The Striker II also now features native DDR2 1066 support with two phase power support in order to lower power consumption and also reduce heat. Other features include the standard C.P.R. to bring back systems automatically if you overclock has failed, Asus O.C. Profile to save and load custom BIOS settings, dual-gigabit LAN, Firewire connector on the back panel including an expansion with another firewire connector in addition to two more USB ports, and finally the board.

The hardware and software bundle is also amazing for the Striker II Formula. Besides Asus' software and drivers they also include the full version of Relic's excellent Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts, a great follow-up to Company of Heroes. And if you want to give your new high-end system a benchmark to go through they include the full version of Futuremark's 3DMark 2006 SE, and Kaspersky Anti-Virus.

The rest of the accessories include a Ultra DMA 133/100/66 cable, floppy cable, Serial ATA cables, Serial ATA power cables, IO/Shield, 3-way SLI bridge, Asus SLI bridge, Asus Optional Fans, LCD poster, SupremeFX II Audio card, 3-in-1 Asus Q-Connector Kit, cable ties, and the Firewire and USB 2.0 module.

Now let's move onto the BIOS.

Here are screenshots of some of the BIOS options in the Striker II. You'll notice a few unique ones described below as well as a green, red, and yellow font indicating normal, dangerous, and warning voltages.

As always Asus has a very good BIOS in their Extreme Tweaking section allowing one to manage tons of settings. One of these new features is the CPU level up feature which automatically sets the settings for a certain type of CPU, increasing the FSB, voltage, etc., to meet the clock speed of those processors.

The CPU voltage setting can be adjusted from 1.1v-2.4v at intervals of .00625V, the CPU PLL voltage's range is from 1.5V-3.0V at intervals of .02V, the CPU VTT Voltage has a range of 1.2V-2.46V with intervals of .02V, memory voltage with a range of 1.8V-3.4V with intervals .02V, NB Core range of 1.2V-3.0V in intervals of .02V, the SB Core Voltage with a range of 1.5V-1.85V and intervals of .05V, 1.2V HT of 1.2V to 1.55V with intervals of .005V, bridge core voltage with a range of 1.2V-1.95V at intervals of .05V, DDRII Controller Ref Voltage range of +30mv to -30mv with intervals of .01V, DDRII Channel Ref Voltage range of +30mv to -30mv with an interval of .01V.

Although the 780i should perform almost exactly the same as the 680i we ran through some benchmarks to give you our system performance and also overclocked the motherboard as far as possible.