The build

ASUS are well versed in component placement so the layout of the board helps during installation. It went into the Dimastech easily and quickly and posed no issues as multiple GPU's were installed.

Sound

The PWM fan control on the ASUS Crosshair IV Extreme was very good indeed. My only reservation comes from that laptop style blower as it is noisy during operation. Now I know this is an 'Extreme' bench style board so that is not as much of an issue but I thought I'd mention it none the less.

Temperatures

Motherboard temps were kept well under control during testing.

As you can see CPU temperatures were also very good under normal and mild clocking but the Hyper TX3 could not keep up with the hex core at full tilt and under full stress. During normal usage temperatures were never an issue though.


Temperatures.