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This motherboard has a hefty 8+2+2 phase VRM section, a sleek red and black aesthetic, and Asus quality features in the bios to satisfy extreme overclocking. This motherboard is one of a select few high end boards certified to support the 220 watt AM3+ CPUs. There are more options in the bios that I'll ever need to tinker with, and the ones I have adjusted work flawlessly. I have not had a single issue with this motherboard and it continues to impress me with how well the Asus ROG features work. A huge plus is you can flash the bios without even powering on the system and you can even customize the splash screen that displays during post and boot up! 10/10.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
At this point, AM3 is on its way out the door. Ryzen came out today, but I used this board as an incremental upgrade for my old build (made in 2010). Did it serve me well? Yes. Do I have any complaints? No. However, I can't recommend this board now that AM4 is here. I'm not going to discredit it, either. This board has nice features. It has built in overclocking and diagnostic features as well as support for DDR3 2400 MHz. It also boasts an Intel gigabit NIC. There's also nice built-in 7.1 audio, but I rarely used it since I use audio through HDMI. The main reason I went from the Crosshair IV Formula to the Crosshair V Formula-Z was USB 3.0. The board has two USB 3.0 slots in the back as well as an onboard header for modern cases with USB 3.0 ports (or maybe a USB 3.0 5.25" expansion if you choose to go that route). Keep in mind that with AM4 out now, I wouldn't recommend paying much more than 150 bucks for this board. All of this said, if you're looking at making an AM3 build and want a board with some modern features, then this is a board for you!Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
The board looked like brand new without single scratch on it. The bios is amazing to tweak anything you want. CPU must be water cooled to extract heat fast and outside of the case but nowadays MSI water coolers are quality built and inexpensive.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Price was great. Board runs perfectly and looks good. Older board, but for am3+ socket, this one is one of the better boards. Very pleased with it. I could tell a noticeable difference in the speed immediatly. Awesome!
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
This motherboard is well built. The manual covers everything you need to have a build up and running in no time. They give you more cables than you could possibly need. But let's face it, if you are looking at this motherboard it is because of its capabilities. This motherboard will handle CrossFire or SLI and the bridge for both is included, USB 3.0, 32GB of RAM, and the built in audio is surprisingly good. Sure, this motherboard is on the pricey side but it is worth every penny. If you are building a gaming rig, this is the best motherboard there is available as of this writing. I have friends that built gaming rigs with MSI/Intel CPU and Sabretooth/AMD CPU and neither can touch mine. The AMD FX8350 combined with this motherboard gives unbeatable performance when streaming games. My monitor resolution is 2560x1440 and the picture quality is unlike anything I have seen before. My setup: ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z mobo(obviously) AMD FX-8350 CPU 2 EVGA GTX 780 GPU's SLI'd 32GB Kingston HyperX Beast DDR3-2400 RAM Corsair H100i cooler Corsair SP120 fans ASUS BluRay/DVD/CD burner/player Corsair HX1050 power supply CoolerMaster Storm QuickFire Pro keyboard Corsair Vengeance M65 gaming mouse Storm Scout 2 case ASUS PB278Q monitor 2560x1440 WQHD 4M Particle Benchmark results: 275 FPS max 181 FPS min 223 FPS averageRead full review
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