ASUS MAXIMUS V FORMULA/THUNDERFX Benutzerhandbuch

ASUS MAXIMUS V FORMULA Series

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The Republic of Gamers offers you the best of the best. We offer the best hardware 

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gamers to join in. In the Republic of Gamers, mercy rules are only for the weak, and bragging 

rights means everything. We believe in making statements and we excel in competitions. 

If your character matches our trait, then join the elite Republic of Gamers and make your 

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This motherboard supports Intel 2nd/3rd generation Core™ i7/i5/i3, Pentium, and Celeron 

processors in the LGA1155 package. It provides great graphics and system performance with 

its GPU, dual-channel DDR3 memory slots, and PCI Express 2.0/3.0 expansion slots.

Intel

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 Z77 Express Chipset is a single-chipset that supports the 1155 socket Intel

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 2nd/3rd 

generation Core™ i7/i5/ i3, Pentium

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, and Celeron

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 processors. It utilizes the serial point-to-

point links, which increases bandwidth and enhances the system’s performance. It natively 

supports four USB 3.0 ports for up to ten times faster transfer rate than USB 2.0, and enables 

the iGPU function for Intel

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 integrated graphics performance.

PCI Express

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 3.0 (PCIe 3.0) is the PCI Express bus standard that provides twice the 

performance and speed of PCIe 2.0. It provides an optimal graphics performance, 

unprecedented data speed, and seamless transition with its complete backward compatibility 

to PCIe 1.0/2.0 devices.

This motherboard features a unique PCIe 3.0 bridge chip to support multi-GPU SL/

CrossFireX graphics cards for an unrivaled gaming performance. With the Intel Z77 platform 

to optimize the PCIe allocation of multiple GPUs, it supports up to 2-WAY GPU SLI or 3-WAY 

GPU CrossFireX configuration.