The long-awaited 990FX Chipset is finally here. The manufacturing partners have put together their offerings, each putting their personal touches to the design. Benchmark reviews is here with a look at the ASUS Crosshair V Formula 990FX motherboard and the all new 990FX Chipset. Its been a long time coming, and a full six months [...]

/*Snippet:*/ /The Arctic Freezer 13 Pro brings some unique design features and promises advanced cooling, even on a 300 watt TDP CPU. Aimed at overclockers, the Freezer 13 Pro brings a 120mm fan with a unique sheath to direct air more concisely over the cooling fins and four 5mm heat pipes./

/*Snippet:*/ /The Arctic Freezer 13 Pro brings some unique design features and promises advanced cooling, even on a 300 watt TDP CPU. Aimed at overclockers, the Freezer 13 Pro brings a 120mm fan with a unique sheath to direct air more concisely over the cooling fins and four 5mm heat pipes./

Excerpt: The Intel Z68 chipset combines the benefits of Intel 6th series chipsets, supporting processor built-in graphics, x8+x8 SLI/CrossFire configurations, and CPU and built-in graphics overclocking capabilities.

Quote: AMD released the 900-series of chipsets this morning at Computex 2011 to show the world that they are preparing for the upcoming released of the AM3+ processors by releasing platforms with the new AM3+ socket. This is an evolutionary change or progression of the socket AM3 infrastructure, which means that this new socket will [...]

Quote: The 990FX chipset was built to base the new eight core Phenom II processors we are patiently awaiting and offers some high end features for the gamer and enthusiast alike. ASUS then takes the base of the chipset and throws their own spin on it giving you a board that is designed to take [...]

Today we will be taking a look at two AMD 990FX boards and comparing them to a similarly specd Z68 system to find out what the new boards offer in todays marketplace. As always we will be focusin g on motherboard specific tests such as USB3, PCIe and SATA 6Gb/s tests with a few more [...]

/*Snippet:*/ /The ASUS Crosshair V Formula is an AM3+ motherboard from the Republic of Gamers lineup. The Crosshair V Formula is designed for hardcore gamers and overclockers who want the best and latest AM3+ motherboard. The ASUS Crosshair V Formula ROG motherboard is equipped with the 990FX/SB950 chipset, featuring native SATA 6Gb/s support and full [...]

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