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EVGA X79 FTW X79 Motherboard Review | Posted on: 29/02/2012 @ 21:12

EVGA are very successful in the GPU sector of the market, but have they been able to put their top level of performance into an X79 powered board?

Hardware Canucks is pleased to present our review of the new ASRock X79 Extreme9 motherboard. | Posted on: 29/02/2012 @ 17:50

Sapphire Radeon X79N Pure Black: For multi-GPU lovers | Posted on: 28/02/2012 @ 20:00

Sapphire has often been a bit late when presenting new models, arriving after all the hype about a new product has already settled. This is no rule as such, as exemplified by the model based on Intel?s X58 chipset, but the one based on Z68 was very late indeed. This time, Sapphire has bestowed their latest product upon us, based on Intel?s X79 chipset, which makes it moderately late yet again, ...

ASRock X79 Fatal1ty Professional Motherboard | Posted on: 27/02/2012 @ 23:12

Let's take a look at the latest socket 2011 motherboard from ASRock, featuring four PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots, six SATA-600 ports, eight USB 3.0 ports, and a special USB port with high polling rate for gaming mice.

Hands On With the ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity | Posted on: 27/02/2012 @ 19:24

Earlier today we published the specs and a first look at ASUS' Transformer Pad Infinity, a 10.1-inch Android 4.0 tablet with a 1920 x 1200 Super IPS+ display. As a recap, the Infinity is ASUS' new high-end tablet slotting in above the Transformer Prime. On the opposite end of the spectrum is the newly announced Transformer Pad 300, which takes the place of the original Eee Pad Transformer in ...

The ASUS Transformer Pad 300 Series | Posted on: 27/02/2012 @ 17:00

The Transformer Pad Infinity is the new high-end Android tablet from ASUS, but the TF Pad 300 series slots in below the TF Prime at $399. Still based on NVIDIA's Tegra 3 (likely lower clocks than the TF Pad Infinity), the 300 Series drops the aluminum chassis in favor of a similarly styled plastic body (available in three colors: red, white, navy). Thickness and weight are both up (9.9mm vs ...

ECS A990FXM-A Black Extreme | Posted on: 26/02/2012 @ 21:55

Today, we have EliteGroup’s new 990 chipset motherboard called the A990FXM-A Black Extreme. EliteGroup has quietly emerged as a full line motherboard company in both AMD and Intel platforms. They may be the quiet guy on the block and may not be the best known, so let’s get ready to rumble and see what the ECS A990FXM-A Black Extreme has under the hood.

Asus F1A75-V Pro Motherboard Review | Posted on: 26/02/2012 @ 19:48

Is a high-end FM1 board worth buying? Let’s have a look at what Asus has to offer. This review was made possible by Asus The Board The board carries the usual Asus color, what I like about this one are the less bulky heatsinks. Heatsinks aside, there’s also a lot of space around the FM1 [...]

ASUS Dual LGA 2011 Socket Motherboard goes up for pre-order | Posted on: 25/02/2012 @ 0:00

But it's going to set you back $635 before you've even considered spending thousand on Xeon processors to go in it.

ASUS to be without CeBit booth | Posted on: 24/02/2012 @ 16:12

Deciding not to attend this years event for unknown reason. ASUS subsidiary ASRock is still attending.

ASRock debut Fatal1ty X79 motherboard | Posted on: 24/02/2012 @ 7:24

Featuring 2600MHz+ ram support, gold caps, 4-way SLI/CFX, 16+2 Phase PWM and much more.

ASRock launches the Fatal1ty X79 Professional | Posted on: 24/02/2012 @ 6:25

vr-zone.com - Intel's Sandy Bridge-E processors are still in fairly short supply, especially the Core i7-3930K, but that hasn't stopped ASRock from launching its eighth X79 motherboard, the Fatal1ty X79 Professional. The new model is as with ASRock's previous Fatal1ty boards targeting gamers, but it's by far not the most feature rich board on offer by ASRock.

VIA announce quad core mini-ITX motherboards | Posted on: 24/02/2012 @ 6:12

4 cores at 1.2GHz with a 27.5W TDP.

Z77 motherboards to go on sale early April | Posted on: 24/02/2012 @ 1:48

Some vendors are just sitting there waiting for the "all clear".

ASRock launch X79 Fatal1ty Professional | Posted on: 24/02/2012 @ 0:29

#ASRock introduce the #Intel X79 Fatal1ty professional motherboard, designed to exceed the expections of even the most dedicated gamer.

All MSI Z68 and H61 boards to support Ivy Bridge | Posted on: 23/02/2012 @ 23:48

All Z68 and H61 G3 motherboards will support Ivy Bridge with a simple BIOS update.

Budget Zotac Micro-ATX motherboard pictured | Posted on: 23/02/2012 @ 22:36

For H67 chipset, to retail at $63.

