Asus Crosshair 4 Extreme

Overview

The Asus Crosshair 4 Extreme implementation features a unique layout design that boasts a total of five PCI Express x16 expansion slots. Two of these provide dedicated native graphics card support for either a single GPU or CrossFire configuration. The other three are connected to the HydraLogix controller and support a mixture of graphics cards from different vendors and generations. it also includes USB 3.0 ports and SATA 6Gb/s.

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 13 expert reviews

Excellent:

7
Good:

6
Average:

0
Bad:

0

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Last revision on January 31, 2013

Reviewers Liked

Very sexy looking board
Excellent overclocking option
Five PCI-E slots
Having the ability to mix and match GPUs
Low power consumption
USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s
Status LED
Good build quality
Switchable PCI-E

Reviewers Didn't Like

EATX form factor

Expert reviews and ratings

There's no question that the Asus Crosshair IV Extreme is a high quality motherboard. It's undoubtedly one of the best, if not the best, AM3 motherboard we have seen in terms of features and performance. Having said that, compared to Crosshair...

By TechSpot on November 30, 2010

When ASUS released the Crosshair IV Formula (the little brother of the Crosshair IV Extreme) enthusiasts rejoiced: a board that not only looked beautiful, but had all the features and performance to match. What could ASUS possibly do to improve the...

By APC Magazine on February 15, 2011

ASUS CROSSHAIR IV Extreme is definitely the ultimate board for those who prefers the AMD platform for it’s flexibility and expandability. If you say that the board is a gamers board, I would bet to differ as it is not only a gamer’s but a...

By OCWorkBench on February 13, 2011

100

When we took an initial look at the Sandy Bridge platform last week we included two motherboards from Intel which, as always, set the bar high for quality and performance. With their Maximus IV Extreme ASUS have taken the platform to an entirely new...

By HardwareHeaven on January 13, 2011

When it comes to new PC components, odes to awesomeness are often overwrought. But take it from us, Intel's new Sandy Bridge desktop processors proved worthy of our finest prose. The Intel Core i5-2500K and Intel Core i7-2600K chips are...

By TechRadar on January 05, 2011

Not a bad board, but it's not what we'd all...

By Atomic MPC on December 20, 2010

A feature filled beast! Every time we get ASUS Republic of Gamers hardware at the Tbreak office, everybody gets excited, and for good reason too. Not once has an RoG hardware failed to impress us, and surely the Crosshair IV Extreme would be no less...

By Tbreak.com on November 11, 2010

While we like the ability to use any graphics card in a motherboard without having to worry about compatibility, we are not too certain yet as to the benefit of the Lucid chip. For one, our tests show that the performance gain is not always...

By Bjorn3D on November 01, 2010

Our comprehensive evaluation of the Crosshair IV Extreme has identified a number of the board's strengths but also a number of pitfalls.In terms of performance, it would generally appear that we are onto a winner here. During our testing, we were...

By Overclock3D on September 30, 2010

The Crosshair IV Extreme offers some of the best performance, overclocking, and general features of any 890FX-based motherboard available to date. It's overclocking and lower power consumption are features that may only appeal to certain audiences,...

By HotHardware on March 09, 2011

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