Asus Crosshair IV Extreme Review: Lucid HydraLogix inside

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*Asus Crosshair IV Extreme Review: Lucid HydraLogix inside*

 

http://www.techspot.com/review/332-asus-crosshair-iv-extreme/

 

A few months ago, we reviewed a handful of budget AM3 motherboards and were

surprised at the quality offered by sub-$100 products. Since AMD owns the

entry-level CPU market, it only makes sense that there are plenty of

affordable motherboards, but with the Phenom II X6 range gaining popularity,

users are once again looking to invest big in the AM3 platform.

 

The Asus Crosshair IV Extreme is set to sell for $300, easily making it the

most expensive AM3 product around and costing considerably more than the

already opulent Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD7. With most high-end AM3 motherboards

priced below $200, you have to wonder what is so special about Asus'

offering.

 

Without beating around the bush, what separates the Crosshair IV Extreme

apart from the pack is Asus' CrossLinx 3 technology. This allows users to

mix and match multiple graphics cards from both AMD and Nvidia, including

models of different GPU generations. CrossLinx 3 uses the Lucid HydraLogix

engine, which bridges various graphics cards to enable their simultaneous

usage.

 

Thank you.

 

Julio J. Franco

Executive Editor

TechSpot.com

 

 

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