Review ASUS Crosshair V Formula : Motherboard AMD 990FX Untuk Bulldozer Dengan Fitur ‘Garang’

Motherboard ASUS yang termasuk ke dalam seri Republic Of Gamers memang selalu menawarkan hal menarik di dalamnya. Komponen berkualitas yang dikombinasikan dengan feature lengkap sekaligus berlimpah selalu menjadi nilai tambah bagi motherboard ASUS seri ROG. Hal ini memang tidak aneh karena motherboard ASUS seri ROG memang ditujukan untuk kalangan gamer dan tidak menutup kemungkinan menjadi senjata andalan para overclocker.

Menyambut prosesor AMD dengan arsitektur generasi terbaru, AMD Bulldozer, ASUS kembali menghadirkan motherboard seri ROG mereka bernama ASUS Crosshair V Formula. ASUS Crosshair V Formula dipersenjatai chipset AMD kelas high-end, AMD 990FX & SB950. Tentu saja berbagai feature yang akan memanjakan kalangan gamer maupun overclocker bisa kita jumpai di sini. Ingin tahu feature mewah apa saja yang terdapat di motherboard ini? Simak ulasannya berikut ini.

Spesifikasi

CPU	AMD AM3+ FX™/Phenom™ II/Athlon™ II/Sempron™ 100 Series Processors Supports AM3+ 32 nm CPU Supports CPU up to 8 cores Supports CPU up to 140 W AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet™ Technology
Chipset	AMD 990FX/SB950
Memory	4 x DIMM, Max. 32GB, DDR3 2133(O.C.)/2000(O.C.)/1800(O.C.)/1600/1333/1066 Hz ECC, Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory Dual Channel Memory Architecture * Refer to www.asus.com or user manual for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists). * Due to OS limitation, when installing total memory of 4GB capacity or more, Windows® 32-bit operation system may only recognize less than 3GB. Install a 64-bit Windows® OS when you want to install 4GB or more memory on the motherboard.
Multi-GPU Support	Supports NVIDIA® 3-Way SLI™ Technology Supports AMD 3-Way CrossFireX™ Technology
Expansion Slots	3 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (dual x16 or x16, x8, x8) 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode) 1 x PCIe 2.0 x1 1 x PCI
Storage	AMD SB950 controller : 6 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), red Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10 ASMedia® ASM1061 controller : 1 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), red 1 x eSATA 6Gb/s port(s), red
LAN	Intel®, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller
Audio	SupremeFX X-Fi 2 built-in 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC – Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking Audio Feature : – X-Fi® Xtreme Fidelity™ – EAX® Advanced™ HD 5.0 – THX® TruStudio PRO™ – Creative ALchemy – Blu-ray audio layer Content Protection – Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel
USB Ports	ASMedia® USB 3.0 controller : 6 x USB 3.0 port(s) (4 at back panel, blue, 2 at mid-board) AMD SB950 controller : 12 x USB 2.0 port(s) (8 at back panel, black+white, 4 at mid-board)
Overclocking Features	ROG Connect : – RC Diagram – RC Remote – RC Poster – GPU TweakIt Extreme Engine Digi+ : – 8 + 2 phase power design UEFI BIOS features : – ROG BIOS Print – GPU.DIMM Post GameFirst iROG Extreme Tweaker Overclocking Protection : – COP EX (Component Overheat Protection – EX) – Voltiminder LED – ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)
Special Features	ASUS TPU : – CPU Level UP Core Unlocker ASUS Exclusive Features : – MemOK! – AI Charger+ ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution : – ASUS Fan Xpert ASUS EZ DIY : – ASUS Q-Shield – ASUS O.C. Profile – ASUS EZ Flash 2 – ASUS MyLogo 3 ASUS Q-Design : – ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED) – ASUS Q-Connector
Back I/O Ports	1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port(s) 1 x eSATA 6Gb/s 1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s) 4 x USB 3.0 8 x USB 2.0 (white port can be switched to ROG Connect) 1 x Optical S/PDIF out 6 x Audio jack(s) 1 x Clear CMOS button(s)
Internal I/O Ports	1 x USB 3.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.0 port(s) 2 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 port(s) 7 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s) 2 x CPU Fan connector(s) 3 x Chassis Fan connector(s) 3 x Optional Fan connector(s) 1 x S/PDIF out header(s) 1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s) 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s) 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s) 1 x Front panel audio connector(s) (AAFP) 1 x System panel(s) 8 x ProbeIt Measurement Points 3 x Thermal sensor connector(s) 1 x En/Dis-able Clr CMOS header(s) 1 x EZ Plug connector(s) (4-pin Molex power connector) 1 x Power-on button(s) 1 x Reset button(s) 1 x CPU Level Up button(s) 1 x ROG Connect switch(es) 1 x Go Button(s)
Accessories	User’s manual I/O Shield 6 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(s) 1 x 3-Way SLI bridge(s) 1 x SLI bridge(s) 1 x CrossFire cable(s) 1 x Q-connector(s) (2 in 1) 1 x ROG Connect cable(s) 1 x Cable ties pack(s) 1 x ROG theme label(s) 1 x 12 in 1 ROG Cable Label(s)
BIOS	32Mb Flash ROM, UEFI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI2.0a, Multi-Language BIOS
Manageability	WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE
Support Disc	Drivers Sound Blaster® X-Fi 2 Utility Kaspersky® Anti-Virus DAEMON Tools Pro Standard ROG CPU-Z ASUS Utilities
Form Factor	ATX Form Factor 12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )