Review: ASUS Republic Of Gamers Maximus VI Hero Intel Z87 Motherboard
Posted by Donster on: 2013-06-05 15:29:48 in category: Motherboards [ Print ]
Written By: Dan Stoltz @ Legit Reviews
ASUS is known for their quality, the Republic of Gamers motherboards and Graphics cards are known for an excessive amount of quality! Today we have one such board for you, the ASUS Republic of Gamers Maximus VI Hero Intel Z87 Motherboard. The ASUS ROG Maximus Hero is a Republic of Gamers board at a value price, well at least compared to other ROG motherboards. It retails well below the top branded ROG Maximus VI Extreme and will give those that couldn't get an ROG board before, the opportunity now! Read on to see how our first ASUS Z87 Motherboard does!
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Review: Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H Intel Z87 'Haswell' Motherboard
Posted by Donster on: 2013-06-03 16:07:23 in category: Motherboards [ Print ]
Written By: Dan Stoltz @ Legit Reviews
The Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H is going to be one of many Intel Z87 motherboards from Gigabyte and, at first look it might just be a winner! Though would we expect much else from Gigabyte? Before we start delving into the features of the Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H, it's worth noting that it will hit the streets with a MSRP of $179.99. The Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H isn't at the top of the Gigabyte Z87 product stack, but that doesn't mean that it wont be a great board. Join us as we look at our first Intel Z87 motherboard from Gigabyte!
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Review: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming vs. Gigabyte Z87-D3HP
Posted by Donster on: 2013-06-03 15:54:39 in category: Motherboards [ Print ]
By Stuart Davidson @ Hardware Heaven
Today we take a look at two boards which look to offer a value option in the Z87 market while maintaining as many features as possible from high end products. First up is Gigabytes Z87-D3HP and then we have the MSI Z87-G45 Gaming. Both will be tested in a selection of synthetic and real world tests which include Crysis 3, Grid 2 and the brand new PCMark 8... all with the i7-4770K on board.
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Review: ASRock Fatal1ty X79 Champion Motherboard
Posted by Donster on: 2013-05-28 15:04:36 in category: Motherboards [ Print ]
By Stuart Davidson @ Hardware Heaven
One of the more recent additions to the high end X79 market is ASRock's Fatal1ty X79 Champion motherboard. With a bunch of high end features such as enhanced on-board audio (including headphone amp) and support for quad SLI as well as the fastest CPUs around there is a lot to make this product worth more than a little consideration. So today we take a look at the Fatal1ty X79 Champion board.
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Review: MSI Z77A-GD65 Gaming LGA 1155 Motherboard
Posted by Donster on: 2013-05-14 14:58:14 in category: Motherboards [ Print ]
Author: Daniel Dobrowolski @ HardOCP
MSI enters the "gaming" motherboard market segment, albeit a lot later than many of its competitors. The GD65 series of motherboards from MSI has been a longtime favorite of ours and are easily some of the best motherboards that MSI has produced in the last few years. Does the GD-65 Gaming live up to the legacy of the GD-65 moniker?
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Review: ASRock 990FX Extreme 9 Motherboard
Posted by Donster on: 2013-04-09 14:40:57 in category: Motherboards [ Print ]
By Kenny @ PureOC
When it comes to looking for an AMD motherboard with the 990FX chipset, there are few new options right now. The 990FX chipset from AMD has been around for more then a few years now and we have recently only seen manufacturers doing revisions to the existing chipset boards. We are unsure on when the launch of a possible new chipset will be for AMD so for now it looks like it will remain at the top. Today we will take a look at one of the newest of these current top-tier motherboards, the ASRock 990FX Extreme 9. ASRock's previous top motherboard was the Fatal1ty 990FX Professional. How will this board stack up with today's new FX series processors and the piledriver architecture? We will put that to the test.
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Review: ASRock Z77 OC Formula Motherboard - Living In The Fast Lane
Posted by Donster on: 2013-01-17 14:59:40 in category: Motherboards [ Print ]
By Ian Cutress @ AnandTech
Enthusiasts and speed freaks are always looking for an edge – a little something that will help push their gear that little bit faster. There is already a market for pre-overclocked GPUs and now SSDs are coming with internal RAID to push the boat over the SATA connections. These require little-to-no knowledge of overclocking and are essentially plug and play. When it comes to pushing GPUs higher, and motherboards, we get a dichotomous nature of ‘easy to OC’ against ‘advanced options to push the limits’. In order to meet these two markets, the top four motherboard manufacturers have all come out with their respective weapons for Z77 and Ivy Bridge, aiming for either ~$220 or ~$380, and all of them have broken overclocking records at one stage or another since their release. First up on our battle bridge is the ASRock Z77 OC Formula, designed by ASRock’s in-house overclocker Nick Shih, and commands a paltry $240 for all the goodies.
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Review: ASUS Maximus V Extreme Z77 Motherboard
Posted by Donster on: 2013-01-10 15:08:58 in category: Motherboards [ Print ]
Author: Daniel Dobrowolski @ HardOCP
The Maximus V Extreme falls in line with ASUS' latest design philosophies and succeeds the older Maximus IV Extreme which was introduced during the P67 Express chipset days when the Core i7 2600K was the top end LGA1155 CPU. The last iteration of the Maximus was an absolutely incredible motherboard and like all ROG boards has big shoes to fill.
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Review: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP7 Motherboard
Posted by Donster on: 2012-10-19 15:27:12 in category: Motherboards [ Print ]
By James Baranski @ PureOC
Halloween is coming soon and the eerie light of the moon shines down upon the tech-world. The sounds of howling wolves fill the air. Children dance in the pumpkin patch, and everyone is anxious to go trick or treating. Even the computer enthusiasts are hoping for a special treat. What better treat could there be than a really special motherboard?
That’s exactly what we have today. Halloween is bearing down on us, and we have a special treat review in store today. Gigabyte has released their newest motherboard named the GA-Z77X-UP7, and by the look of things, they have brought some real cool Halloween colors into the mix. Is this a coincidence? Probably. However, we certainly appreciate the synergy. Regardless of the season, this new look is great, and the features of the board are massive, so let’s see what it can do!
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Review: Gigabyte X79S-UP5 WiFi Motherboard
Posted by Donster on: 2012-09-07 15:36:05 in category: Motherboards [ Print ]
By Ian Cutress @ AnandTech
As part of the Computex 2012 show, Gigabyte demonstrated to us their new version of Ultra Durable. This fifth iteration of their power delivery combines their previous features with a new phase from International Rectifier, which is marketed to offer up to a 60°C lower temperature than traditional MOSFET solutions. Initially this new design is being paired with six motherboards, all designated with UP rather than UD in the name. The first of these we have in is the X79X-UP5 WiFi, which combines Ultra Durable 5 with the C606 chipset. The C606 chipset is the server version of the X79 chipset, which enables increased IO and up to eight SAS ports. Read on for the analysis and review.
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Review: ASRock X79 Extreme11 Motherboard
Posted by Donster on: 2012-09-04 16:23:53 in category: Motherboards [ Print ]
By Ian Cutress @ AnandTech
The end of summer marks the start of the X79 refresh line. We are, at best estimates, coming up to half-way in the Sandy Bridge-E life as the top of the line processor range before Ivy Bridge-E comes to market. Both chips will be expected to run on X79 and the next chipset. But in the meantime, manufacturers are coming up with ways to reinvigorate their X79 line up. So insert ASRock, and the ASRock X79 Extreme11. This motherboard comes with two PLX PEX 8747 chips, making up to 72 PCIe lanes available. This are split into 64 for the PCIe slots (x16/x16/x16/x16 capable), and eight are directed to an LSI SAS 2308 PCIe 3.0 chip, which allows RAID 0, 1 and 10 on eight SATA ports, for a peak throughput of up to 4.0 GBps from eight drives in RAID-0. Read on for the full review.
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Review: MSI Big Bang Z77 Mpower Motherboard
Posted by Donster on: 2012-08-30 16:04:09 in category: Motherboards [ Print ]
By: Hilbert Hagedoorn @ GURU3D
Today we test the Z77 MPower version, which as you'll notice is a pleasant upgrade from their Z77A-GD65 motherboard -- yet with an improved CPU VRM, more friendly warranties and a new black and yellow color-scheme which merges the Lightning series graphics cards and these motherboards a little closer together. Have a peek at what was just released, this is the MSI Big Bang Z77 MPower motherboard. You just have to be impressed by the overall looks ...
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Review: ASUS P8Z77-V Premium Motherboard
Posted by Donster on: 2012-08-14 15:21:31 in category: Motherboards [ Print ]
By Ian Cutress @ AnandTech
In the car industry, there is a large variety of cars to choose from - both the cheap and the expensive will get you from A to B, but in various amounts of luxury, with different engines and features under the hood. In comparison the motherboard industry, we have nothing like this - products are built to specifications and have to remain price competitive. Very rarely do we get a price competitive motherboard with a ton of features that also stretches the wallet in the same way a luxury car might do. For this analogy, we have the P8Z77-V Premium from ASUS to review, which comes in at $450 MSRP, but features Thunderbolt connectivity, dual Intel NIC, an onboard 32GB mSATA SSD, a PLX chip for 4-way PCIe devices, onboard WiFi, Bluetooth, and extra SATA/USB ports.
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Review: Biostar TZ77XE4 Motherboard
Posted by Donster on: 2012-07-24 15:32:20 in category: Motherboards [ Print ]
By Ian Cutress @ AnandTech
Biostar have always been on the radar for motherboard builders, occupying that niche of ‘bang-for-buck’ if your wallet is looking a little empty this month. In the grand scheme of things they usually do okay, perhaps a little imperfect in the design or not exactly the premium BIOS and software package we have come to expect from top-tier motherboard manufacturers, but today we look at one of their Z77 range, the Biostar TZ77XE4. Visually in orange, it provides something different, but is that true of the whole package? Read on to find out more.
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Review: Gigabyte G1.Sniper3 Z77 Motherboard
Posted by Donster on: 2012-07-17 15:32:53 in category: Motherboards [ Print ]
By Seth Colaner @ HotHardware
Over the last few months, we have looked at plenty of Z77 based motherboards here at HH, covering a wide range of price points. But today we dive deep into one of the higher-end models available, the Gigabyte G1.Sniper3.
The Gigabyte G1.Sniper3 supports Sandy and Ivy Bridge LGA 1155 processors and features support for up to 32GB of DDR3-2066 (OC) system memory. As a gaming motherboard, Gigabyte saw fit to include support for up to 4-way SLI and CrossFireX (up to PCI-E x8 with four cards and PCI-E x16 with two), Creative Labs audio, and a Killer NIC too...
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Review: EVGA Z77 FTW Motherboard
Posted by Donster on: 2012-07-12 15:44:43 in category: Motherboards [ Print ]
By: Hilbert Hagedoorn @ GURU3D
We review the EVGA Z77 FTW motherboard. As always EVGA separates itself from the herd by manufacturing a motherboards that might not be the most pleasing one to the eyes, but does make technology that will raise the heartbeat of many enthusiast PC aficionado's. The motherboard also comes with triple BIOS, Clear CMOS, Power and Reset buttons. Along with its 100% solid state capacitors, EVGA Dummy OC tech and EVGA E-LEET Tuning support. 5 x16 PCie slots -- that will boil down to four x8 gen 3.0 with an added PLX (+16 lanes Gen 3.0) chip so the board also supports quad SLI and Crossfire. Aimed and priced at roughly 329 USD/300 EUR the board really is keen to get us all interested.
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Review: Z77 Mobo Roundup II: EVGA, ASRock, Gigabyte, Zotac
Posted by Donster on: 2012-06-28 16:17:29 in category: Motherboards [ Print ]
By Seth Colaner @ HotHardware
This round of Z77 mainboards consists of entries from ASRock, EVGA, Gigabyte, and Zotac. To date, the EVGA Z77 FTW and Zotac Z77-ITX WiFi we're going to show you here are the only Z77 boards from their respective companies (though more are surely on the way), while the ASRock Fatal1ty Z77 Professional and Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H are high-end offerings, although not quite at the tip top of their respective product line-ups.
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Review: ASRock Z77 Extreme9 Motherboard
Posted by Donster on: 2012-05-23 15:24:20 in category: Motherboards [ Print ]
By AFQ @ Maximum-Tech
ASRock Z77 Extreme9 is company’s flagship motherboard. It supports all LGA 1155 socket processors and comes with many nifty features like 4-Way SLI and CrossfireX support, WiFi, Bluetooth and ASRock XFast 555. Along with all that, it also comes with a huge price tag which can put a big hole in your pocket. We test it to its core to see if its worth that big hole in your pocket.
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Review: MSI Z77A GD80 Motherboard
Posted by Donster on: 2012-05-22 15:56:54 in category: Motherboards [ Print ]
By: Hilbert Hagedoorn @ GURU3D
We review the MSI Z77A GD80 motherboard. Albeit the GD80 shares 95% of the DNA of the GD65 it comes with one feature that some of you will be very interested in, a ThunderBolt controller. So have a peek at what was just released, this is the MSI Z77A-GD80 motherboard.
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Review: MSI Z77A-GD65 LGA1155 Motherboard
Posted by Donster on: 2012-05-17 16:02:29 in category: Motherboards [ Print ]
Author: Daniel Dobrowolski @ HardOCP
MSI has been on a roll with its motherboards as of late. It’s because of this that our expectations for MSI’s foray into the world of Z77 chipset based motherboards are so high. MSI’s "GD65" series of motherboards have been an especially solid value and the Z77A-GD65 looks to be no different.
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Review: ASUS P8Z77-V LGA1155 Motherboard
Posted by Donster on: 2012-05-07 16:01:43 in category: Motherboards [ Print ]
Written by George Cella @ HiTech Legion
The ASUS P8Z77-V sits dead in the middle of the new V series, sporting top quality components across the board and a plethora of truly useful features. While the ASUS P8Z77-V boasts many enthusiast class qualities, such as DDR3-2600 capabilities with T-Topology, tri-SLI/Crossfire and quad GPU capable PCIe 3.0, LucidLogix VirtuMVP, Smart DIGI+ VRM with dual processors and Intel and Asmedia SATA III and USB 3.0 controllers. It also offers great usability and features for other segments. Built in Wi-Fi b/g/n with access point capabilities and ASUS’ new Wi-Fi GO! with DLNA server capabilities and remote device capabilities make the P8Z77-V a natural fit for entertainment. To add to this, 7.1 audio with optical out features DTS enhancements, and HDMI/Display Port/VGA/DVI outputs make the P8Z77-V a multimedia powerhouse. To make transferring your media files easier, ASUS’ USB 3.0 Boost with UASP capabilities increase transfer rates up to 170%, while USB Charger+ will keep smart devices charged at 3x charge rate. Business and SOHO users will surely appreciate the inclusion of COM and TPM headers, as well as 6 USB 3.0 and 10 USB 2.0 ports. Tuners and tweakers will appreciate the security of USB BIOS Flashback, while all will appreciate the cooling and silence flexibility of ASUS’ new Fan Expert 2. The ASUS P8Z77-V has the features to fit well in almost any environment and do it well, from hardcore gamer to energy conscious office user.
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Review: Intel Z77 Chipset Launch Roundup
Posted by Donster on: 2012-04-10 16:31:20 in category: Motherboards [ Print ]
Intel Z77 Chipset Launch Featuring ASRock, ASUS, ECS, Intel and MSI
By Stuart Davidson @ Hardware Heaven
Today we have the official Z77 launch and can talk about the boards based upon it without restrictions. So we have gathered a bundle from ASRock, ASUS, ECS, Intel and MSI to compare and find out which offers the best features and performance on Intels new chipset.
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Review: 990FX Motherboard Roundup with Thuban and Bulldozer
Posted by Donster on: 2012-04-05 15:12:30 in category: Motherboards [ Print ]
A Second Wind for ASUS, Gigabyte, MSI and Biostar
By Ian Cutress @ AnandTech
Ever since the launch of the Bulldozer range and 9-series motherboards, the initial reviews of the processors were not encouraging to say the least. Since then, AMD has decided to pull out of the enthusiast end of the CPU market, to focus in on the mainstream and low power processors. This is despite the fact that Windows 7 (and Windows 8, natively) is now receiving updates so the operating system can understand the processor architecture a little better, and hopefully boost performance. This gives a second wind to those owning (or thinking of owning) a Bulldozer based processor, and in turn, a 900-series motherboard. With the updates in hand, today we are looking at five 990FX boards that may feature on the consumer or system builders’ radar.
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Review: GIGABYTE X79-UD5 LGA2011 Motherboard
Posted by Donster on: 2012-03-28 15:28:01 in category: Motherboards [ Print ]
Author: MAC @ HardwareCanucks
Unlike some of the ultra-pricey X79 motherboards that we have reviewed so far, the GIGABYTE X79-UD5 carries a fairly reasonable price tag, yet still has an exhaustive specs list. Does it come short in any area? We find out in this review.
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Review: MSI Z77A-GD55 Motherboard
Posted by Donster on: 2012-03-05 15:48:38 in category: Motherboards [ Print ]
By Stuart Davidson @ Hardware Heaven
One of the first manufacturers to demonstrate a board based on Intel's latest chipset is MSI and we have their mainstream and enthusiast orientated Z77A-GD55 on our test bench today. We will take a detailed look at the performance, including multi-GPU 7900 series gaming, USB 3.0, PCIe, SATA 3.0 and overclocking to find out how it compares with the Z68.
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Review: ASRock X79 Extreme9 LGA 2011 Motherboard
Posted by Donster on: 2012-02-09 16:11:41 in category: Motherboards [ Print ]
Author: Daniel Dobrowolski @ HardOCP
Our experiences around here with ASRock haven’t been the best. Though the last one we tested actually did really well. As a result of our great experiences with the Extreme4 we can only hope the ASRock X79 Extreme9 follows suit. The Extreme9 is ASRock's most expensive Sandy Bridge E motherboard, we hope it acts like it.
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Review: GIGABYTE GA-X79-UD7 Motherboard
Posted by Donster on: 2012-02-08 15:20:14 in category: Motherboards [ Print ]
Written By: Dan Stoltz @ Legit Reviews
The GIGABYTE GA-X79-UD7 is the top Intel X79 motherboard in GIGABYTE's product stack. There isn't much in the way of features that GIGABYTE left out of the X79-UD7. Today we will compare the performance of the GIGABYTE GA-X79-UD7 to the ASUS Rampage IV Extreme and the ECS X79R-AX! How will it stack up against The top Intel X79 motherboards from ASUS and ECS? Join our little bandwagon and find out!
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Review: ECS X79R-AX Black Extreme Motherboard
Posted by Donster on: 2012-01-13 15:48:47 in category: Motherboards [ Print ]
By Ian Cutress @ AnandTech
Over the past 12 months I have covered a number of ECS boards, from the Sandy Bridge and Fusion range, including one with a Hydra chip. Looking back on those, there was a distinct running theme – a willingness to offer the consumer perhaps something different. My tour of the ECS headquarters back in June, and a Q&A session with an ECS VP, gave credence to ECS pushing more into the consumer market rather than their roots in OEM. X79 was a focus for this, and today we are seeing the fruits of that perseverance, in the X79R-AX (Black Extreme) motherboard.
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Review: MSI Big Bang XPower 2 X79 Motherboard
Posted by Donster on: 2012-01-04 15:54:28 in category: Motherboards [ Print ]
By Stuart Davidson @ Hardware Heaven
MSI are expanding their range of X79 products with today's launch of an enthusiast board which aims to be the best motherboard a consumer can buy for Intel's new high end CPUs. We have one on our test bench and will be putting it through a selection of real world and synthetic tests.
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Review: Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3
Posted by Donster on: 2011-12-27 13:32:14 in category: Motherboards [ Print ]
By Ian Cutress @ AnandTech
Over the years, Gigabyte has given us some interesting products. More recently in the past 18 months, Rajinder gave their H55N-USB3 motherboard a well deserved recommendation, and more recently, I have scrutinized their Sandy Bridge range. For X79, Gigabyte is uncharacteristically launching only a few motherboards, of which we are looking at their cheapest model, the GA-X79-UD3. We are also for the first time introduced to what Gigabyte believe should be a graphical BIOS compared to their competitors.
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Review: Intel X79 Express Chipset Motherboards
Posted by Donster on: 2011-11-16 16:38:42 in category: Motherboards [ Print ]
The Intel X79 Express motherboards have finally arrived. A number of reviews are now available on the newest boards from ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte and others. You can follow the links below to find out more about this new chipset from Intel.
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Review: Gigabyte G1.Sniper2 Z68 Motherboard
Posted by Donster on: 2011-11-10 16:11:38 in category: Motherboards [ Print ]
By Seth Colaner @ HotHardware
We’ve looked at our share of Z68-based motherboards here at HotHardware, and the Gigabyte G1.Sniper2 is another stand-out to consider.
The G1.Sniper2 is in Gigabyte’s line of Sniper/Guerilla/Assassin gaming motherboards, although it’s currently the only one in the family with the Z68 chipset.
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Review: ASUS Maximus IV Extreme Z Motherboard
Posted by Donster on: 2011-09-09 17:19:10 in category: Motherboards [ Print ]
By: Hilbert Hagedoorn @ GURU3D
ASUS completed its range of Z68 products as well, and the one that rules them all is probably the board as tested today. The Republic of Gamers team applied their typical bunch of lovin' and sweetness to the motherboard, driving the feature count up and the tweaking performance to new heights. Yes, the Maximus IV Extreme-Z Intel Z68 motherboard has arrived at the Guru3D test grounds all the way up the highlands of Holland.
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Review: Intel Z68 Chipset Launch Gigabyte Z68X-UD7-B3 and Asus P8Z68-V Pro
Posted by Donster on: 2011-05-12 17:15:29 in category: Motherboards [ Print ]
By Stuart Davidson @ Hardware Heaven
Today we have the launch of Intel's new socket 1155 chipset, the Z68 which brings with it a plethora of new motherboards. On our test bench we have two separate approaches; the first is Gigabyte's enthusiast Z68X-UD7-B3 and the second, the ASUS P8Z68-V Pro which is aimed at mainstream consumers. Let's find out how they compete against the P67 and 890FX... especially when combined with Intel's new Larson Creek SSD and Smart Response Technology.
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Review: ASRock 890FX Deluxe5 Motherboard
Posted by Donster on: 2011-04-20 15:43:09 in category: Motherboards [ Print ]
By Jim Baranski @ PureOC
Preparation is key to all elements in competition. Championship caliber teams epitomize both preparation, anticipation and are always one step ahead of their competitors. Engineers at ASRock have prepared for the long waited release of Bulldozer and have released the 890FX Deluxe5 motherboard. ASRock is the first manufacturer to launch a motherboard based on AMD's next gen Zambezi Fusion based CPU's. Buzz is really starting to build about Bulldozer’s performance, but before we get the cart in front of the horse, we will take a peek at this sleek motherboard and see what kind of championship performance we have.
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Review: ASUS Rampage III Black Edition Motherboard
Posted by Donster on: 2011-04-08 15:09:46 in category: Motherboards [ Print ]
By: Hilbert Hagedoorn @ GURU3D
ASUS are launching the ASUS Rampage III Black Edition and it just has to be the most exclusive X58 motherboard we have ever had our hands on. Improved overclockability, black design (including a black colored BIOS). The spec-sheet might read pretty similar to last year's Rampage III Extreme, but there have been a few tweaks alright. The board now sports a quartet of PCIe x16 slots capable of supporting three-way SLI or four-way CrossFireX, support for 24GB DDR3 at speeds of up to 2,200MHz and then the fun begins, USB 3.0, SATA 6G, a ThunderBolt add-on card that integrates Xonar sound as well as BigFoot's Killer NPU.
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Review: Foxconn Quantum Force Rattler P67 Motherboard
Posted by Donster on: 2011-04-07 16:50:14 in category: Motherboards [ Print ]
By David Mitchelson @ Vortez
Rumours surrounding the Quantum Force Series having a new P67 addition have been circulating around the internet for many months now and today, we finally get our hands on a motherboard named Rattler which incorporates that Intel P67 chipset.
On the surface, it packs in plenty of features - SATA 6G, USB3.0, CrossfireX, onboard power/reset and overclock buttons and up to 16GB of 2100MHz (OC) but will it be enough to project Foxconn into the high-end motherboard market that is extremely competitive?
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Review: ASUS P8P67 PRO LGA1155 Sandy Bridge Motherboard
Posted by Donster on: 2011-03-17 14:58:37 in category: Motherboards [ Print ]
Author: MAC @ HardwareCanucks
Even though Intel’s Sandy Bridge has had its fair share of ups and downs, it remains one of the better price / performance platforms currently on the market. With B3 revision motherboards finally arriving at retailers, we take ASUS’ budget friendly yet feature rich P8P67 PRO board out for a test drive.
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Review: Gigabyte G1.Assassin Motherboard
Posted by Donster on: 2011-03-17 14:44:52 in category: Motherboards [ Print ]
Author: Peter Kapas @ Bjorn3D
Even after the release of the new Sandy Bridge platform's P67 Express chipset (codenamed Cougar Point), vendors continue to push their older Tylersburg X58 chipsets and add features that have not yet been seen on even top of the line X58 motherboards. GIGABYTE received a lot of feedback from gamers about what they need to dominate in their games. Based on this, GIGABYTE decided to start a new line-up of gaming motherboards running the X58 chipset: the G1.Killer series motherboards. In this review, we will be taking a look at the G1.Assassin, GIGABYTE's flagship gaming motherboard, which comes with 4 PCI-Express slots to enable users to take advantage of 4-way CrossFireX or 3-way SLI support. With a pricetag of $529.99 at Newegg.com, a lot of people might consider this motherboard highly overpriced, however, throughout this review we will explain why these motherboards are actually quite affordable for an enthusiast gamer.
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Review: BIOSTAR TP67XE Intel LGA 1155 Sandy Bridge Motherboard
Posted by Donster on: 2011-03-16 15:00:34 in category: Motherboards [ Print ]
Written By: Dan Stoltz @ Legit Reviews
BIOSTAR products don't come into the Legit Reviews test lab very often, and when they do, they don't disappoint. Or at least they haven't yet. Today we have the chance to take a look at the new TP67XE from BIOSTAR. This particular board is based on the Intel P67 series chipset. Featuring support for Crossfire and SLI, it promises to be a very full featured board. It may be full featured but it's not priced like it! How will it perform against the other Intel P67 boards we have looked at? Read on to find out!
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Review: GIGABYTE G1.Sniper Motherboard
Posted by Donster on: 2011-03-14 16:06:29 in category: Motherboards [ Print ]
Author: Victor Mikhaltsevich @ Bjorn3D
GIGABYTE targets the G1.Sniper at the gaming market. With 3-way SLI/CrossFire support and an ATX form factor, this motherboard can serve as a valuable contribution to practically any gaming rig. A dedicated audio solution and LAN Network Processing Unit are not only designed in order to free the third PCI-E slot for an additonal card, but also to reduce the workload of the central processor in order to improve overall performance. The quality of components does not seem to fall far from GA-XA57-UD7, which implies that this motherboard has all of the functionality observed in other high end X58 motherboards. The Dual-BIOS, 2 oz. copper PCB (twice the copper in both power and ground layers of the PCB), dual CPU power, and driver MOSFETs all suggest that this motherboard is a secure station for overclocking. Let's go deeper in and see what the G1.Sniper has to offer.
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Review: Asus Crosshair IV Extreme AMD 890FX Motherboard
Posted by Donster on: 2011-03-09 14:10:11 in category: Motherboards [ Print ]
By Joel Hruska @ HotHardware
One of the unfortunate consequences of AMD's inability to match Intel's performance at the ultra high-end of the CPU market over the past few years is that there's been a substantial decline in the number of high-end AMD motherboards. NewEgg presently stocks just two AMD motherboards in the $200-$300 price range compared to 36 Intel products. That's not to imply that you have to pay $200 or more for a quality motherboard but it clearly implies that when motherboard manufacturers are thinking about enthusiasts, they're also thinking about Santa Clara. With one exception.
Both of the $200+ AMD boards are built by Asus and the company recently sent us its top-end AMD offering. The motherboard's retail price point of $299 dwarfs anything else anyone offers in an AMD flavor these days, but Asus has packed the Crosshair IV Extreme with every goody you can think of...
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Review: Sapphire Pure Black X58 Motherboard
Posted by Donster on: 2011-02-11 14:35:58 in category: Motherboards [ Print ]
By Chris Ledenican @ Neoseeker
Sapphire is releasing two new motherboards based on their latest PURE Black design. One utilizes the LGA-1366 socket along with the X58 chipset while the other is a Sandy Bridge LGA-1155 offering. In this review we will be looking at the PURE Black X58 motherboard to see if Sapphire has cooked up a winning design.
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Review: MSI P67A-GD65 Motherboard
Posted by Donster on: 2011-01-21 14:39:28 in category: Motherboards [ Print ]
By Stuart Davidson @ HardwareHeaven
Today in the latest of our Sandy Bridge articles we take a look at another aspect, performance when overclocked in a selection of synthetic and real world tests. To do this we will be using the MSI P67A-GD65 which has an excellent one touch overclock feature. Ideal for novice overclockers who want some extra performance and value from their system.
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Review: Gigabyte P67A-UD7 Motherboard
Posted by Donster on: 2011-01-20 14:44:50 in category: Motherboards [ Print ]
Author: Daniel Dobrowolski @ HardOCP
Gigabyte is one of many manufacturers on the Sandy Bridge and P67 chipset bandwagon. We examine its latest offering, the P67A-UD7. A high end solution designed for the gamer and the hardware enthusiast. With so many P67 boards already out there to choose from, just how does the P67A-UD7 stack up?
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Review: ECS P67H2-A Black Extreme Motherboard
Posted by Donster on: 2011-01-19 14:29:53 in category: Motherboards [ Print ]
By: Hilbert Hagedoorn @ GURU3D
Today the turn goes to the folks from ECS who put out some serious kit on the market. ECS was also working on a few of these P67 motherboards and is making sure that both NVIDIA and AMD graphics cards work combined together. Yep, they are adding a Lucid Hydra chip like some of the competition is doing as well. Anyway, the offering tested today is the P67H2-A socket LGA 1155 motherboard which is powered by a 14-phase VRM. An absolutely lovely to look at motherboard as this is a serious design you guys.
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Review: ASUS RoG Maximus IV Extreme (P67) Motherboard
Posted by Donster on: 2011-01-13 14:26:30 in category: Motherboards [ Print ]
By Stuart Davidson @ HardwareHeaven
Today we have one of the first high end P67 based boards on our test bench. With their Maximus IV Extreme ASUS hope to deliver a board which exceeds anything else on the market and we will be testing it in a selection of synthetic and real world tests to establish how good it is.
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Review: ASUS Sabertooth P67 TUF Motherboard
Posted by Donster on: 2011-01-06 14:14:14 in category: Motherboards [ Print ]
By: Hilbert Hagedoorn @ GURU3D
Today's tested product is by all means that, creative. A P67 motherboard from ASUS which comes with that new uEFI BIOS which has been discussed so much. It's the TUF Sabertooth P67 from ASUS, designed with a plastic shroud based on aerodynamics. The shield is part of what is called 'Thermal Armor' and it will be the primary trademark for this motherboard from here onwards, as whatever you might think of it, it's the signature of the motherboard.
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Review: ASUS P8P67 WS Revolution Motherboard
Posted by Donster on: 2011-01-05 16:19:51 in category: Motherboards [ Print ]
Author: Daniel Dobrowolski @ HardOCP
Intel has launched the new P67 chipset for LGA1155 socket motherboards. ASUS expands its product portfolio once again with the P8P67 WS Revolution. While targeted towards workstation use as the name implies, it offers quite a bit for the enthusiast as well.
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Review: ASUS Rampage III Formula Motherboard
Posted by Donster on: 2010-12-24 14:01:55 in category: Motherboards [ Print ]
By ccokeman @ Overclockers Club
One of the premier overclocking motherboards to be released in the past year was the Rampage III Extreme. This board built a performance reputation in the enthusiast community with its overclocking abilities but did not make any friends when it came to pricing. It seemingly did everything well. Excellent CPU overclocks, excellent memory compatibility and overclocking abilities from the start. Not to mention the BIOS updates that built upon those abilities as time has gone by. When you have such a board, your market is the extreme overclocker which in all honesty is still a pretty small percentage of the potential buyers. That's where the Rampage III Formula comes in. The Rampage III Formula is a full featured motherboard with all of the looks and most of the features of its higher priced cousin. In addition to all of the ROG specific features such as ROG Connect, Probelt and Dual BIOS chips, you get USB 3.0 and SATA 6 Gb/s connectivity. You get all of this including the appealing black and red themed board for a more palatable price point. This board is targeted for the hardcore gamer and overclocker and if looks alone were the selling point, ASUS would have a winner. But unfortunately looks are only part of the equation. The other and most important part is the level of performance and how well and easily it responds to a little massaging of the clock speeds. Let's see how it compares to several other boards in its class.
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