Thunder! Thunder! ThunderFX! Meet the new ASUS Maximus V Formula
Subject: Motherboards | January 24, 2013 - 04:26 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: asus, maximus v formula, ThunderFX
While we have seen ASUS' Maximus V Formula before and it still sports three PCIe 3.0 16x ports, up to 32GB of DDR3, six SATA 6G ports, 8 USB 2.0 ports, six USB 3.0 ports, wireless 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth and mSATA with the mPCIe combo card. The new part to this version of the motherboard is the ThunderFX external USB audio DAC, which uses the C-Media 6631 audio processor and [H]ard|OCP found it superior to the onboard SupremeFX solution in every way. Read on to see why.
"Not one to rest on their laurels, ASUS adds another Z77 Express chipset based board to its Republic of Gamers lineup. This time in Formula trim. The Maximus V Formula / ThunderFX gives us most of what the Extreme version gave us and a couple of things it didn’t. What’s so special about the Maximus V Formula ThunderFX? Let's find out."
Here are some more Motherboard articles from around the web:
- MSI BIG BANG Z77 MPOWER Socket 1155 Mainboard Review @ Madshrimps
- ASRock Z77 OC Formula Review: Living In The Fast Lane @ AnandTech
- Intel 847 with NM70 ECS NM70-I2 @ Guru of 3D
- Gigabyte Z77N-WiFi mITX Intel LGA 1155 @ techPowerUp
- BIOS Option Of The Week - SDRAM Row Active Time @ TechARP
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- ASRock FM2A85X Extreme6 @ Tweaktown
Meet the Z77 motherboard family
Subject: General Tech | March 6, 2012 - 03:16 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: Z77, mini-itx, maximus v gene, maximus v formula, asus, Sabertooth, p8z77-V deluxe, p8z77 work station
Ryan wasn't the only one to get a preview of the new Intel Express Z77 motherboards, other models have been spotted on the web. [H]ard|OCP had the same preview of the mATX Maximus V GENE, the SABERTOOTH Z77, mITX P8Z77-I Deluxe, ROG Maximus V Formula and the P8Z77-V Deluxe and a WorkStation version of the Deluxe as well. All are LGA1155 boards with built in video out to take advantage of the next generation of Intel's onboard HD graphics and all but the Gene feature Lucid's Hydra technology. These are the first examples of this chipset and the boards are something to behold.
"If you find new motherboards to be worthy of eye candy, then we have a treat for you as ASUS pulled back the curtains on its Z77 model motherboards last week here in Dallas, TX. While there is a whole lot we can't tell you about the next generation Intel processors to occupy the LGA1155 socket, we can run down a very new software feature set."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- A sneak peek at Asus' next-gen Intel motherboards @ The Tech Report
- AMD Confirms CPU Bug Found By DragonFly BSD's Matt Dillon @ Slashdot
- AMD invests in Nuvixa for OpenCL-accelerated applications @ DigiTimes
- Co-chiefs likely to run future TSMC, says Chang @ DigiTimes
- Intel runs three Ivy Bridge fabs ragged for April blast off @ The Register
- Windows 8 Tricks, Tips and Shortcuts @ Techspot
7-series based motherboards from ASUS
This is going to be an interesting couple of months as the industry balances the move from Sandy Bridge to the 3rd Generation of Intel Core processor and the 7-series chipsets. We have documented the rumored delays of the Ivy Bridge CPUs but it looks like Intel is moving ahead with the Z77/H77 chipset launch as planned. This means that from now until whenever those new CPUs actually launch we will see quite a few new motherboards announced from the typical vendors claiming "future platform compatibility."
Recently we spent some time with our friends at ASUS to learn about its plans for the Z77 launch and I must say I came away quite impressed with the technology and features being integrated. Today I am allowed to share with you some photos and basic information about the features being offered on the ASUS Z77 lineup, though without much hands-on time we are limited in what we can say.
There are going to be options ranging from the high-end Maximus V Formula to the budget priced P8Z77-V to the ultra-niche with the mini-ITX P8Z77-I Deluxe. Enjoy!
Continue reading our preview of the upcoming ASUS Z77 motherboards!!
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