ASUS P9X79 Deluxe Sandy Bridge-E LGA2011 ATX Motherboard Review | Posted on: 23/02/2012 @ 22:24

Over the last three years, ASUS motherboards have offered standard physical features across the entire range of boards on top of consistency in stock performance. This has created a very favorable performance experience all around thanks to…Related Articles & Videos GIGABYTE G1 Killer Assassin 2 LGA2011 Sandy Bridge-E ATX Motherboard Review GIGABYTE G1 Killer Assassin 2 ...

Gigabyte Z68X UD3H Motherboard Review @ Ninjalane | Posted on: 23/02/2012 @ 18:49

BIOSTAR TPower X79 Motherboard Review @ Legit Reviews | Posted on: 23/02/2012 @ 18:49

Hands on with VIA's new quad core mini-ITX motherboard | Posted on: 23/02/2012 @ 17:37

vr-zone.com - All the way back in May of last year, VIA announced its first quad core CPU, simply named QuadCore which was known as the L4700. Now the company has announced its first mini-ITX motherboards based on its QuadCore processor, albeit this time we’re talking about an E-series – or embedded series – processor on the new EPIA-M900 and EPIA-M910 motherboards.

ASUS Rampage IV Formula BF3 Edition @ Hardwareoverclock.com | Posted on: 23/02/2012 @ 10:14

Asus Sabertooth X79 Review | Posted on: 23/02/2012 @ 10:13

Review of the new ASUS Sabertooth X79 motherboard. In mid November we saw the launch of the enthusia...

Asus P8P67 Pro Review | Posted on: 23/02/2012 @ 10:13

Review of the ASUS P8P67 Pro Intel P67 Motherboard. The ASUS P8P67 Pro motherboard is a pretty stand...

Asus P9X79 WS Testbericht | Posted on: 23/02/2012 @ 10:13

Beim P9X79 WS handelt es sich um ASUS' erstes Workstation Mainboard basierend auf Intels X79-Chipsat...

Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3 Review | Posted on: 23/02/2012 @ 10:13

Review of the Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3 Intel LGA1155 Motherboard. Gigabyte offers with the GA-Z68XP-UD3...

Asus Rampage IV Formula Test | Posted on: 23/02/2012 @ 10:13

Das ASUS Rampage IV Formula ist ein absolutes Top-Mainboard der Klasse mit Intel X79 Chipsatz für In...

ASUS HD7950 DirectCU II Top Review | Posted on: 23/02/2012 @ 10:12

Aten?iune na?iune! ASUS o face din nou de trei sloturi ?i ne propune propria implementare a nucleului grafic AMD Tahiti Pro cu modelul HD7950 DirectCU II Top, o plac? video cu o r?cire monstruoar? ?i frecven?e m?rite din fabric? ?intind cu aceasta zona pasiona?ilor ?i entuzia?tilor ce dispun de un buget consistent. Cum se comport? aceasta vs. referin?a AMD afla?i mai departe a?a c? "read more" ?i ...

ASRock eager for more Industrial board customers | Posted on: 23/02/2012 @ 8:00

Wants to work with big companies like Advantech, Adlink Technology and ICP Electronics instead of competing with them.

BIOSTAR TPower X79 Motherboard Review | Posted on: 22/02/2012 @ 20:36

The BIOSTAR TPower X79 is the first 'budget' board for the Intel X79 chipset the Legit Reviews has had the pleasure to look at. The TPower X79 will be stacked up against some of the best motherboards in the market today! How will this 'budget' board compare to the flagship motherboards from companies like ASUS and GIGABYTE? Guess you'll have to join us to find out!

ASRock 970 Extreme4 AMD Socket AM3+ Motherboard Review | Posted on: 22/02/2012 @ 12:44

Today we are looking at the new ASRock 970 Extreme4 motherboard. The AM3+ board is based on the AMD 970 chipset with SB950 southbridge and offers five PCI Express slots, up to four USB3.0 ports, five SATA3 ports, one eSATA3 port, one Gigabit LAN port and 7.1 sound over six analog sound connectors or digital sound over optical SPDIF and coaxial SPDIF output connectors. The current AMD 970 ...

ONDA preparing a value Z77 micro-ATX motherboard | Posted on: 21/02/2012 @ 7:36

Two SATA III, Four SATA II and a single PCI-E 3.0 16X lane.

ASRock venture into industrial motherboard market | Posted on: 19/02/2012 @ 1:12

With three Atom based mini-ITX motherboards.

