Asus Crosshair IV Formula

Positive
Tons of fan headers; X-Fi module; attention to detail.

Negative
Too few PCI-E slots.

Pros:
+ Pretty!
+ Excellent board layout
+ Supports triple-card CrossFireX
+ More overclocking features and methods than you will ever use
+ Achieves very high overclocks
+ 6 native SATA 6Gb/s ports, two USB 3.0 ports
+ ASUS custom chips add useful power saving, automatic overclocking features

Cons:
- Expensive enthusiast-level product
- Only a single BIOS chip
- No thermal probes included
- No multimeter probe connectors
- Can't use DDR2 memory from your existing AMD system

• Performance: 9.0
• Appearance: 9.5
• Construction: 9.0
• Functionality: 9.0
• Value: 7.25

Performance: 8/10
Features: 9/10
Value: 6/10
Overall: 7/10

Performance Award

The Mediocre
- Questionable VDroop with LLC set to Auto or Disabled

Price: 8
Performance: 9
Presentation: 9

Verdict
Asus charges a steep price for the Crosshair IV Formula but you get masses of hardware features in return. Despite the cost we feel this AMD motherboard offers decent value for money and there is no denying that it looks absolutely gorgeous.