ASUS Striker II Formula under the Microscope

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• joex444 - Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - link

  "1500QFSB (350MHz)" 2nd to last page, last paragraph.
  
  Do you mean 1400QFSB or (375MHz)?

• Rajinder Gill - Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - link

  Sorry, 1400 is what it should read - corrected now..
  
  Thanks
  Raja
  

• Beenthere - Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - link

  Asus continues to produce half-baked CRAP for motherboards. They have been doing this for the past five years and people still buy their defective crap. When are consumers going to learn that a company will sell crap until people stop buying it and demand properly functioning products? People who are foolish enough to buy these defective products deserve exactly what they get.

• Margalus - Thursday, March 20, 2008 - link

  sounds like someoone is bitter because they didn't buy an Asus board and thinks nobody else should have a decent motherboard because of that. Asus makes very good, stable motherboards.. Better than most. I don't know a single person that has had a problem with Asus. I am currently using this Striker Formula because I wanted sli and an e8400. The thing is typical Asus. Quality from the ground up, and not a single problem with it, as usual.

• takumsawsherman - Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - link

  There's no point to this board anyway. $340 and you still don't get Firewire800? Even if it does work properly and doesn't fail prematurely, it's overpriced for any benefit you could possibly derive from using such a board.

• skinflickBOB - Thursday, March 20, 2008 - link

  If there were REAL demand for Firewire 800 on a board like this, it would probably be here. If it's such a big concern, have you thought about writing the big guns direct? I doubt anyone other than an old fart like me is really listening. Looking back at the review section (god it's been a long time since I last did), all I see is this comment about Firewire 800. Such a burning desire for an 'extra' should surely be chased down to where it matters.. But then, you would never buy a board for $300, so what's the issue?. I don't go down to the nearest Lamborghini garage and complain about the Murciélago using a 6.5 litre engine or being a low ride or whatever, cos I ain't buying the SOB. If it's such a big deal, buy yourself one of those budget 650i boards and spend the rest on a top notch Firewire card. there you go - job done.. Is that hard or something to think of?
  
  booyakasha..
  
  
  

• Bazoo - Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - link

  As a previous owner (and unhappy one) of striker extreme, I would say that's a total waste of money. I heard lot's of reports of 650 and 750 based motherboards being much better overclockers and still capable of sli for much less money. It seems the little brothers are not that buggy like the 680/780 and would be interesting if anandtech dwelve in to that. In any event, only time would restore (or not...) my confidence in nvidia chipsets, even the 790 one (could be a joy in the sky) but... I would take a wait and see attitude. Then again, with intel changing socket in 9 months, I rather will sticky with my trust and fas p35 mb.

• Lord 666 - Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - link

  While I agree with you on the defective piece as the only MB that has ever died on me is an ASUS, you are a little off base with your pointless rant.
  
  Only with the 790's is the price getting a little out of hand, but MB's aren't that expensive so you can just buy another one.