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Today we are looking at the Asus Maximus V Formula Motherboard, designed for the latest i7/i5/i3 Intel processors. The Maximus V Formula is a ‘no compromises' Z77 motherboard, aimed at the top 10 percent of enthusiast user who will be using the most expensive components with a focus on overclocking. We partner the Asus motherboard with a flagship, liquid cooled Core i7 3770k processor, a Sapphire HD7970 6GB Toxic Edition graphics card and 16GB of Corsair Dominator 2,666mhz Platinum memory. Is the Maximus V Formula the foundation for the ultimate gaming system?
Asus are well known for producing some of the finest motherboards on the market, even though they are facing a tougher challenge lately from companies such as ASRock and Gigabyte. Their Republic Of Gamers series always receive special treatment by the engineering team, particularly in regards to overclocking and squeezing every ounce of performance from a high end system build in the bios.
ASUS Maximus V Formula Motherboard Overview:
- LGA1155 socket for Intel® 3rd/2nd Generation Core™ i7/ i5/ i3/ Pentium® / Celeron® Processors
- Intel® Z77 Express Chipset
- Fusion Thermal
- SupremeFX IV
- GameFirst II/ Intel Gb LAN
- mPCIe Combo + dual-band Wi-Fi/Bluetooth 4.0
mega stuff. thanks!
I have a view on this which might not prove popular.
I think this motherboard is very expensive for Z77. Reason? Its fine with X79 or Xeon motherboards with quad channel etc, but this is £250 for a mainstream platform? great product as always from ASUS, but I wouldnt pay this for Z77 motherboard. £200 would be my limit.
This is their X79 Rampage Extreme IV for the Z77 platform, right?
What a stunning board, great review too. Love it! ive an asus mobo and i love it to bits. so easy to work inside.
Lovely motherboard, I was tempted to buy this a week ago and bought an MSI one at the same time. Quite happy with my decision, im using a 3570K @ 4.6ghz
This is perfect for a typical system with a 2500k/3570k + 7850 or 650 ti. Would actually be better than using a higher wattage psu as it would peak at around 50 percent load when gaming.