Standard power connections include one 24-pin EATX Power, eight 8-pin ATX 12V, and four 4-pin 12V.The Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z ROG motherboard also includes the bells and whistles that enthusiasts expect from a ROG board. In addition to two CPU fan headers, cooling is provided via three chassis fan headers and three optional fan headers. There are also an additional two onboard USB 3.0/2.0 connections that you can use to wire up front case ports. An ASMedia USB 3.0 controller provides four USB 3.0/2.0 ports accessible at the rear panel. To facilitate a wired Ethernet connection to a local network, this Asus motherboard features one Intel Gigabit LAN controller. In a three-GPU setup, they operate at x16/x8/x8. In a two-GPU configuration, the PCIe slots operate at x16/x16. As a ROG board, there’s also multi-GPU support: AMD 3-Way CrossFire X, NVIDIA Quad-GPU SLI, and NVIDIA 3-Way SLI. Onboard expansion slots include three PCIe 2.0 x16, one PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode), and one PCIe 2.0 x1. The system bus delivers a theoretical throughput of 5.2 GT/s. The ASM1061 provides two eSATA ports and an additional two SATA II, which deliver a 6GB/s maximum throughout.The Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z board carries the Republic of Gamers branding, which means that it’s designed for performance gaming.
The SB950 provides six SATA III connections and supports Raid 0, 1, 5, and 10. Storage options are provided via an AMD SB950 controller and a ASMedia ASM1061 controller. Four DIMM slots hold up to 8GB each for a total possible system memory of 32GB. These DDR3 modules can operate at between 10 MHz and up to 2400 with overclocking. It uses a dual-channel memory architecture and requires non-ECC, un-buffered DIMM.
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It has an ATX form factor and measures 14.65 inches by 3.58 inches by 11.69 inches.Although they support 32-bit systems, these motherboards are designed to take full advantage of a 64-bit architecture. This mainboard is designed for a desktop computer. Cool 'n' Quiet technology is integrated, and the CPU can have as many as eight cores and up to a 140-watt TDP. This board supports any AMD processor configured for the AM3+ socket like the AM3+ FX, Phenom II, Athlon II, and the Sempron 100 series.