Thread: Asus maximus ii formula motherboard

Asus has rolled out the successor to its Maximus X38 motherboard with the startlingly unimaginative name of Maximus II Formula. The new model uses the P45 chipset which positions Maximus II below the Asus Rampage Formula which uses X48, so you're thoroughly spoilt for choice if you fancy building your PC around a Republic Of Gamers motherboard that supports CrossFire graphics.



Most of the features of the Maximus II are familiar from the P5Q Deluxe that we recently reviewed. There are dual graphics slots with 16 lanes of PCI Express 2.0 fed to the primary slot, and if you insert a graphics card in the second slot the PCI Express bandwidth is divided evenly with eight lanes for each slot.

The four memory slots support up to 16GB of DDR2 memory, there are six USB 2.0 ports on the I/O panel as well as a Firewire port, dual Gigabit LAN and an eSATA port. On a bracket there are two more USB 2.0 ports and a second Firewire port. Add in a total of eight SATA II connectors and you'll see that we have no complaints about the connectivity offered by this motherboard.