Designed for enthusiasts by enthusiasts, ASUS Maximus III Formula, designed for the new Intel® Core™ i7 and Core i5 processors in the LGA1156 socket. The revolutionary two-chip layout enables lower power consumption and more advanced performance tuning for a smoother, more realistic experience. Asus has raised the standard DDR3 memory specification, hitting speeds of 2133 MHz. Ten SATA deliver greater flexibility. With incredible support for up to eight threads of raw processing power & dual-channel DDR3 memory the ASUS Maximus III Formula brings the best weapons to any application or game. Todays extreme gaming, digital photography, and video editing demand breakthrough technology. The ASUS Maximus III Formula supports the latest processors, and Intels cutting-edge technology delivers even greater performance and power efficiency.
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#1 written by starlaser8 October 19th, 2010 at 09:15
@xUnLuckY7x It’s on the back of the sound card.
#2 written by johnchen0213 October 19th, 2010 at 09:38
your not a pro…. touching the mother without any glove or anything…. you can ruin that gaming motherboard
#3 written by Bigducey101 October 19th, 2010 at 10:20
picking this up at the end of the week
, time to start a new build so excited!!!!!.
#4 written by IpodCY October 19th, 2010 at 10:51
@iExD no prob
#5 written by iExD October 19th, 2010 at 11:34
@IpodCY It will probably do. Thanks! =D
#6 written by IpodCY October 19th, 2010 at 12:31
@iExD its got a total of 6 fan connnectors.
download the manual from asus.com to check if it suits your needs
#7 written by xUnLuCkY7x October 19th, 2010 at 13:07
Does this motherboard consist of front panel audio connector?
#8 written by iExD October 19th, 2010 at 13:22
Amazing, but how many fan connectors does this board have? I need at least 6…
#9 written by iphone3gs78 October 19th, 2010 at 13:39
@drawanime get the ASUS P7P55D-E Deluxe LGA 1156 Intel P55 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard same thing but with USB 3 and SATA 3 and only 10 bucks more
#10 written by drawanime October 19th, 2010 at 14:03
should i get this or EVGA P55 FTW 200?
#11 written by GrimTheToad October 19th, 2010 at 14:31
@cleveer0719 i know, but what im saying is UN-OC’d it has better performance
#12 written by cleveer0719 October 19th, 2010 at 14:55
@GrimTheToad I just don’t like the idea of OC using Turbo Boost. Just my thing. And besides does the Maximus III Extreme support unlocked CPUS? Anyways just my opinion, i have a 750 already bought it when it first came out cause i7 (1366) is to expensive. Anyway the i7 875K is a good CPU just not my cup of tea.
#13 written by GrimTheToad October 19th, 2010 at 15:26
@cleveer0719 but it offers much better performance for 30 bucks more… it literally makes no sense why you would get the 860 uless you already have, got a good deal, and thats it…
#14 written by cleveer0719 October 19th, 2010 at 15:57
@GrimTheToad The 875K you overclock with turboboost. For some that mayb good but for me i would just get 860.
#15 written by GrimTheToad October 19th, 2010 at 16:10
@JohnnyKanuk just get the 875k, better then the 870, unlocked, and only about 30 bucks more then the 860 (not gonna question intel their but its good =)
#16 written by baconbitz44 October 19th, 2010 at 16:37
do those chrome capcitators get in the way of 1156 waterblock and bigger air coolers like tuniq towers?
#17 written by JohnnyKanuk October 19th, 2010 at 16:55
@thereddog223 you realize that the 860 has the same architecture as the 920 only big difference is the triple channle ram. The 860 clock for clock is better and as for gaming it’s more GPU than CPU so they will get pretty much the same FPS. Now that said. If you are looking to go Quad SLI then yes the 920 or any 1366 is better. I just wanted to point out to you that your statements are not correct but you seem to not understand so I am leaving it alone not worth the energy. Enjoy you 920
#18 written by thereddog223 October 19th, 2010 at 17:24
Ive Googled It and compared the bench marks and the i7 920 and 930 are better in games as well so do not bother to tell me to do research.
#19 written by JohnnyKanuk October 19th, 2010 at 18:04
@thereddog223 You may want to google yourself some reviews there before you open your mouth more. Unless you are doing video encoding, editting, and the like. The 860 does the same if not better then the 920/30 its in every review out there so go do some research.
#20 written by thereddog223 October 19th, 2010 at 18:24
The 860 does not even compare to the 920 the 870 barely does and only because its higher clocked.
#21 written by JohnnyKanuk October 19th, 2010 at 18:37
@thereddog223 well then get a 920, then get a board with all the extras this one has and let us know how much that cost ya, oh then get the ram. Other than the ram being tripple channel for the 920, the 860 goes toe to toe with the 920, acutally with the 930 but your more than welcome to get whatever chip you want. I will go for the cheaper setup and get the same performance, but thats just me.
#22 written by daxer305 October 19th, 2010 at 19:37
@aimmordi1 yah since its the same socket type
#23 written by thereddog223 October 19th, 2010 at 20:24
The 860 is the same price as the 920 so if I am paying 300 for a cpu I might aswell get the i7 920.
#24 written by Fatalexty October 19th, 2010 at 20:26
@thereddog223 not rly pointless, plz google more info.
#25 written by aimmordi1 October 19th, 2010 at 20:53
Thx @dan4patriots have thids mobo and the INTEL CORE I7 875K 2.93GHZ 8MB S-1156