ASUS Crosshair IV Extreme Extended ATX AMD Motherboard

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Following spending a great number of hours deciding on a MB for my first foray into OC'ing, I settled on this guy. Out of the box, it looks brilliant! It fit into my NZXT Phantom case nicely. All the hardware and accessories were integrated. It found all sticks of RAM, and booted with out fail. Several fan handle choices, SATA 6GB and USB3 ensure your build will be viable for years to come. BIOS is intuitive to use and makes simple OC'ing of memory and so forth uncomplicated. $$, but you get what you pay for. I began receiving BSOD's though watching streaming movies/you tube, etc. After updating the drivers from the included disk, manufacturers sites, and so forth, I finally identified out it was the Ethernet card! ASUS has an intel driver JUST for this. No difficulties soon after the update. Koodos to ASUS for fixing a large challenge. If you wanna get into OC'ing, this is the board. If not, save oneself the dollars and go with an 890. Wish I had a clear sided case to show this thing off.

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overclockcpu 4000mhzmem 2000mhzcpu/nb 3000mhz the nb temp. is 59c under prime95 testing please display your nb temps for the intense

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Lucid Hydra,RC bluetooth,ROG,.iROG,3DMark,6.0Gb\s and so on and so forth and so on...... None @ this time.Will update @ later date..... As well new for total liquid cooling of motherboard but Ek Water blocks is seeking into this matter.New egg should not publish evaluations that are not actual facts about the item performance,alternative,and good quality( fantastic or negative).Giving a item a low rating mainly because new tech. is coming out soon is just stupid.Tech. changes each quarter for the final 20+ years that i have been modding computers and i have never wrote a bad assessment because of new issues too come...Give the pros...Give the cons...keap your opinions to your self..:( its not fair to the the prd. or the customer....

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this is the greatest board i have ever owned yes the north bridge does run a small warm but does not run hot at all and overclock capabilities are excellent none outher than lucid is so flaky that it makes lucid un usable but thats no problem for me as i am running two 6870,s in crossfire i started my machine with 4 gigs memory and two 1 tb hard drives and win 7 ultimate x64 bit 2 weeks ago i altered memory to 16 gigs and installed a 64 gig ssd boot drive and INSTALLED win 7 ultimate x64 as a fresh install it installed extreamaly quick no issue my win experiance is 7.6 hard drive is 7.9 no issues at all boot is extremely quick good job to new egg on shipping also

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wow,, what a wonderful motherboard. this issue fairly a lot has every thing on it you'll ever require. this thing rocks. even when the computer system is off you can still see a lot of lights that remain on,,, so cool. i have two graphics cards operating crossfire and let me tell you,,if your a gamer,,,your going to adore this motherboard. an A+ from me. you'll really like it. it wasn't free,,lol,, my setup is---asus crosshair IV extreme amd 890fx motherboard--ƒ)asus ati radeon hd 5850 crossfire graphics cards--amd phenom II x6 1090t black edition processor--16 gb g.skill flare series ddr3 2000 (pc316000)memory--cooler master v8--seagate barracuda 7200 1 tb tough drive. all this with this motherboard and this thing rocks. worth every single penny.

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supports amd X6 processor, 16 gigs of ram, an awesome graphics card, a lot of space for expansion, runs all of my resource demanding games, alot more rapidly than my old pc hard to setup but after you get by way of it all it is one mean machine. troubles setting up were- Needed a low finish video card to flash bios in order to run my high end video card, didn't know about the go button for adjusting bios-setup my ram automatically(thankyou asus assistance)- the intel ethernet driver update (fixed from understanding of other customers courtesy of the reviewers on newegg)just downloaded installed intels most recent driver AMD x6 1090t processorASUS crosshair iv intense motherboardSAPPHIRE toxic radeon hd6850 video cardG-Skill ripjaw 10666񡾵) 2x4 gb ramABS sl1050 watt psu

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dont know but just got it dont have all the stuff but to make the construct its all in shipping except mb and memory the batty lan is fixable by going to intel and downloading the newest lan drivers thats all it takes to repair lan

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Uncomplicated to install and set up.BSOD triggered by LAN Adptr was fixed in newest driver release from ASUS. Take it from ASUS web page only. Update from Intel web page still BSODied. Minus 1 egg for noisy fan. How to shut it down?

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good when its working if you run a lot of media don't waste your cash i get bsod at times 5 occasions a day and i did install the supposed fix for the ethernet would like my cash back or a new diverse board this a single need to in no way have created it to marketplace in its state

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very good mobo very easily installed (minus the bluetooth you Must instal/ mount it before you mount the mobo) if you plan to watercool this method, (which i would recomend due to the loud NB fan and how some of these boards are getting overheating troubles with the NB due to the fact of poor thermalpaste)i have every thing working appropriately MINUS the freaking mobo internal speaker... right after installing the water blocks it constantly BEEPS since the nb fan is not connected i have NOT identified a way to disable it, went by means of bios and looks for a attainable pin jumper to disable speaker maybe?.... no luck possibly locate a resister to hook up to the NB fan slot to make it feel it has a fan running.. IDK!

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This board is the ultimate AMD overall performance platform. Sleek style with logical placement of all bays and SATA connectors. Replaced stock compound on the heatsinks with arctic silver and the board checks out at about 27. BIOS is ridiculously simple to navigate, has no problems with this so-referred to as LAN bug, detects RAID arrays like no one's organization, and plays Really nicely with my SSD. Board comes with all essential drivers and utilities on the CD and SIX SATA3 cables, 3 of which with right angle connectors. Very best of all, THIS Thing HAS SENSOR CALBES!!!!! Yes, that's proper; no additional guessing about your temps. There are 3 slots on the motherboard that the cables hook to. You place the other end on the component you want to monitor the temps of. No a lot more guessing games with software package that only monitor core temps or have chips behind the socket. Correct CPU temps if you assemble your heatsink, apply some compound to the sensor and place it correct on the side of your CPU. Completely none. I have generally loved ASUS motherboards, and this a single is a beast of a board for getting an AMD platform. Now we just will need AMD to support more than dual channel RAM just before Intel releases their quad channel solutions. Genuinely? Five graphic card help? Get true. You get up to 3 cards supported in xfire and that's it, similar as any other board. If you actually want to waste the dollars on five individual cards...Coolermaster HAF XEssential 256Gb SATA three SSD 1G1AMD 1090t (OC'd four.four)Corsair H70 (Two coolermaster R4's on every sideƞGb Mushkin Redline 6-7-6-18 1T @ 1600ASUS Crosshair IV IntenseABS Majesty 1100 Watt PSUMSI Twin Frozr GTX480 (OC'd 897 core)Samsung Syncmaster P2770 27" LCD

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Rapid, cool, Fantastic efficiency.... IT WAS CRASHING NON Cease....Come to discover out (not with any support from ASUS support) there is a INTEL gigabyte network adapter on the MB. It was the problem, and Some independent guy had to generate a stable driver for the LAN. ASUS still has on their net page the driver that is causing the crashes.

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This motherboard is Function Wealthy. I purchased it simply because Asus claims that you can get X16 bandwidth in each and every of three PCIe slots (depending on which slots you opt for). At this time no a single else presents this, that I am conscious of. I purchased a third matching VGA card in hopes of utilizing this feature. I have owned three of these boards. The first ran extended sufficient for me to get into Win7 Ultm. and do a Memtest anxiety test. Immediately after 2 Technique Off crashes the mobo was down for the count. It could not get previous the Q-LED VGA difficulty light. It was unable to POST from that time on. Soon after many hours of difficulty shooting, I place my peripherals (VGA Card and and DRAM) back into my old mobo and applied for an RMA.Right here's the part that burns me up!! ...... The replacement board sent to me was definitely a Utilized board. IT also would not POST. As soon as additional I put my components back into my old mobo with results. I then e-mailed Newegg and they confirmed that it is NOT their policy to ship Employed, Re certified, or Repaired products as RMA replacements for goods initially sold as new. So how did I get a used motherboard ?? I think that Newegg acted in great faith. They can't open the box to confirm that it is indeed a new item they are shipping. I also believe that ASUS did NOT act in fantastic faith and shipped a utilised mobo to Newegg as if it were new. I RMAed the second board and received a different board that would not POST. I telephoned ASUStek and had a lengthy conversation with them. The upshot of that fruitless dialog was they admitted that they Under no circumstances shipped a new board in replacement for an RMA. Naturally they don't usually ship new boards to Newegg. E-Machine companies will inform you that they ship item that can be comprised of Largely used parts. That's how you get such a excellent value. ASUS on the other hand charges Leading Dollar and nevertheless ships utilized elements. People today think, "it expenses much more than, so it ought to be the best."..........NOT!! I uncover ASUS's practices morally reprehensible. In no way again will I obtain an ASUS prodcuct and I call for a boycott by all fair minded shoppers out there. Look at the VGA cards and mobos on newegg, you will generally locate an OPEN BOX ASUS model provided....I wonder why!?!?

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If you are creating a new system and want to crossfire with the Radeon HD 6000 series video cards that are a lot larger then this is the motherboard for you.I made the mistake of very first acquiring a MSI 890FXA-GD65 motherboard thinking I would be in a position to add yet another Radeon 6950 video card. Would not fit. None so far Worth the income, lots of space for crossfire on the new massive ATI video cards.

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This board does anything. Handles 2000 mhz ddr 3, upto five video cards. Ought to you want that a lot of. The bios has the ability to customize just about every setting. If you want an particularly versatile board to create a gaming or other high finish rig this is a excellent choice. The board is epic, simply put. The only actual down side right here is it is a 300$ principal board, which for some folks can be a bit pricey. There is an challenge with the lan driver causing BSODs below windows 7 64 bit. There is a bug of some sort in the driver on the CD/asus web site. On the other hand the 15.6 version of the driver from intel will fix the challenge. The lan card on my board was the 82583V, you can examine it in device manager to confirm yours.

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My 1st board I had to RMA due to the fact of two negative DIMM slots. New 1 came these days and it is amazing. Enjoy the fast and simple access to fast overclocking tools. This board does BSOD, but it is not ASUS fault. The BSODs are a outcome of the Intel NIC that is on board. If you put a lot of traffic by way of the NIC your Computer will bluescreen. Examine out the ASUS support forums for updates on the drivers. I have installed the latest drivers from Intel and still experiance BSODs. The greatest thing to do is be aware of how a lot targeted traffic you are sending in/out the NIC. I have watched a few 1080P videos on youtube, a single at a time, and every thing has been operating fine. Nonetheless, trying to load up numerous videos will bring about a crash.I also can't appear to set up the HYDRA drivers. I'm finding a NO HARDWARE DETECTED error. Other than the BSODs(Which is not ASUS' fault) this is a amazing board and great to overclock. I will be utilizing liquid cooling in the future with my AMD 1090T and 8GB GSkill DDR31600 RAM.

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-Quite feature total.-Appear beautiful.-Support for Crossfire and SLI. -Northbridge identified to overheat. (Had to RMA mainly because initially board NB shot to 90C in about 30 mins, causing the technique to shut off.-Plastic stickers all over the motherboard, some hard to see that need to have to be removed just before use.-BIOS failed to flash 3 time. I have by no means noticed that come about.-If you don't install the Bluetooth before placing the board in the case, you can't.-RAM assistance Really bad. Went through 3 differant brands of memory, all of which passed 24 hours of Memtest86 before locating some that worked. -Onboard Intel NIC often throws BSOD errors. Personally I have under no circumstances in my 20 years of working with computers had this much trouble out of a motherboard. The initial board was fully useless due to the Northbridge overheating, and the second has troubles with the onboard NIC. To leading it all off I have in no way seen a motherboard be this picky about the RAM installed into it. With two of the 3 brands I used the method threw BSODs left and suitable. Gskill seems to be operating now.

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enjoy this mb it has just about every thing you could want none have not had any problems with intel lan board is totaly awsome

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Asthetics, Connectivity Choices, Tech Specs, Chipset and the Tried and Accurate ROG Top quality. Intel Ethernet driver troubles, Cost Enjoy this Board ! Installed and configured quickly, Burned in fantastic, and overclocks nicely with a myriad of alternatives for manage and configuration. Intel NIC driver concern is easy to rectify with a driver update. RIG:Modified Lian-Li PC343B Powdercoated RedDual 750W Power SuppliesPhenom II X6 1090T @ four.0Ghz with CM V-ten Cooler8GB Geil Ultra Plus DDR3-20004 Drive Sata 6 gb/s Raid ten Primary2 Drive Sata 3 gb/s Scratch ArrayHD6870 Major / GTX460 devoted Phys-X Secondary

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This board is a true masterwork. It is laid out so that every thing just fits naturally on it. The lights on it show all the statuses consistently and with a windowed case it tells all to you. The 4 graphic card slots are wonderful and the truth that you can use them for the other PCIX cards just makes these slots make sense on the board. The speed makes every thing run like I've under no circumstances experienced. The size could be a problem for a few if they don't understand that it has extra slot spaces. The board is Extreme as it says and I believe it could do practically something thrown at it. The parts appear really high quality and the black screening on it tends to make it look amazing in windowed circumstances.

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All the jazz that comes with a high-finish motherboard. Has sensor cables that accurately monitor the temps of whatever you attach them to. Came with SATA3 cables rather of supporting it and sending out-dated hardware like some other makers. Neat tiny fan more than the NB for added cooling. Ridiculous quantity of fan connectors on the motherboard. All sorts of overclocking characteristics that usual ASUS customers are familiar with and appreciate. 1st off, my mobo came direct with a fried audio chipset. Not a major deal for me given that I planned on working with a sound card. Strangely, this truly adds to the dilemma...Ah, the infamous Hydralogix; just how good is it? Fantastic, in reality, but you will need to know how to set it up. For dual cards in Hydralogix, you use slots 1 and 4 @ x16. 1 and 3 are for native Crossfire. For three cards, you use slots 1 and either 2, four, or five Ƒ, two, and 4 are proposed for x16). THIS BOARD DOES NOT Assistance Four CARDS IN HYDRALOGIX! It supports only 4 cards in Crossfire in slots 1, 2, four, and five. Reading the mobo manual will tell you all of this. My challenge is this: in order for me to use my two Twin Frozr GTX480s in Crosslink, I can\'t use my sound card due to the size of these cards. IF I spot my 1st card in the 1st slot, it covers slot two. Putting the second card in slot four covers the PCI slot for my sound card. Slot five is not an alternative due to a bottom-mounted PSU. BEWARE OF THIS! @brcromer:Lol? I don't see where it says it supports 4x nVidia cards. IF you would have performed some analysis, you would know that it only supports up to 4 GPUs in XFIRE, not Hydralogix. Don't blame the company for your incompetence. This is not an SLI ready board. This is a Crossfire and Hydralogix board. The only quad-card set-up is through crossfire. You can\'t set up nVidia cards in Crossfire. The most you can get from Hydralogix is three nVidia cards. Hope that is basic adequate for you to recognize. :)Phenom II x6 1090T @ four.2Ghz (Corsair Hydro H70ƞGb Mushkin Redline 6-eight-6-20-28-1T @ 1709ASUS Crosshair IV ExtremeABS Majesty 1100 Watt PSU (Modular, Single, 80+ goldƜx MSI Twin Frozr GTX480s in Crosslink (Hydralogix)Vital 1G1 256Gb SSD with SATAIII interfaceASUS Xonar Essence 7.1 Sound card (currently utilizing an external USB)Logitech Z-5500 5.1 SpeakersLite-on black 12x blu-ray burnerSamsung Syncmaster P2770 27" 1ms LCDHAF 932 Blue LED edition Ɣx R4's on

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see other see other Thinking of upgrading - would love this for the "CrossLinx" video capabilties and upgrading to a DDR3 MoBo...but not liking the LAN probs I checked the ASUS web page - and a Google seach turns it up faster: new Intel LAN drivers have quite lately been released (ASUS internet site says Nov ten) - wondering if the LAN probs / BSODs are resolved with these new drivers? Any individual? Bueller?...Bueller?(Note: I have at the moment two other "enthusiast" ASUS MoBos with no issues: M2N32SLI (AM2) - four yrs / M4N82 (AM3) 1.5 yrs...I like the ASUS layout / owner manual and so on A guy I perform with has been creating PCs for 20+ yrs [really!] and swears by ASUS as well - YMMV...)

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This board comes with all the trimmings, beautiful inside the box and out. Several new BIOS updates from Asus has kept improving the OCability that was currently nicely accomplished and is quickly the ideal AM3 board you will ever be able to get. I see a lot of complaints about this board from users who did not do the correct research and are now crying over the PCI-e slots they believed they could utilize. This is nothing incorrect the board, just these users. Read meticulously and you won't be disappointed. Can't make appreciate to it devoid of acquiring all scratched up. If you're going to be working with the AM3 chipset, this is simply the finest board dollars can buy for it and will remain that way indefinitely.

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lots of bios settings for overclocking, but overclocking is fairly simple (unlike my old DFI boards with lots of settings but a PITA to overclock). the bluetooth remote feature is incredibly great.my 1055T and G.Skill Flare love this board. minor problems:lan driver offered on installation disc is out of date and caused many bsods - updated driver from intel corrected the dilemma. only confirms my hatred of onboard NICs. i'm placing the over/under ahead of it fails at six months.also not fan of the 90 degree angled SATA ports. they're positioned appropriate had been my hard drives are in my case would surely suggest this board regardless of the minor concerns i knowledgeable.

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its a fantastic board .fairly more quickly than the formula i adore it but im gonna give it four eggs this board is bosd like death i mean by no means in my life ive get bsod on any asus mother board but great grieves asus require to do one thing promptly about bsod on this board seems like the egg doesnt beleived in none