Maximus II Formula unveiled

HTC · May 9, 2008, 01:05 PM

As expected of a highend motherboard like this, ASUS has set the bar very high to create an even better board than the prior one. The board features a 16-phase power connection for the processor, three for the Northbridge, and two for the DDR2 memory. According to ASUS this ensures a very reliable solution that allows excellent performance under all circumstances.

We find another option at the two additional SATA-ports that are attached through a Silicon Image-controller. When you add two hard disks to these ports they are automatically configured in RAID 0 (striping), however this controller can easily be configured differently.

This motherboard comes with a Supreme FX soundcard featuring gilded connections. Surprisingly, (ASUS has it's own Xonar soundcards) this card is compatible with Creative's X-Fi. The card is based on an ADI HDA-chip and is connected through a special connector and can also be used as a PCI-Express x1 port. This soundcard is incompatible with other motherboards.

Other remarkable details are the red on/off switch (under the bottom PCI-slot) and the detailed heatpipe cooling. It is expected that ASUS' Maximus II Formula will hit shelves next month.

Source: HardwareInfo

philbrown23 · May 9, 2008, 01:13 PM

DOM · May 9, 2008, 01:15 PM

mandelore · May 9, 2008, 01:19 PM

that looks like it could kill an unsuspecting passer by with just a glance lol

just... look at the layout, thats sexy as.. even the angled capacitors

oli_ramsay · May 9, 2008, 01:19 PM

wow, that's one hell of a board, I bet it'll easily cost >£200.

Am I right in thinking it's gonna be based on the X48 chipset?

Grings · May 9, 2008, 02:09 PM

I like the racecar style power button!

And i just hope that heatsink system works well (under more extreme clocking), looks a bitch to find sinks/waterblocks for all them zones

Frogger · May 9, 2008, 02:22 PM

"two additional SATA-ports that are attached through a Silicon Image-controller. When you add two hard disks to these ports they are automatically configured in RAID 0 (striping), however this controller can easily be configured differently."
I hope it works alot better that it did on the P5W DH on that MB the speed just Sucked & it wanted to rebuild the array all the time if the sys crashed from overclocking

xnox202 · May 9, 2008, 02:52 PM

X48 with DDR2 eh?

Castiel · May 9, 2008, 03:12 PM

Yeah, my brother got his hands on one, and its a really nice board.

May 9, 2008, 01:05 PM	#1
HTC Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Portugal Posts: 1,396 (2.05/day) Thanks: 262 Thanked 188 Times in 156 Posts System Specs	Maximus II Formula unveiled As expected of a highend motherboard like this, ASUS has set the bar very high to create an even better board than the prior one. The board features a 16-phase power connection for the processor, three for the Northbridge, and two for the DDR2 memory. According to ASUS this ensures a very reliable solution that allows excellent performance under all circumstances. We find another option at the two additional SATA-ports that are attached through a Silicon Image-controller. When you add two hard disks to these ports they are automatically configured in RAID 0 (striping), however this controller can easily be configured differently. This motherboard comes with a Supreme FX soundcard featuring gilded connections. Surprisingly, (ASUS has it's own Xonar soundcards) this card is compatible with Creative's X-Fi. The card is based on an ADI HDA-chip and is connected through a special connector and can also be used as a PCI-Express x1 port. This soundcard is incompatible with other motherboards. Other remarkable details are the red on/off switch (under the bottom PCI-slot) and the detailed heatpipe cooling. It is expected that ASUS' Maximus II Formula will hit shelves next month. Source: HardwareInfo __________________ HTC - Hugo Teve Cá I'm PORTUGUESE: apologies for any spelling mistakes! Last edited by HTC; May 9, 2008 at 01:13 PM. Reason: Changed the title

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