 interface for AM2+ CPU
2000 / 1600 MT/s for AM2 CPU

Memory

4 x DIMM, Max. 8 GB, DDR2 1066/800/667 ECC,Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory
Dual Channel memory architecture
*When installing total memory of 4GB capacity or more, Windows® 32-bit operation system may only recognize less than 3GB. Hence, a total installed memory of less than 3GB is recommended.

Expansion Slots

3 x PCIe 2.0 x16 support NVIDIA SLI Tech @ dual x16 or 3-way@x8, x8, x 8
2 x PCIe x1
2 x PCIe1.0 x1, PCIex1_1 (black) is compatible with audio slot
 

VGA

Integrated graphics
512MB Maximum shared memory of MB
Supports HDMI™ Technology with HDCP compliant with max. resolution 1920 x 1200
Supports D-Sub with max. resolution 1920 × 1440 @ 75 Hz
Multi VGA output support: DVI & D-Sub
Hybrid SLI Support

Scalable Link Interface (SLI™)

Support NVIDIA Hybrid SLI-Ready graphics cards
 

Storage

Southbridge
1 xUltraDMA 133/100/66/33
6 xSATA 3 Gb/s ports
Support RAID 0,1,0+1,5,JBOD
 

LAN

Dual Gigabit LAN, both featuring AI NET2
 

Audio

SupremeFX II Audio Card
ADI 1988B 8 -Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF out ports at back I/O
ASUS Noise Filter
 

IEEE 1394

2 x 1394a ports (1 port at back I/O, 1 port onboard)

USB

12 USB 2.0 ports (6 ports at mid-board, 6 ports at back panel)

Overclocking Features

Extreme Tweaker
New 8+2 phase power design
Intelligent overclocking tools
- CPU Level Up
- AI Overclocking (intelligent CPU frequency tuner)
- ASUS AI Booster Utility
- O.C Profile
Overclocking Protection<
- COP EX (Component Overheat Protection EX)
- Voltiminder LED
- ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)

Special Features

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!

Back Panel I/O Ports

1 x D-Sub
1 x PS/2 Keyboard
1 x HDMI
1 x IEEE 1394a
2 x LAN(RJ45) port
6 x USB 2.0/1.1
1 x Clr CMOS switch
1 x Optical + 1 x Coaxial S/PDIF Output

Internal I/O Connectors

3 x USB connectors support additional 6 USB 2.0 ports
1 x Floppy disk drive connector
1 x IDE connector
6 x SATA connectors
1 x IEEE 1394a connector
1 x CPU Fan connector
3 x Chassis Fan connector
1 x Power Fan connector
3 x thermal sensor connectors
1 x S/PDIF Out connector
1 x8-pin ATX 12V Power connector
24-pin ATX Power connector
1 x En/Dis-able Clr CMOS connector
1 x LCD Poster
Chassis Intrusion connector
System Panel
 

BIOS

8 Mb Flash ROM
DMI 2.0
AMI BIOS
PnP
WfM 2.0
SM BIOS 2.4a
ACPI 2.0a
Multi-language BIOS
 

Manageability

WOL by PME,WOR by PME,Chasis Intrusion,PXE

Accessories

3-Way SLI Bridge
SLI Bridge
HDMI/DVI converter
ASUS Optional Fan
3 in 1 ASUS Q-Connector Kit
UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable
Floppy disk drive cable
SATA cables
SATA power cables
2-port USB2.0 module+IEEE1394a module
ASUS Q-Shield
Cable Ties
User's manual
 

Support Disc

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
 

Form Factor

ATX Form Factor
12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )