bit-tech.net | Early Look: Asus Maximus III Formula

Jipa 19th June 2009, 13:25

Maybe I'm just stupid and/or blind, but aren't there 8(+1) USB connectors on the picture? Somehow the I/O still seems lacking.. I guess it's the "external" sound card that makes it looks so empty.

wuyanxu 19th June 2009, 13:44

i always thought the higher the heatsink, the better it's cooled (think TRUE vs lower/smaller heatsinks) why no one makes a PWM heatsink that's as tall as the standard 120mm fan that goes above the rare IO panel.

the netbook OC features seems to be great idea. with a BIOS flashing feature will give you complete piece of mind.
i wonder how it's done though, Netbook being the master on the USB bus and the mobo being the USB slave? or other way round?

p3n 19th June 2009, 13:59

"Laptop" - bloody dellisms.

yakyb 19th June 2009, 14:39

the gigabyte line up seems to have better features although i really like the colour scheme on this

ill probably pick up a couple of p55 up4's in november tbh

SlowMotionSuicide 19th June 2009, 14:41

Unless there'll be some horrible design flaw, this'll be the board I'm getting. Love the color scheme.

Jipa 19th June 2009, 14:59

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Originally Posted by wuyanxu
i always thought the higher the heatsink, the better it's cooled (think TRUE vs lower/smaller heatsinks) why no one makes a PWM heatsink that's as tall as the standard 120mm fan that goes above the rare IO panel.

There's the fine balance between compatibility and cooling performance. Sure on this mobo there would be room for higher heatsinks, but I remember reading somewhere that the power consumption of the P55 chipset is surprisingly low, and it wouldn't need a huge heatsink to begin with. Dunno about that, we'll have to wait and see some temperature testing.

ledbythereaper 19th June 2009, 15:32

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Originally Posted by Jipa
Maybe I'm just stupid and/or blind, but aren't there 8(+1) USB connectors on the picture? Somehow the I/O still seems lacking.. I guess it's the "external" sound card that makes it looks so empty.

6 USB 2.0 and 2 USB 3.0 I can only see one RJ45 port though.

Bindibadgi 19th June 2009, 15:50

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Originally Posted by ledbythereaper
6 USB 2.0 and 2 USB 3.0 I can only see one RJ45 port though.

Yea I fixed it, I wrote it quite late and wasn't paying attention :o

shaffaaf27 19th June 2009, 15:53

god, bittech ur ****! CPC has dumbed ur great formeer selves!

there is ONLY 1 RJ45 connector, and are u thick enough not to see the 2 3.0 USB ports

Bindibadgi 19th June 2009, 15:58

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Originally Posted by shaffaaf27
god, bittech ur ****! CPC has dumbed ur great formeer selves!

there is ONLY 1 RJ45 connector, and are u thick enough not to see the 2 3.0 USB ports

Take a chill pill. It was my fault and has NOTHING to do with anyone else. I wrote it ****ing late last night. I'll just post the pictures next time then you can work it out yourself. :(

Go sit in the corner.

thehippoz 19th June 2009, 16:12

I used to put tape on my eyes and overclock my nvidia board to be like shamino.. then my friend would come over and he would be kingp|n.. but I quit doing it after he treated me like a asian boytoy

I like the board.. it looks gimmicky but if it does the dirtywork who cares

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Originally Posted by Bindibadgi
Go s*it in the corner.

null_x86 19th June 2009, 16:48

ok im missing something, P55? Im assuming thats i5? Not really paying attention to intel anymore... nice board though...

[USRF]Obiwan 19th June 2009, 16:55

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Originally Posted by shaffaaf27
god, bittech ur ****! CPC has dumbed ur great formeer selves!

there is ONLY 1 RJ45 connector, and are u thick enough not to see the 2 3.0 USB ports

So people cant make a mistake anymore these days. What about :

"seems you made a error with counting RJ45 plugs and USB connectors" . Ah thank you very much I will fix it.

That sounds a lot nicer don't you think? Or is it normal for you to overreact and being rude to other people?

Icy EyeG 19th June 2009, 17:32

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Originally Posted by shaffaaf27
god, bittech ur ****! CPC has dumbed ur great formeer selves!

there is ONLY 1 RJ45 connector, and are u thick enough not to see the 2 3.0 USB ports

What a horrble thing to say... :(

That aside:

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Originally Posted by Article
In this case though, nothing is cooled underneath it - we expect some backlit bling to illuminate the RoG logo like usual.

For a moment I though they were including a NF200 chip in the motherboard. Otherwise, isn't this an excuse to charge more for the motherboard, or does it really have an impact on the MOSFETS?

Claave 19th June 2009, 17:35

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Originally Posted by null_x86
ok im missing something, P55? Im assuming thats i5? Not really paying attention to intel anymore... nice board though...

Yep, spot on. P55 chipset for the new LGA1156 socket for Core i5. Due in September, so you've got a bit of time to read up and be ready!

Sifter3000 19th June 2009, 17:44

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Originally Posted by shaffaaf27
god, bittech ur ****! CPC has dumbed ur great formeer selves!

Whereas your spelling, grammar and manners just go from strength to strength, right?

Elton 19th June 2009, 19:40

I'm waiting for the mid-range Asus P55/P57 boards, well the ones under $175. Because as history has shown, those boards are the best OC'ers.

Rocket_Knight64 19th June 2009, 20:24

They really need to sort the colour of the bottom 16x slot. Wrecks the whole look.

Also whoever designed the 'NB' cooler needs taken out and shot. From the looks of it too high and close even for Asus's own SFxII card. Yea have something there to bulk it up a bit, but not get in the way. As cool and the mosfet coolers look they are a bit weedy compaired even to the M2F. Something like EVGA or DFI's heatpipes would have been nice.

SMIFFYDUDE 19th June 2009, 21:21

Fugly, aimed at 14 year old boys aesthetic.

thehippoz 19th June 2009, 21:36

I'm emailing eddie.. he needs to sue them for the color scheme :D

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/06/17/eddie-van-halen-sues-nike-over-guitars-signature-color-scheme/

Sir Digby 19th June 2009, 22:02

Wait, so what's the difference between a P55 and P57?

shadysam 19th June 2009, 23:38

is this board going to support tripple-channel ?

Icy EyeG 20th June 2009, 00:21

nope. This board is for socket 1156 CPUs, therefore dual-channel.

wbdog206 20th June 2009, 01:55

I would like to see some numbers before I commit.
It dose look nice,except like Rocket said the bottom x16 slot
throws it off a bit.