Asus ROG Crosshair IV Formula

Packaging and Accessories

Published: 27th April 2010 | Source: Asus | Price: ~£169 | Author: Milind Chidrawar

Unboxing the Crosshair IV...

Our Crosshair IV Formula sample arrived in true Republic of Gamers style, sporting the division's logo and easily distinguishable colour scheme. The box was not as large as expected, however it felt robust and tightly packed. At the top there's an opening that reveals two more boxes inside...

The first box contains the motherboard itself, held firmly in place by cardboard tabs. The second box contains the Crosshair IV Formula's accessory set.

Within the accessory set you'll find a number of items. Aside the obligatory User Guide, Driver Disc and I/O shield, you will also find two SATA cables, one CrossfireX bridge, additional USB 2.0 + e-SATA ports (occupies one expansion bay), a Male-to-Male USB Cable (for ROG Connect) and Asus Q Connect adapters. Overall the set of accessories are fair. However we would have hoped to see more SATA cables included in the package.

The Board...

...and what a board it is. As mentioned previously Asus have done away with the"childish" blue and white colour scheme on their Crosshair motherboards, replacing them with shades of red and the obligatory blacks. If you're one that cares greatly about the aesthetics of the motherboard you're buying then you should be in for a treat. There isn't anything particularly marmite about the Crosshair IV Formula's physical appearance and we reckon it'll suit a number of system configurations quite nicely.

Time for some close up shots...

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26-04-2010, 23:11:36

tinytomlogan

Its finally time to find out how good this board really is!

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27-04-2010, 00:32:17

I Hunta x

Mmmm pretty damn sexy mobo, any news on the Extreme? (£ / Release dates?)

27-04-2010, 01:02:38

Warzone

Wow, this is cheap for a ROG and that is, if it does turn out to launch around this price.

I suspect the Extreme would be more, am guessing around ~£200?

27-04-2010, 01:33:23

I Hunta x

Yeah i was thinking around the £225 mark, got a few months till my course starts so more than enough time for some more boards running the new chipset to come out and compare the performance/overclocks, i just hope these keep ahead of them as "Well it is the best board i can buy for it" is more than a good enough excuse to buy such a good looking mobo.

27-04-2010, 03:31:58

alexhull24

Compared to intel offerings with similar features, £167 seems like good value to me. Compared to other AMD boards it's a little pricey, but the performance looks hard to beat.

27-04-2010, 06:13:25

tinytomlogan

Its a very nice board, Im a sucker for good looks it does kinda help its a doddle to use aswell.

27-04-2010, 06:47:18

alexhull24

The inbuilt overclocking features seem quite well executed considering it's such a fine art with a wide range of chips out there. Certainly good to get someone started.

I'm glad they adopted the red/black colours, looks nicer than the C3F imo and brings it into line with the intel boards.

27-04-2010, 07:21:15

tinytomlogan

Ive been saying for a long time that AMD need better motherboards, the Crosshairs seem to be the motherboards I was hoping for both in performace and most importantly looks.

27-04-2010, 11:55:03

Nelly

My first Asus motherboard in 5 years which was an AMD board i.e. Asus A8N-Sli Premium which worked 8+ hours a day for over 4 years before I sold it for only £40 less than I bought it for!

I've never been one for motherboard looks but I must admit I did get suckered in, was the first thing that caught my eye about it, just waiting for my 1090T to arrive - can't wait to get it hooked up.

The worse review I've seen so far out of everyones is bit-tech, lack of depth, lack of benchmarks, lack of detail etc.

Enjoyed the review, can't find fault with it to be honest, not just saying that either if I thought it was crap I would say so.

27-04-2010, 14:31:56

delusion77

Looks like a sick board. If I didnt already have an i7, Id go for this board and the 1090T no questions asked

28-04-2010, 15:31:29

barkaway

it would have been nice if U had tested the 8GB green set dominator from corsair with this nice board8)

29-04-2010, 06:33:24

tinytomlogan

We cant test everything when the first review goes live dude

29-04-2010, 06:37:16

barkaway

Cant is such an ugly word

29-04-2010, 06:38:21

AMD_PBz

Well I have said 8gb kit which I'll be more than happy to give a full run down once the extreme board becomes available

29-04-2010, 06:57:05

barkaway

the reason why i want em to test the 8GB set is that i have one myself, but i have never had the chance to test it cause i dont have the motherboard for it

not yet anyways:-P

29-04-2010, 07:04:40

tinytomlogan

Quote:

Originally Posted by name='barkaway'

the reason why i want em to test the 8GB set is that i have one myself, but i have never had the chance to test it cause i dont have the motherboard for it

not yet anyways:-P

What I said dude is we have 1 review up for the Hex, there will be more to come. Patience young padawan.

29-04-2010, 07:13:50

barkaway

hey i am patient, bt not that young:-P

Asus ROG Crosshair IV Formula

Packaging and Accessories

Published: 27th April 2010 | Source: Asus | Price: ~£169 | Author: Milind Chidrawar

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