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Old 05-11-2008, 09:14 AM   #1
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ASUS ROG Maximus II Formula motherboard
Here's the new P45 motherboard ASUS is coming out with. Note that it comes with an X-Fi PCI Express X1 soundcard, essentially eliminating the need to buy a soundcard.

[ Hardware.Info ] - ASUS ROG Maximus II Formula spotted

It looks like the board will be hitting store shelves next month.
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Re: ASUS ROG Maximus II Formula motherboard
Why wouldn't they just hotwire a Xonar to the board instead of an X-Fi? A very odd move on the part of ASUS, considering the recent exchange of smack talk between the two companies.
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Re: ASUS ROG Maximus II Formula motherboard
You got me on that. I don't get why they wouldn't do a Xonar card, espicially considering that they don't get along with Creative Labs.
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Where the heck is that X48 DDR3 ROG board?




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I wish I knew where that X48 ROG board was, or when it was coming out.
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Where the heck is that X48 DDR3 ROG board?
why not just get the Gigabyte X48 board?
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why not just get the Gigabyte X48 board?

From what I've heard (I have personally not done the comparison), only ASUS provides an unprecidented amount of control of the motherboard via the BIOS starting with its X48 BIOS.
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I wish I knew where that X48 ROG board was, or when it was coming out.

I wish you knew too.
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I wish I knew where that X48 ROG board was, or when it was coming out.
Some forums are saying around Summer.But that doesn't really say anything.So what then, June/July/August ?

You better just forget the whole thing and grab a beer and a pole lol.

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Naw, I'm just gonna sit back with my 975XBX2, and in early fall up my memory to 8GB's of memory and be good for another 2 to 4 years.
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Looks like the X48 DDR3 ROG board is going to have a X-Fi sound card.
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Where the heck is that X48 DDR3 ROG board?

Well, it's out and it rules ASUS ROG X48 aka ASUS Rapmage Formula

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Looks like the X48 DDR3 ROG board is going to have a X-Fi sound card.
It doesen't have a X-Fi card, the old Supreme Audio II card is used, the same that comes with P5E, Maximus Formula, etc.
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Well, it's out and it rules ASUS ROG X48 aka ASUS Rapmage Formula

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It doesen't have a X-Fi card, the old Supreme Audio II card is used, the same that comes with P5E, Maximus Formula, etc.
If this board was out, it would be listed on the ASUS website, and it isn't even listed.
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From what I've heard (I have personally not done the comparison), only ASUS provides an unprecidented amount of control of the motherboard via the BIOS starting with its X48 BIOS.
I don't think any motherboard manufacturer can compete with DFI when it comes to BIOS options...if you're looking for maximum tweakability then DFI should be your only option
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RaVeN_1 is thinking of the X48 DDR2 ROG board.

The DDR2 board does come with the old Supreme Audio II card. But now that ASUS has an X-Fi license, I suspect all new boards will come with the new ASUS X-Fi card as does the new board that is linked to in the first post above.
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