Specification |
| Manufacturer Number | Crosshair V Formula/ThunderBolt |
| CPU | AMD AM3+ FX™/Phenom™ II/Athlon™ II/Sempron™ 100 Series Processors *2 |
| | Supports AM3+ 32 nm CPU |
| | Supports CPU up to 8 cores |
| | Supports CPU up to 140 W |
| | AMD Cool ′n′ Quiet™ Technology |
| Chipset | AMD 990FX/SB950 |
| Memory | 4 x DIMM, Max. 32GB, DDR3 2133(O.C.)/2000(O.C.)/1800(O.C.)/1600/1333/1066 Hz ECC, Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory |
| | Dual Channel Memory Architecture |
| | * Refer to www.asus.com or user manual for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists). |
| | * Due to OS limitation, when installing total memory of 4GB capacity or more, Windows® 32-bit operation system may only recognize less than 3GB. Install a 64-bit Windows® OS when you want to install 4GB or more memory on the motherboard. |
| Multi-GPU Support | Supports NVIDIA® 3-Way SLI™ Technology |
| | Supports AMD 3-Way CrossFireX™ Technology |
| Expansion Slots | 3 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (dual x16 or x16, x8, x8) |
| | 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode) |
| | 1 x PCIe 2.0 x1 |
| | 1 x PCI |
| Storage | AMD SB950 controller : |
| | 6 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), red |
| | Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10 |
| | ASMedia® ASM1061 controller : |
| | 1 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), red |
| | 1 x eSATA 6Gb/s port(s), red |
| LAN | Intel®, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s) |
| Audio | SupremeFX X-Fi 2 built-in 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC |
| | - Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking |
| | Audio Feature : |
| | - X-Fi® Xtreme Fidelity™ |
| | - EAX® Advanced™ HD 5.0 |
| | - THX® TruStudio PRO™ |
| | - Creative ALchemy |
| | - Blu-ray audio layer Content Protection |
| | - Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel |
| ThunderBolt LAN/Audio Combo Card | Killer™ E2100 dedicated network processing unit (NPU) |
| | - Advanced Game Detect™ |
| | - Visual Bandwidth Control™ |
| | - Application Blocking |
| | - Online Gaming PC Monitor™ |
| | - Bandwidth Tester |
| | - Game Networking DNA™ |
| | Built-in 2-Channel High Quality DAC/ADC |
| | - Output Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-Weighted): 116 dB |
| | - Output THD+N at 1kHz: 105 dB |
| | - C-Media 6631 audio processor (Max. 192kHz/ 24-bit) |
| | - TI 6120A2 high fidelity headphone amplifier |
| | - Digital-to-Analog Converter: 120 dB (Max. 192kHz/ 24-bit) |
| | - Analog-to-Digital Converter: 114 dB (Max. 192kHz/ 24-bit) |
| | - Supports 3 Headphone Impedance Gain Modes (up to 300 Ohms) |
| | - Fine-tuned Game Genre EQ Profiles |
| | - Xear™ Surround Headphone |
| | - Xear™ SingFX |
| | - Equalizer, Environment Effects, FlexBass, Smart Volume, Virtual Speaker Shifter |
| | - DS3D GX 1.0, OpenAL |
| | - Front-panel audio connector (AAFP) |
| | - Line in, Line out, Optical S/PDIF out ports |
| | - USB 2.0 Interface |
| USB Ports | ASMedia® USB 3.0 controller : |
| | 6 x USB 3.0 port(s) (4 at back panel, blue, 2 at mid-board) |
| | AMD SB950 controller : |
| | 12 x USB 2.0 port(s) (8 at back panel, black+white, 4 at mid-board) |
| Back I/O Ports | 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port(s) |
| | 1 x eSATA 6Gb/s |
| | 1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s) |
| | 4 x USB 3.0 |
| | 8 x USB 2.0 (white port can be switched to ROG Connect) |
| | 1 x Optical S/PDIF out |
| | 6 x Audio jack(s) |
| | 1 x Clear CMOS button(s) |
| Internal I/O Ports | 1 x USB 3.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.0 port(s) |
| | 2 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 port(s) |
| | 7 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s) |
| | 2 x CPU Fan connector(s) |
| | 3 x Chassis Fan connector(s) |
| | 1 x S/PDIF out header(s) |
| | 1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s) |
| | 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s) |
| | 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s) |
| | 1 x Front panel audio connector(s) (AAFP) |
| | 1 x System panel(s) |
| | 8 x ProbeIt Measurement Points |
| | 3 x Thermal sensor connector(s) |
| | 1 x En/Dis-able Clr CMOS header(s) |
| | 1 x EZ Plug connector(s) (4-pin Molex power connector) |
| | 1 x Power-on button(s) |
| | 1 x Reset button(s) |
| | 1 x CPU Level Up button(s) |
| | 1 x ROG Connect switch(es) |
| | 1 x Go Button(s) |
| Accessories | User′s manual |
| | I/O Shield |
| | 6 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(s) |
| | 1 x 3-Way SLI bridge(s) |
| | 1 x SLI bridge(s) |
| | 1 x CrossFire cable(s) |
| | 1 x Q-connector(s) (2 in 1) |
| | 1 x USB to USB cable(s) for ThunderBolt |
| | 1 x ROG Connect cable(s) |
| | 1 x Cable ties pack(s) |
| | 1 x ROG theme label(s) |
| | 1 x 12 in 1 ROG Cable Label(s) |
| BIOS | 32Mb Flash ROM, UEFI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI2.0a, Multi-Language BIOS |
| Manageability | WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE |
| Support Disc | Drivers |
| | Sound Blaster® X-Fi 2 Utility |
| | Kaspersky® Anti-Virus |
| | DAEMON Tools Pro Standard |
| | ROG CPU-Z |
| | ASUS Utilities |
| Form Factor | ATX Form Factor |
| | 12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm ) |
| Warranty | 3 year manufacturer warranty |