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ASUS Blitz Extreme (Intel P35) Mainboard Review - Conclusion
Bluetooth 15 Aug 2007

Conclusion

  

ASUS Blitz is not only a mainboard, rather it is a complete DIY/overclocker's dream solution. With its vast amount of features and options available in the BIOS. It makes the board one of its kind that stands out from the crowd.

One of the most innovative solutions on this board is the CrossLinx chip. This chip enables the North bridge 16x pcie lane to be split into Dual 8x. This greatly enhance the performance of CrossFire on P35 boards as traditional P35 board only supports CrossFire in a 16+4 which downgrades to a Dual 4x solution. As we have seen in the performance charts, the difference can be quite substantial if the board is paired up with 2 similar cards running CrossFire. 

The BIOS also comes with an amazing range of settings for overclockers. In fact, the ranges are in an insane range. Some of the voltages can go so high that it might just burn out the components on board. So, unless you are watercooling your board, you might need to consider small deltas of changes. For a complete range of options available in the BIOS, please see gallery.

In terms of overclocking, the board is able to run it at 525 x6. That is much higher than any of the boards we have tested before.

Overall, the Blitz Extreme will appeal to ATi graphics card users as it will be able to tap more power in a dual configuration. It's advantage over traditional P35 will be the selling point until X38 comes out. So, if you are after something that is very overclockable and can adapt water cooling solution with heatpipe and Dual 8X CrossFire design, ASUS Blitz Extreme is the only board that can do it.

* There is another Blitz Formula which spots a similar design and uses DDR2.

Pricing in USA

Pricing in Europe

 

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Pros

  • 1394
  • CrossFire in dual 8x mode
  • External CMOS Clear
  • eSATA
  • Overclocking options

Cons

  • Requires external provided add on card for audio

 

Ratings

Here are my ratings out of 10.

 Category

Score

 Performance

10 / 10

 Features

10 / 10

 Ease Of Installation

8 / 10

 Overclocking Features

10 / 10

 Documentation

9 / 10

 Packaging

9 / 10

 Cost / Performance

7 / 10

 Overall Rating :

9 / 10

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