ASUS Maximus III Formula simple review + testing
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 Sep 4 2009, 02:51 PM, updated 16y ago
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DHL came by my office and delivered this to me last week
 some teaser for u guys 1st... will continue with the OC testing soon.  The nicely designed box   The Monster within the box  Accessories in da box  Accessories  The Maximus unleashed!!!   Back of the Maximus  CPU socket backplate This post has been edited by sup3rfly: Jan 14 2010, 10:53 AM |
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Sep 4 2009, 02:54 PM
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 Better view of the whole board  X-Fi sound card bundled  CPU socket area  Powered by 16+3 Phase solid caps!!!  Dual Channel DDR3 memory slots  ICS Chipset heatsink with ROG logo on it  Extreme Engine???  Better view of the ICS chipset heatsink This post has been edited by sup3rfly: Sep 4 2009, 05:48 PM |
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Sep 4 2009, 02:56 PM
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      This post has been edited by sup3rfly: Sep 4 2009, 03:18 PM |
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Sep 4 2009, 03:02 PM
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nice
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Sep 4 2009, 03:51 PM
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huhu..clear picture there..huhu.. asus always bring good looking mobo..huhuh
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Sep 4 2009, 05:06 PM
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i wonder y is there still NB for p55 board?
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Sep 4 2009, 05:17 PM
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QUOTE(WhiteFlag @ Sep 4 2009, 05:06 PM) i wonder y is there still NB for p55 board? to be frank i dont know how should i call it... perhaps a P55 chipset heatsink??? i was just a name of it btw  guess i need to change the name of the picture to avoid confusions |
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Sep 4 2009, 05:23 PM
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im jz wondering wats underneath the heatsink?
i don think there is stil chip, do u mind checking wat is it actually? Added on September 4, 2009, 5:23 pmalso dude, where do u get this board, n how much? This post has been edited by WhiteFlag: Sep 4 2009, 05:23 PM |
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Sep 4 2009, 05:37 PM
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QUOTE(WhiteFlag @ Sep 4 2009, 05:23 PM) im jz wondering wats underneath the heatsink? i need to open it up and check... checked the diagram.. shdnt have a chip... if have also a small ones... i don think there is stil chip, do u mind checking wat is it actually? Added on September 4, 2009, 5:23 pmalso dude, where do u get this board, n how much? i got it from asus... no pricing yet |
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Sep 4 2009, 05:37 PM
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wow..cool....planning to get this too....
cant wait for ur review... which procs will u use? i5 750,i7 860 or i7 870? +1 for ur effort |
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Sep 4 2009, 05:40 PM
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no pricing? u get for freE? ? XD
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Sep 4 2009, 05:47 PM
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QUOTE(Core_Tracer @ Sep 4 2009, 05:37 PM) wow..cool....planning to get this too.... dont know which cpu to get yet... hopefully its a 870 cant wait for ur review... which procs will u use? i5 750,i7 860 or i7 870? +1 for ur effort QUOTE(WhiteFlag @ Sep 4 2009, 05:40 PM) no pricing? u get for freE? ? XD just opened up the heatsink... underneath the nb area is the ICS chip, and on the sb side is where the p55 located at... played too much of 775 got confuse liao hahawill post more pic of the naked board on weekend... gonan work now sorry for the wrong info  |
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Sep 4 2009, 05:51 PM
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wat is a ICS chip?
n u still haven explain wat do u mean by no pricing yet |
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Sep 4 2009, 06:04 PM
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QUOTE(WhiteFlag @ Sep 4 2009, 05:51 PM) wat is a ICS chip? ICS chips are mainly the clockgen chipset for the mobo... its used to control the frequency of the cpu, usually we use clockgen to squeeze more frequencies but its usually for extreme overclocking purposes, else u wont get much from using the clockgen, a normal bios settings will do n u still haven explain wat do u mean by no pricing yet asus gave me this mobo for review and testing purposes |
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Sep 4 2009, 11:06 PM
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QUOTE(sup3rfly @ Sep 4 2009, 06:04 PM) ICS chips are mainly the clockgen chipset for the mobo... its used to control the frequency of the cpu, usually we use clockgen to squeeze more frequencies but its usually for extreme overclocking purposes, else u wont get much from using the clockgen, a normal bios settings will do do u get to keep the mobo? or purchase it? asus gave me this mobo for review and testing purposes |
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Sep 4 2009, 11:11 PM
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the north bridge is ICS chip??
