ASUS Crosshair IV Formula AM3 890FX Motherboard Sneak Peak

A Quick Pictorial Overview of the Crosshair IV Formula

We’re used to seeing Republic of Gamers board strike an imposing figure and the Crosshair IV is no different with its bold black and red colour scheme. The heatsinks themselves aren’t high enough to get in the way of CPU coolers and are supposedly modeled after the shape of crystals. Will the unique design help with actual cooling? We’ll check that out in our upcoming review.

Even though the other physical features of this board are pretty self-evident, it should be mentioned that all six red SATA connectors are SATA 6Gb/s compatible by virtue of the 890-series chipset.

The backplate connectors offer up the usual mix options but there are some interesting additions such as buttons for ASUS’ RoG Connect as well an external CMOS reset switch. PS/2 keyboard support also stays around for an encore performance along with two blue USB 3.0 headers.