from what i read it is 16x 16x 8x.

fitseries3from what i read it is 16x 16x 8x.

It's x8, x8 when in Crossfire. www.dvhardware.net/article25361.html

On a side-note, did anyone notice this board includes the new SupremeFX X-Fi ?



And no, I don't think it uses a CA20K1.

btarunrIt's x8, x8 when in Crossfire. www.dvhardware.net/article25361.html

What about if I have an 8800 Ultra in one slot and an PCI-E 8x RAID card in the other?

Would it kick my GFX card down to 8x as well? Because that would kill the deal for me.

thebeephahaWhat about if I have an 8800 Ultra in one slot and an PCI-E 8x RAID card in the other?

Would it kick my GFX card down to 8x as well? Because that would kill the deal for me.

Yes, irrespective of which type of device is installed, they'll run x8 x8. The P35 had a 20 lane hub, I'm sure it's the same with this. In P35 boards which had two long slots that did x16, x4, the four lanes to the second slot would come from the southbridge. In this case, the NB just does x8 x8 if a device is installed on the second blue slot.

What's more, your 8800 Ultra would do PCI-E 1.1 x8 since it isn't a PCI-E 2.0 device.

Well crap. I guess I'll stick with my Striker Extreme. Meh.

yet another nice looking board from ASUS. I'd really like to see the full list of specs, but it looks to be a decent upper mid-range board.

Morgothnow this is what i want for layout design

Unless you want to install 2 double slot gfx cards AND an aftermarket sound card. Don't even think about putting a full size sound card in the top PCI slot. It will hit your ram. (Trust me, original Maximus is laid out the same way.)

Wile EUnless you want to install 2 double slot gfx cards AND an aftermarket sound card. Don't even think about putting a full size sound card in the top PCI slot. It will hit your ram. (Trust me, original Maximus is laid out the same way.)

Easy fix, don't dual channel your ram. :p

nflesher87Easy fix, don't dual channel your ram. :p

lol. Ummmmm, no.

Well the good thing is i suppose that u aint got to buy the top of the line boards to get a decent looking one...in this case anyway.

Gam

Is that a 16 phase voltage regulator design around the CPU ?

I wonder: does anybody buys a MB because "it looks damn sexy" or because is good, has a good layout and good specs? Is it for display only? :laugh:

It sure looks pretty... ;)

Well, it certainly looks interesting. Especially the X-Fi module. My Fatality card I have now is a huge PCI monster.

I find the 16 phase Power a little funny , Asus said the Gigiabyte 12 phase was overkill and that there 8 phase on there X38 maximus series was adequate, now look all of a sudden Asus have 16 phase :nutkick:

First of all, that X-Fi card is the same crap that MSI uses and it's not the real deal, it doesn't do EAX 5.0 among other things.
You might also want to check out the real source of these pictures for some more info www.pcgameshardware.de/aid,642707/News/PCGH_vor_Ort_P5Q_und_Maximus_II_Formula_-_die_neuen_P45-Mainboards_von_Asus/&page=2 as Hardspell is a bunch of theifing bastards anyhow and they never ever link back to the source.

tkpenaltyWoah those heatpipes are damn thick.... 8mm pipes!

And whats up with the 16 power phases which are installed like as if they are there for decoration? :roll: NB recieves three phases... RAM 2... whoa. Comes with Wifi and an XFI card... overkill much? I'd get it for the fact it comes with an XFi tho.

The hell?!

Is that really 16 phase??! thats the first thing i did...counted. SIXTEEN??? WTF