Asus Maximus 5 Formula/ThunderFX

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 8 expert reviews

Excellent:

7
Good:

0
Average:

1
Bad:

0

Pros:

Excellent Quality Oversized ATX PCB With Excellent Rigidity.
Hybrid Liquid/Air Cooling for Board Components.
Top Notch Performance.

Cons:

Very average overclocking performance for a highend board with a tested BIOS.
OnBoard audio produces very low volume only but sounds great, while the front audio port is loud, but sounds poorly.

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Last revision on June 13, 2014

Reviewers Liked

Excellent Quality Oversized ATX PCB With Excellent Rigidity
Hybrid Liquid/Air Cooling for Board Components
Top Notch Performance
High OC Easily Obtained
Incredibly Flexible BIOS With Almost Limitless Tweaking Capabilities
ROG Connect
Unmatched BIOS for overclocking capability with options
Very decent stock performance
Excellent load power consumption
Huge software package
Includes addon WiFi card and mSATA slot
Added headphone amp usable with gaming consoles
Clean and simple colorthemed layout
Fully functional AMI UEFI BIOS
Including mouse support and support for 3 TB drives
Good layout, liquid cooling option on VRM heatsinks
Wireless & mSATA adapter

Reviewers Didn't Like

Very average overclocking performance for a highend board with a tested BIOS
OnBoard audio produces very low volume only but sounds great, while the front audio port is loud, but sounds poorly
High price for Intel Z77, all things considered
The ThunderFX device does offset the cost a bit, but not enough
For the high asking price ASUS could've provided a larger mousepad and a USB 3.0 bracket

Expert reviews and ratings

We'll begin this review by admitting that if you are the average value conscious buyer, then the US$279 (or $359 with ThunderFX) ROG Maximus V Formula probably isn't what you are looking for. Entry level boards for unlocked Ivy Bridge processors (e.g...

By VR-Zone on October 09, 2012

After spending a week with the ASUS Maximus V Formula/ThunderFX, I have mixed feelings. It's good, and is, at stock, one of the best performing products ever, although this is, quite obviously, due to the modified Turbo profile. The memory options in...

By techPowerUp! on August 24, 2012

The ASUS Maximus V Formula is a very difficult motherboard to come to a conclusion about.It's available in two versions, the plain motherboard which is priced at around £230, and the one we have on test today that comes with the ThunderFX unit, which...

By Overclock3D on August 08, 2012

A pretty impressive average boost of 11% here in overclocking, but more importantly you’ll notice that at stock settings the Maximus V Formula is head and shoulders above its peers, including ASUS’ own P8Z77-V Deluxe.Whether it’s simple overclocking...

By tbreak.ae on June 20, 2012

ASUS is a well known fixture in the motherboard market. It has diversified over the years into a number of markets. Its products include motherboards, graphics cards, cases, monitors, laptops, tablets, wireless access points and more. Naturally the...

By HardOCP on January 23, 2013

Here at VR-Zone, we hold ASUS's Republic of Gamers branded motherboards in high regard not only for their use of premium components and attention to detail, but also we personally know of many exceptional individuals on the ROG team who toil on through...

By VR-Zone on October 09, 2012

In April we published a round-up of 20 motherboards with Z77 chipsets compatible with the new Intel Ivy Bridge processors. Those CPUs weren't available yet at the time so we had to do the tests with the previous generation Sandy Bridge processors....

By uk.hardware.info on July 03, 2012

Das „neue“ ASUS Maximus V Formula/ThunderFX ist eine Klasse für sich! Overclocker, Gamer und Enthusiasten erwartet ein hervorragendes Mainboard auf Basis des Z77-Chipsatzes von Intel. Das neuste ASUS Board überzeugt durch eine ausgereifte Technik,...

By Gamezoom.net on February 04, 2013

Asus Maximus V Formula tiene desde conexión WiFi y Bluetooth hasta un sistema de audio cuidado en dos frentes. Por uno, el audio integrado, con amplificador incluido, electrónica separada de la del resto de la placa y condensadores especiales para...

By pcactual.com on October 05, 2012

100

La MAXIMUS V FORMULA/ThunderFX ofrece muchas ventajas que cualquier gamer aprovecharía la máximo y que ayudan a sacar la mayor ventaja contra los rivales, esto se obtiene cuando una serie (ROG) dedica investigación para ofrecer justo lo que necesario...

By moddingmx.com on June 21, 2012

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