Testseek.co.uk have collected 44 expert reviews of the Asus Crosshair 4 Extreme and the average rating is 86%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Asus Crosshair 4 Extreme.
November 2010
(86%)
44 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(78%)
11 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
86010044
The editors liked
Very impressive overclocking performance
Cool running chipset
Comprehensive software bundle
ROG connect provides excellent level of control and monitoring
Nice board layout
Great looking
Preposterous CPU performance
Best board so far for Sandy Bridge overclocking
Great feature set and good cooling
Lots of features
Flexible
Excellent overall package
The editors didn't like
It is not cheap
The Northbridge blower style fan is far from quiet
Vortez Hardware would like to thank ASUS for supplying the Crosshair IV Extreme for review
Generally we can recommend the ASUS Crosshair IV Extreme to extreme overclockers, PC-enthusiasts as well as gamers. If you're the kind of person looking for high-end parts then the Crosshair IV Extreme will be a very good choice. Rating Author :Chris...
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 l...
Lots of features, Flexible, Excellent overall package
Expensive
The Asus Crosshair IV Extreme is a mightily impressive board aimed at more of a niche market than the recent MSI Lucid boards we've looked at. It'll be interesting to see how well the Lucid technology goes down with the enthusiasts and/or overclockers thi...
Abstract: The Crosshair IV Extreme is a worthy addition to the RoG family of boards and although its price tag limits it to a niche market, it's worth taking a peek at if only to see what's possible in current motherboard design. Lucid's HydraLogix 200 chip cer...
Very impressive overclocking performance, Cool running chipset, Comprehensive software bundle, ROG connect provides excellent level of control and monitoring, Nice board layout, Great looking
It is not cheap, The Northbridge blower style fan is far from quiet, Vortez Hardware would like to thank ASUS for supplying the Crosshair IV Extreme for review, Discuss this review on our forums
Well it's certainly an impressive piece of hardware. ASUS RoG branded motherboards are generally pretty special and the Crosshair IV Extreme is no exception.Yes, you can virtually guarantee that it won't be cheap and yes, some other board may well pro...
The Asus Crosshair IV Extreme is a bold product. Although not the first to market with a HydraLogix setup; Asus did take the time to really plan out what they wanted to offer. In the end we feel that they have done what they set out to. You are getting an...
It is no secret that I like the way the Asus R&D engineers think. Their designs and component choices are often odd but usually work out very well in terms of performance and also efficiency. This is the third Extreme board we have testes in the newer ROG...
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Published: 2011-03-10, Author: The , review by: hardwarebbq.com
Abstract: Big board and big on features so let's see how she runs!Asus pretty threw in pretty much whatever they got and tossed in a Lucid Hydra chip. They might have gone the E-ATX way but then again it required that much space for so many implementations.Crosshai...
Good performance, Excellent features, USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s, Great audio
LucidLogix support a work in progress, Certain features may appeal only to niche audience
If existing AM3 products were Bulldozer-compatible and LucidLogix's game support was more mature, this motherboard would be a must-have for any AMD enthusiast. Unfortunately, this is not the case; a fact that leaves the Crosshair IV Extreme on uneasy grou...