ASUS Essence One review | Posted on: 18/02/2012 @ 15:26

ASUS X79 Sabretooth Motherboard Review | Posted on: 18/02/2012 @ 15:26

ECS X79R-AX Motherboard Review | Posted on: 18/02/2012 @ 15:25

vr-zone.com - ECS isn't usually the first brand name that springs to mind when considering an enthusiast motherboard despite being one of the largest motherboard manufacturers. Up for review today we have the X79R-AX, one of the most feature rich X79 motherboards available. Let's see if it can go toe to toe with the big boys and put itself on the shortlist of the hardcore enthusiast.

Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3 Motherboard Review | Posted on: 18/02/2012 @ 15:25

LGA2011 and the X79 chipset brought a lot of good things: powerful 6-core CPUs, quad channel RAM, and 40 PCIe lanes. Gigabyte's X79 line up consists of four motherboards; the UD3, UD5, UD7, and G1.Assassin2. We've already taken a look at the GA-X79-UD7, and today we'll be looking at the GA-X79-UD3. Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3 Motherboard Review is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing ...

EVGA X79 FTW Motherboard Review | Posted on: 18/02/2012 @ 15:25

EVGA has been a player in the motherboard game for quite some time now. With Intel's release of the Sandy Bridge-E CPU's came with it another chipset, Patsburg (X79). They have again brought to the table its usual lineup for this platform, the SLI (E775), FTW (E777), and the Classified (E779). Today we will look at the formidable FTW and see how it stacks up in the crowded X79 motherboard ...

ASRock adds ?Scout Mode? to its Game Blaster expansion cards | Posted on: 18/02/2012 @ 8:12

A new audio technique for hearing player movement in games at a longer distance.

ASRock CoreHT Server Edition Review | Posted on: 16/02/2012 @ 20:00

Late last year, we took a look at the ASRock CoreHT 252B, a Sandy Bridge-based midrange HTPC. We liked the CoreHT quite a bit, noting that the small form factor HTPC was a solid choice for most users in this segment. It hit all the key points, though it didn’t do anything in particular to set itself apart from the rest of the SFF crowd. Our main complaints centered around the hard drive ...

ASRock X79 Extreme9 Motherboard | Posted on: 14/02/2012 @ 21:36

Let's take a look at the most high-end socket 2011 motherboard from ASRock, featuring five PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots, eight SATA-600 ports, eight USB 3.0 ports, and coming with a high-end, add-on sound card.

Biostar announce TZ77XE4 motherboard | Posted on: 14/02/2012 @ 14:00

Support for upcoming 22nm Ivy Bridge processors.

EVGA SR-X: Now With Even More Heatsinks | Posted on: 14/02/2012 @ 4:56

#EVGA SR-X has been seen with even more heatsinks... The high resolution shot also allows us to make out the switch selectors near to the PWR and Reset switches. As you would expect, seven are for disabling PCI-E lanes; the additional two groups of four appear to allow you to selectively activate individual DIMM channels. Both of these features will be an absolute godsend for isolating faults on ...

GIGABYTE H61M-S2P-B3 LGA1155 Sandy Bridge mATX Motherboard Review | Posted on: 14/02/2012 @ 4:12

One question I often hear is what brand and model motherboard would I recommend for someone looking to spend the least amount of money to upgrade. The answer always comes down to the user’s particular purpose and…Related Articles & Videos GIGABYTE GA-P67A-UD7 LGA1155 “Sandy Bridge” Motherboard Review GIGABYTE GA-P67A-UD7 LGA1155 “Sandy Bridge” Motherboard Review ...

ASRock Extreme9 Motherboard Review | Posted on: 13/02/2012 @ 21:12

The ASRock X79 Extreme9 is the flagship motherboard from ASRock. Built around the Intel X79 Express chipset it can take advantage of the latest second generation Intel Core i7 Extreme processors in the LGA2011 package. Today we will be pitting it against the flagship X79 motherboards from several other companies! The question is, how will the ASRock X79 Extreme9 fare? Join us to find out!

Asus P9X79 Pro Review | Posted on: 13/02/2012 @ 17:48

We take a look at Asus' latest mid-range X79 motherboard

ASUS Rampage IV Extreme BF3 | Posted on: 12/02/2012 @ 21:27

We review the #ASUS Rampage IV Extreme BF3 edition motherboard and see if its the best Intel X79 motherboard currently on the market.

ASUS O!Play: Gigabit on a TV | Posted on: 12/02/2012 @ 18:24

?Smart TV?, or in its popular spelling, SmartTV, is something that the leading LCD and plasma manufacturers seem to be emphasising pretty heavily lately, in parallel with the omnipresent 3D technology. Depending on the particular manufacturer, SmartTV entails (wireless) internet and LAN capabilities, playback of a large number of video and audio formats, as well as images, the presence of at ...

Asus Zenbook UX21E-DH52 | Posted on: 08/02/2012 @ 22:48

The Asus Zenbook UX21E-DH52 has an 11.6-inch screen, an Intel Core i5 processor, and the same 4GB of RAM and 128GB solid-state drive as its bigger sibling. In terms of high performance in a trivially light package, it's a netbook's worst nightmare. But though it's no nightmare to users, it has a couple of shortcomings that keep it from being a purely sweet dream, either.

