Article Asus Crosshair IV Formula - Performance Review

Conclusion

Well, what can I say that we have not already covered in the review. Performance wise, under similar clocks, the 890FX chipset is not going to give you anything extra over the older 790 FX boards. Every single test that we did give us equal or similar results. There was actually no difference between the two boards.

Taking that into account, Crosshair IV does manage to bring a lot to the table. To start with, the package and accessories as a whole is a lot more than we have seen on most performance boards. There is absolutely nothing that has been left out, save the really handy LCD poster. Secondly, the Crosshair IV has the capability to really help while overclocking and thats exactly why people would want to buy this board. And thirdly and most importantly, the board just looks sexy.

Finally, looking at the pros and cons:

Pros:

• Great bundle as a whole
• Build Quality
• Well laid out bios and options
• Over clocking software works well
• Lots of new features like the "GO" button and the ROG connect
• Superb Looking (Cant be said enough)
• Lots of PWM fan connectors
• Great Overclocker

Cons:

• Does not have any extra performance over the 790 FX chipset
• Missing LCD poster
• Voltage and FSB fluctuations

To sum it up, if you are looking for a new AM3 board and like to overclock, then this board has it all. But if you are planning to move up from an existing 790FX board, I would say hold on.

We will look at retesting this board with a hexacore processor and we may see some differences between the two contestants at that time. Thank you for reading and have a nice day.