Wednesday, May 13th 2009
ASUS Crosshair III Formula Cometh
ASUS finally got generous with AMD enthusiasts seeking an avant-grade Republic of Gamers motherboard to drive the AMD Dragon platform. Enter Crosshair III. Traditionally, ASUS used the Crosshair name for high-end AMD motherboards based on NVIDIA nForce chipsets, but this time around, it will be using AMD's workhorse high-end desktop chipset: AMD 790FX coupled with SB750. The choice could have been influenced by two factors: reasonable demand for ATI Radeon graphics, and the Advanced Clock Calibration (ACC) feature vendors haven't been able to ship with nForce chipsets so far.
An 8+2 phase circuit powers the AM3 socket, which supports the latest processors from AMD, that support DDR3 memory. "Only" two PCI-Express x16 slots are provided, that support ATI CrossFireX. Other feature include ROG-exclusive LCD-poster, and the iROG overclocking management system. Audio is care of an ASUS SupremeFX X-Fi audio riser. While the board just may seem a little basic compared to the M4A79T Deluxe, you have to consider the fact that it carries the "Formula" sub-branding. If ASUS wants to sell a better board, there just could be a Crosshair III Extreme in the works. ASUS may use the upcoming Computex event to launch this. It is expected to be priced around US $200.
Source:
Plaza.fi
An 8+2 phase circuit powers the AM3 socket, which supports the latest processors from AMD, that support DDR3 memory. "Only" two PCI-Express x16 slots are provided, that support ATI CrossFireX. Other feature include ROG-exclusive LCD-poster, and the iROG overclocking management system. Audio is care of an ASUS SupremeFX X-Fi audio riser. While the board just may seem a little basic compared to the M4A79T Deluxe, you have to consider the fact that it carries the "Formula" sub-branding. If ASUS wants to sell a better board, there just could be a Crosshair III Extreme in the works. ASUS may use the upcoming Computex event to launch this. It is expected to be priced around US $200.
71 Comments on ASUS Crosshair III Formula Cometh
I really wish EVGA had a competitor in the AM3 field..I enjoyed all my EVGA product's greatly.
Is it me, or is AMD really lacking with stylish/competitive boards compared to i7 boards?
And all the AMD boards are shit brown..can't compare to the Foxconn, or EVGA color scheme's at all.
I would love to see a nice Red/Black loadout like the Foxconn Bloodrage but in AMD format.
This MSI? It's OK...but still look's bland really from a top view.
And this Asus? Still has that shit brown looking color..can't really stand it.
Hey, Full bro, where you been man good to read? ya! lol Nice siggy too...:pHahaha, I might even get it and slowly build a second rig around the PII 955....oh yeeeeeah! I'm pretty impressed with the digi surround sound I get off the onboard on my current M3A79-T so I'm not too worried about another PCIe slot. 2 is good, plus I have 4 on the M3A79-T.
The M3a79-t might have been renamed M4A79-T AM2+ version at least that's what I see on Newegg.
The onboard sound as I said is awesome. In COD4 I hear grenades exactly where they land on my Logitech Z-5500's. (And I run in the other direction! :roll:)
Ya I was talkin bout maybe slowly building an AMD dragon platform with this board and the 955. That would be sweeeeeeeeeeeeet! but $$$$ lackin which is why I said slow nellie!!! :)
But manus are not sleeping on 1600...they got some good stuff out there....check around Kit! And welcome to TPU btw!!! :rockout: