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Manufacturer's Description

Asus CrossHair Motherboard

The Republic of Gamers consists only the best of the best. We offer the best hardware engineering, the fastest performance, the most innovating ideas, and we welcome the best gamers to join in.In the Republic of Gamers, mercy rules are only for the weak, and bragging rights means everything. We believe in making statements and we excel in competitions. If your character matches our trait, then join the elite club, make your presence felt, in the Republic of Gamers.

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Product Specifications for

Asus CrossHair Motherboard

Additional Features
Video Bus	PCI
Supported Audio Channels	7.1 Channels
Controller Type	IDE (Ultra ATA 133) Controller
Audio Codec	ADI 1988B
Network Interfaces Included	Ethernet (10/100/1000 Mbps)

Physical Specifications
Width	12 in
Depth	9.6 in
System Board Style	ATX

Memory Support
Max System Memory	8 GB
Number of Memory Slots	4
Memory Technology	DDR2

More Info
URL	http://www.asus.com/products4.aspx?modelmenu=1&model=1283&l1=3&l2=101&l3=300

Warranty
Warranty Information	3 Year Limited Warranty

CPU + Northbridge Support
System Chipset	nVIDIA nForce 590 SLI
Maximum Number of Processors	1
Processor Socket	AMD Socket AM2
Supported Processor	AMD Athlon 64\|AMD Athlon 64 FX\|AMD Athlon 64 X2
Bus Speed	1000 MHz

Connectors
On-Board Headers	Floppy - 34 pin Header\|Front Audio\|IDE - ATA/EIDE/ATAPI 40 pin\|S/PDIF Connector\|Serial ATA - 7 pin\|USB 2.0
Number of PCI-Express x4 Slots	1
Number of Serial ATA Headers / Ports	8
Number of Fan Connectors	8
Number of IDE Headers	1
Number of PCI-Express x16 Slots	2
Number of PCI Slots	3
Interface Connection	Audio - Bass/Center Audio Out Jack\|Audio - Line In (1/8" Mini)\|Audio - Line Out (1/8" Mini)\|Audio - Microphone In (1/8" Mini)\|Audio - Optical (S/PDIF)\|Audio - RCA Digital Coax (S/PDIF)\|Audio - Rear Surround Audio Out Jack\|Audio - Side Surround Audio Out Jack\|Ethernet - RJ45 Twisted-Pair (XBaseT)\|IEEE 1394 - 6 pin Powered\|Keyboard - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2)\|Mouse - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2)\|Serial ATA - 7 pin\|USB - Universal Serial Bus 2.0

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Most recent User Reviews for

Asus CrossHair Motherboard

Reviewed by: Hugh2

03-23-08

Duration of ownership: 3 Months

Strengths: What do you get when you cross a Corvette with a Cadillac? This Mobo has more bells and whistles than the Good Ship Lollipop! Just what you would expect from any mobo that carries the Republic of Gamers Logo!

Weaknesses:Unfortunately, it is last year's Corvette, and last year's Cadillac! Many problems reported DOA are due to older BIOS! In order to run the AMD Phenom AM2+ Quad Core CPU, or some of the newer released Dual Core AM2 CPU's it is necessary to flash the BIOS to update 0904, or to replace the BIOS chip! NOTE! There is no charge for the BIOS chip, it is covered under the warranty, but you still have to pay the shipping costs! $20.00 for Fed Ex Overnight Delivery!

Overall Evaluation: High quality and workmanship, but even with an AM2+ Phenom CPU, it is still not very futureproof! You are still limited to a maximum of DDR2 800 MHz memory, and the mobo is not compliant with the new PCIE 2.0 specifications so this will be a bottleneck when you try to get the maximum performance out of the latest generation of video cards! If AMD CPU's and nVidia SLI is what floats your boat, I would highly recommend that you save your money! On March 28th nVidia has promised to unveil it's New GeForce 9800 GT, and release the drivers for Quad SLI! They also will unveil many new motherboard chipsets, to include two for AMD based SLI operation! Home this helps, Hugh-MANN
Reviewed by: valpoaj

04-13-08

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: LCD readout; good design; easy installation; Q-connector a nice bonus

Weaknesses:Price has not gone down over past year, making this motherboard a bit more costly than some of its peers

Overall Evaluation: Had a tough decision to purchase this mo-bo since it was still $230. However, had no problems whatsoever when booting up for the first time and with updating the BIOS. Credit the built in cooling system for helping to keep my Athlon 6400+ at a reasonable temperature with the stock fan/heatsink combination. Q-connector was pretty handy and made the installation slightly easier. Not a no-brainer of a purchase, since there are mo-bos out there that would perform almost as well for less coin, but this is still one of the best products out there for AMD users.
Reviewed by: Octets

06-20-07

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: Stability, overclocking ability, LED board lighting

Weaknesses:CPU speed & RAM speed are linked together (i.e., unable to manually change the FSB/DDR ratio)

Overall Evaluation: For few year I stopped using ASUS for motherboards because of some bad experiences. However, deciding now to give them another chance i am glad i did. The board not only has been rock solid, it also sustained my overclocking and occasional mishaps in that regards. I should also add that it is performing flawlessly with my ATI X1950 card. this used to be an issue with nForce based boards. The board also comes with 6 Nvidia SATA2 ports (and 2 external SATA2 ports). the Nivida ports can be individually configured for RAID/non-RAID. Using these ports, I am running 2 different RAID-1 arrays and 1 single non-RAID SATA2 HDD. overall, i am quite pleased with this board. something i could not say for the previous 3 boards i got from other manufacturers.
Reviewed by: edthemag

05-19-07

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: Love the lighted back panel connections! This baby is LOADED with geek goodies. Super for OC'ers.

Weaknesses:Price seems a little steep until you consider what you getting.

Overall Evaluation: If the back of your system is in the dark then the lighted back panel alone may be enough to sell you on this MB. You can even check the time while your back there. Plenty of SATA plugs w/raid. Super fast
Reviewed by: Luke Spragg

01-24-07

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: LCD error posting panel, LED plug indicators, cool, overclocking ability, expandable, 8GB RAM limit!

Weaknesses:It doesn't make ice cream or candy... :'(

Overall Evaluation: I would highly recommend this board to any avid gamer or geek looking for an extreme motherboard that is easy to overclock and beautiful to the eye. This motherboard is packed full of powerful features as well as plenty of eye candy that will keep you drooling for hours on end. I myself was drawn to the unique LCD poster on the back and the LED plug indicators. There are many other features as well such as the heat pipe and being able to pack 8GB of RAM into this sucker! I am only using 2GB right now due to lack of spending money, but I would max it out if I could and enjoy the hickup-free system and smooth ride. Pop in a DirectX 10 card and then you are all set for loads of fun, exciting gaming and movies. I give it two thumbs up and 5 stars.