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Asus Maximus review

Quick to burn cash

Our Score 4

Last reviewed: 2008-02-24February 24th 2008

Price at launch £186.00
MPN MAXIMUSFORMULA
Features BIOS Overclock Options: Full asynchronous FSB & memory clock control, CPU multiplier, complete voltage controls, memory timings
Additional Information Chipset: Intel X38 / CPU Bus Support: 533/800/1066/1333 / Storage: 6x SATA, 1x IDE, 1x Floppy / Rear Ports: 6x USB, 2x Ethernet, 1x Firewire, Optional Audio, 1x SPDIF, 1x Optical / Additional Headers: 2x USB, 1x Firewire
Compatible Processors Intel
Motherboard Type ATX
No of PCI Express x1 Slots 3
No of PCI Express x16 slots 2
Number of PCI Slots 3
Processor Socket LGA775 Socket
RAM Type DDR2

Product Summary

Maximus Formula

Price at launch

£186.00

For

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CMOS clear switch

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Impressive performance

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Plenty of rear connections

Against

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Only has DDR2 slots

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Too expensive

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