ASRock X79 Extreme6/GB Motherboard | Posted on: 08/02/2012 @ 22:48

Let's take a look at this socket 2011 motherboard from ASRock based on the Intel X79 chipset, featuring three PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots, five SATA-600 ports, six USB 3.0 ports, and coming with a high-end, add-on sound card.

GIGABYTE GA-X79-UD7 Motherboard Review | Posted on: 08/02/2012 @ 21:37

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!

MSI Z77-A GD55 Photographed | Posted on: 07/02/2012 @ 23:16

The first pictures of an #MSI #Z77 motherboard has been pictured. MSI Z77A-GD55 posing for the cameras.

Asus BW-12B1LT Internal 12X Blu-Ray Writer Review @ Tweaknews | Posted on: 07/02/2012 @ 18:48

Asus BW-12B1LT Blu-Ray Writer Review | Posted on: 07/02/2012 @ 14:12

Review of the Asus BW-12B1LT Internal 12X Blu-Ray Writer. The BW-12B1LT from Asus has proven to be a...

Gigabyte quietly launches the 970A-DS3 AM3+ motherboard | Posted on: 07/02/2012 @ 6:01

vr-zone.com - With AMD more or less pulling out of the high-end CPU market, it looks like the motherboard makers are following suit, at least if Gigabyte's latest AM3+ motherboard is anything to go by. The GA-970A-DS3 is part of Gigabyte's Ultra Durable 4 Classic series which is a more affordable range of boards which is target towards your average consumer rather than performance junkies.

Asus VG278H Tested | Posted on: 06/02/2012 @ 18:13

Review of the ASUS VG278H 27-inch LED-backlight widescreen 120Hz monitor with NVIDIA 3D LightBoost t...

Shuttle SZ68R5 XPC Barebone Neuvorstellung | Posted on: 06/02/2012 @ 18:13

Shuttle gibt den offiziellen Startschuss für die Auslieferung des neuen Oberklasse-Modells SZ68R5. E...

ASUS P9X79 WS LGA2011 Workstation Motherboard Review | Posted on: 04/02/2012 @ 11:08

Generally when we here at Benchmark Reviews get a motherboard in to test, it's aimed at a specific market: it might be an enthusiast-oriented motherboard for gaming, or a micro-ATX motherboard designed for a HTPC, or even just an inexpensive motherboard for users on a budget. Today, though, we have one of ASUS' "Workstation" motherboards: the ASUS P9X79 WS. How does it differ from other X79 ...

Motherboard prices to rise sharply | Posted on: 03/02/2012 @ 19:48

Up to 10% by the end of March.

Review: ASUS P9X79 WS | Posted on: 03/02/2012 @ 19:00

Beim P9X79 WS handelt es sich um ASUS' erstes Workstation Mainboard basierend auf Intels X79-Chipsatz. Bereits auf den ersten Blick beeindruckend, sind die insgesamt sechs PCI-Express-x16-Slots, die man auf dieser Platine findet. Hinzu kommen acht DIMM-Slots, sowie zahlreiche Features. Den Spezifikationen zufolge handelt es sich somit um eine sehr gut ausgestattete Platine.

ASUS launch 7970 Direct CU II TOP | Posted on: 03/02/2012 @ 18:36

Triple slot, dual fan cooler and with a factory overclock.

Motherboard prices expected to increase 10 percent by next quarter | Posted on: 03/02/2012 @ 15:37

vr-zone.com - Thanks to increasing world market prices of copper, the major retail motherboard manufacturers are looking at increasing their motherboard prices by about 10 percent or so come April. This is bad news for Intel, as this will end up coinciding with Intel's launch of its Ivy Bridge processors and the new 7-series chipsets. Updated: We've added a statement at the end of the article ...

Asus ET2410ITUS-B018C | Posted on: 02/02/2012 @ 19:36

The Asus ET2410IUTS-B018C is a midrange touch screen all-in-one desktop PC. Asus has made major strides to pack this version with hearty features like a quad-core processor, integrated Wi-Fi and an HDMI-in port to extend the useful life of the monitor. The result raises the bar for mainstream touch-enabled all-in-one desktops.

Gigabyte X79-UD5 | Posted on: 01/02/2012 @ 6:43

We've seen Gigabyte make great strides in their latest X79 lineup, including the new BIOS and auto features designed with the enthusiast in mind. So let's take a closer look to see if the X79-UD5 board can continue that successful trend.

Shuttle add Z68 to their barebones series | Posted on: 01/02/2012 @ 2:36

?350 for a compact case, power supply and motherboard combo.