what is ICS chip? the ICS chip is inside the P55 chip?? explain more? This post has been edited by AlexLee277: Sep 4 2009, 11:16 PM |
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Sep 4 2009, 11:39 PM
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QUOTE(sup3rfly @ Sep 4 2009, 06:04 PM) ICS chips are mainly the clockgen chipset for the mobo... its used to control the frequency of the cpu, usually we use clockgen to squeeze more frequencies but its usually for extreme overclocking purposes, else u wont get much from using the clockgen, a normal bios settings will do Do they take the mobo back?? Omg if they really give u then sell me cheaper, provided you don't wanna keep it =)asus gave me this mobo for review and testing purposes |
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Sep 5 2009, 02:19 PM
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QUOTE(kayden @ Sep 4 2009, 11:39 PM) Do they take the mobo back?? Omg if they really give u then sell me cheaper, provided you don't wanna keep it =) i think no need to give back and no will to sell it hahaThis post has been edited by sup3rfly: Sep 5 2009, 02:19 PM |
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Sep 5 2009, 03:47 PM
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I see a backplate on the back of the cpu socket...
Just wonder, can we install a cpu cooler that has its own backplate like TRUE 120 ??? This post has been edited by shawnlut: Sep 5 2009, 03:49 PM |
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Sep 5 2009, 04:27 PM
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QUOTE(shawnlut @ Sep 5 2009, 03:47 PM) I see a backplate on the back of the cpu socket... i believe u will need to buy a mounting kit for it, TR shd come out with something to cater for this, perhaps during i7 they did come out with a new mounting.Just wonder, can we install a cpu cooler that has its own backplate like TRUE 120 ??? |
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Sep 6 2009, 03:34 PM
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what does the little GO button do?
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Sep 11 2009, 01:06 AM
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just got my cpu... will test when i got the time... and will upload more pix
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Sep 12 2009, 01:43 AM
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do u mind demo the ROG Connect?
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Sep 12 2009, 01:46 AM
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QUOTE(don^don @ Sep 12 2009, 01:43 AM) do u mind demo the ROG Connect? |
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Sep 14 2009, 09:36 AM
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not tested yet? hurry TS, can't wait for the result and review. might upgrade my Rig 1 liao....... hehe.....
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Sep 15 2009, 09:48 AM
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sorry guys busy with works this week... will test out if i m free this weekend... weekend also need to work =.=
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Sep 18 2009, 01:20 PM
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What cpu you bought?
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Sep 18 2009, 02:57 PM
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870 ES
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Sep 18 2009, 08:03 PM
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any chance to get the m-atx of asus board for review
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Sep 28 2009, 02:11 AM
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overclockalbert: the GO button is used to overclock the cpu to a preset value
xixo_12: dont think i will be getting the genie... i wish i get it too tho anyway here come the results Added on September 28, 2009, 2:16 amCPU: Intel Corei7 870 ES Mobo: Asus Maximus 3 Formula Memory: 2 x 1GB Adata Vitesta GPU: 2 x MSI 9800gtx+ MOA edition PSU: Ikonik Vulcan 850W SuperPI 32M  SuperPI1M  3DMark03  3DMark05  3DMark06  3DMarkVantage  AquaMark3  Everest  just overclocked it to 4Ghz for all the benchmarks, will get more better results with higher clocks, may b extreme cooling overclocking comes later This post has been edited by sup3rfly: Sep 28 2009, 10:37 AM |
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