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Ever wanted to see every single option in the Crosshair V Formula-Z UEFI BIOS? Well over at Ocaholic, they've done just that with a whopping 188 in-depth screenshots.
Think you're a pro tweaker? Do you want to learn what settings the Pro’s use in their BIOS? Or perhaps you just need a great foundation to a rock solid OC? Share your OC Profile with the rest of the community or download others, using ROG Exchange. For anyone from technical amateurs to OC professionals, browse through the BIOS OC Profiles to see what others have submitted, then see if their tweaks work for your system and if you can improve on them!
Czech forumite FlanK3r got his hands on the latest Crosshair V Formula-Z and put it under the microscrope, detailing everything from the basic board layout, to every chip used, the UEFI layout, the ROG software, overclocking and performance results.
FlanK3rCZ from Czech tech site, Pctuning.cz has got his hands on the latest Crosshair V Formula-Z and put together this video showing exactly how the new DirectKey function works. As Win8 can boot in under 6.5 seconds on your new ASUS board (proof soon!), you can press the button to shoot straight into the UEFI BIOS, meaning no longer having to hammer the delete key.
The ROG team have put an extensive amount of work into UEFI for the R4E. Most of the settings will not need manual adjustment at all unless you are chasing every last MHz from your system. This guide will focus on the meaning of most of the important settings and offer some insight as to when adjustments can help.
For ASUS P67/Z68 series of motherboards, these have adopted easy (EZ) and Advanced UEFI BIOS interfaces to suit both plug-and-play and hands-on user mind-sets.
