bit-tech News: First Look: Asus P5Q3 and Maximus II Formula P45 motherboards

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Hi all,

 

We have just published an early look at two of Asus' P45 motherboards -

*the P5Q3 Deluxe WiFi-AP ( -at -) n and the Maximus II Formula*. If you could

post a link on your site that would be very much appreciated.

 

*Link:*

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2008/05/16/first-look-asus-p5q3-maximus-ii-formula/1

 

 

*Picture:*

http://images.bit-tech.net/content_images/2008/05/first-look-asus-p5q3-maximus-ii-formula/fp_img.jpg

 

 

*Quote:

*/"Even though it's a P45-based Republic of Gamers board, it's curiously

not fallen under the Blitz branding that was used for the P35-based RoG

boards -- Asus is changing things around slightly by slotting all

Intel-based boards under either the Rampage or Maximus nomenclature,

with the Striker branding saved for Nvidia chipsets on Intel platforms.

 

When Derek Yu, RoG Product Manager, produced the first sample of the

Maximus II Formula, my jaw dropped quite literally. I'm finding it

difficult to describe it without swearing, but the Maximus II Formula

looks like a simply //gorgeous piece of hardware. In comparison to what

we have here, the original Maximus now looks like a lump of mish-mash

and we now realise Asus was aware of this. In light of this fact, the

company has completely revamped the styling to make it about a million

times better.

 

It's got oodles and oodles of features too -- the entire heatpipe array

is screwed down with ten screws. Derek laughed as he told this to the

small gaggle of hacks -- apparently, manufacturing was none too pleased

because push-pins are much easier."/

*

 

*Cheers guys!

 

Tim Smalley

www.bit-tech.net