ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z

AMD’s 990FX chipset is old. It’s in need of a refresh and there’s no two ways about. It’s astounding that motherboard vendors have managed to still sell boards with this chipset given just how dated
it’s become.

As much as we wish AMD would bring out a new chipset, it is boards such as this one that stay that wish and in many ways, make it ok for AMD to not bring out a new chipset. The original Crosshair V board was available when Zambezi launched some time ago, but it’s been updated (hence the Z version) to offer even more features than before. In fact right now, the Crosshair V Formula-Z takes over from the GIGABYTE 990FXAUD7 as the best AM3+ motherboard around. Read the full story here