Asus Maximus II Formula Motherboard

Asus Updated: 2008-12-02 RSS
Asus Maximus II Formula Motherboard

The exclusive gamer-oriented motherboard

* Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Quad / Core™2 Duo Ready
* Support Intel next generation 45nm Multi-Core CPU
* Intel® P45/ICH10R
* Dual-channel DDR2 1200/1066/800/667 Support
* SupremeFX X-Fi 8-CH Audio
* CPU Level Up
* Pin Fin Thermal Module
* Speeding HDD

Intel® P45 Chipset
This motherboard supports the latest Intel® Quad-core processors in LGA775 package. It's excellent for multi-tasking, multi-media and enthusiastic gamers with 1600/1333 MHz FSB. Intel® Quad-core is one of the most powerful CPU in the world

LGA775 Intel® Core™2 Extreme/Core™2 Quad/Core™2 Duo Processor Ready
The motherboard supports DDR2 memory that features data transfer rates of 1200/1066/800/667 MHz to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of the latest operation system, 3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet applications. The dual-channel DDR2 architecture doubles the bandwidth of your system memory to boost system performance, eliminating bottlenecks with peak bandwidths of up to 19.2GB/s.

PCIe 2.0
Double Speed; Double Bandwidth
This motherboard supports the latest PCIe 2.0 devices for double speed and bandwidth which enhances system performance.

Dual-Channel DDR2
To attain top performance, ASUS engineers have successfully unleashed the true potential of DDR2 memory. While in DDR2 1200 mode, ASUS's exclusive technology offers a choice of FSB 1200 - providing great performance for 3D graphics and other memory demanding applications.
Graphics Technology

ATI CrossFireX Technology
ATI's CrossFireX boosts image quality along with rendering speed, eliminating the need to scale down screen resolutions to get the high image quality you want. CrossFire ignites with the higher antialiasing, anisotropic filtering, shading, and texture settings you desire. Adjust your display configurations, experiment with your advanced 3D settings, and check the effect with a real-time 3D-rendered preview within ATI's Catalyst™ Control Center to rule your CrossFireX system.