Motherboard
MSI Eclipse X58 Motherboard with DrMOS unveiled
MSI announced the Eclipse series motherboards for the new Intel Core i7 platform.
The MSI Eclipse X58 motherboard supports the latest processor Intel Core i7 with LGA1366-pin design, along with ultra-high bandwidth QPI (Quick Path Interconnect) transmission system and high-speed DDR3 memory.
For better eco-design in power-consuming, Eclipse series has further utilized and extended the second-generation DrMOS technology, which introduced exclusively by MSI since the P45 series, to the power-supply modules of the X58 chipset and DDR3 memory, improving its power efficiency more than 95%.
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Posted on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:40:23 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
Intel Core i7 CPUs and X58 Motherboards on Sale
Finally Intel Core i7 processors and the X58 motherboards are on sale. NewEgg lists 3 Core i7 CPUs and 8 X58 Motherboards to choose from.
If you do not want to fool around you should of course get the top of the line Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition 965 3.2GHz CPU selling for a hefty $1,069.99.
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Posted on Sun, 16 Nov 2008 10:40:50 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
ASUS P6T Deluxe OC Palm Edition X58 Motherboard Review
Quote from the review: "Core i7 is here and Intel is going to be pushing this as the new enthusiast processor platform. We have already taken a look at two of their three models released to the market, the Core i7 920 and Core i7 965. Both have proven themselves to be a very impressive processor and are quite easily capable of taking over where Core 2 leaves off.
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Posted on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 02:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
MSI P45 Platinum and Diamond Motherboard Reviewed
Hothardware takes a look at the new MSI P45 Platinum and Diamond Motherboards.
Quote from the review: "A few months back, Intel released the P45 Chipset, which at the time was considered to be their mainstream offering, playing second fiddle to the X48 Express. With official support of a 1333MHz FSB, PCI-E 2.0, ATI CrossFire, and support for both DDR2 and DDR3 memory, there's a lot of roads to go down with the construction of one of these motherboards, and MSI went down all of them. MSI fleshed out a complete top-to-bottom assortment of boards, which means that they have a P45 motherboard that suits just about every potential buyer's needs.
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Posted on Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Asus Eee Motherboards to come in 2009
Asus is said to be extending their Eee brand to motherboards in first Quarter of 2009.
Digitimes quotes industry sources as saying that Asus is using the Eee brand beyond complete computer systems. I assume Asus Eee Motherboards would be targeted at the low-end.
Digitimes also reports that their sources claim that the Asus Eee TV/Monitor all-in-one PC will be dubbed Asus Eee Top and come in 16 and 19 inch screen sizes.
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Posted on Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:24:21 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Intel X48 Motherboard Round-up: ASUS, ECS, Intel
Hothardware published a round-up of Intel X48 based motherboards.
Quote: "The first motherboard comes from ASUS, and is a member of the gamer-oriented Republic of Gamers series, which we have taken a few looks at in the past. We've been mostly impressed by what they've offered in this series, and expect no less with the Rampage Formula. Next up is the X48T-A from ECS. We can honestly say that we haven't seen much from ECS in the past couple of years in the enthusiast segment, so we aren't exactly sure what to expect, but if early impressions mean anything, this "Black Series" board means business. Finally, following on the heels of their popular Bonetrail X38 board, Intel has sent along the DX48BT2, which, like the X48 chipset itself is more or less an update of the original.
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Posted on Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
ASUS P5Q Deluxe Intel P45 Motherboard Review
Tweaktown published a review of the ASUS P5Q Deluxe Intel P45 motherboard.
Quote from the review: "Intel has really pushed forward into the Express chipset lineup with the new 4 series being touted at what the 3 series should have been. It seems like the 3 series was just a stepping stone and the 5 series isn’t all that far away. But that’s for a totally different processor architecture.
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Posted on Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sapphire PURE CrossfireX 790FX Motherboard Review
Club Overclocker published a Sapphire PURE CrossfireX 790FX Motherboard review.
Quote from the review: "I hate to admit it but I haven't been in the AMD game for a long time. The last AMD I owned was a Barton 2500. Don't get me wrong, this isn't going to be an Intel Fanboy writing an AMD motherboard review. I've been a long time fan of AMD dating back to the K5 series. But the truth is outside of some exceptional video cards, AMD hasn't given us a whole lot to get excited about lately.
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Posted on Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
XFX NVIDIA nForce 750a SLI Motherboard Review
Motherboards published a review of the XFX NVIDIA nForce 750a SLI Motherboard. This motherboard is available for about $150.
Quote from the review: "Making it targeted for the mid-range market and not the enthusiast motherboard market another board in the $200-300 range would be in.
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Posted on Thu, 7 Aug 2008 07:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
ASRock P43 and P45 Motherboards Tested
Tweaktown published a review of the ASRock P43 and P45 Motherboards.
Quote from the review: "At the 2008 Computex event, Intel officially took the curtains off its 4 series PCI Express chipset range which is set to replace the original 3 series of chipsets. Intel’s 4 series not only brings Crossfire support to the mainstream, thanks to its ability to run two PCI Express x8 slots for GPUs, but it also adds PCI Express 2.0 to all of its 4 series of chipsets. That’s right, even the low-end of the 4 series gets a new PCI Express controller hub.
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Posted on Mon, 4 Aug 2008 15:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
ASUS M3A79-T DELUXE Motherboard for AMD Overclockers
Asus has released the ASUS M3A79-T DELUXE motherboard.
The ASUS M3A79-T DELUXE motherboard is equipped with the latest AMD 790FX/SB750 chipset; and adopts a new power design that supports 140W powered CPUs.
The M3A79-T DELUXE also features HyperTransport 3.0 system bus capable of delivering up to 5200 MT/s bus speeds, quad PCIe 2.0 x16 slots, ATI Quad CrossFireX technology and the AMD OverDrive utility.
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Posted on Mon, 28 Jul 2008 02:55:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
ASUS ROG Rampage Extreme Motherboard unveiled
Asus unveils the ASUS ROG Rampage Extreme Motherboard catering to the extreme needs of overclocking enthusiasts. ROG stands for Republic of Gamers.
Through the ASUS Extreme Engine, overclockers will enjoy high performance and stability for ultimate overclocking on the ROG Rampage Extreme, while TweakIt provides total overclocking control options.
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Posted on Tue, 8 Jul 2008 23:52:26 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
X48 Motherboard Roundup: ASUS, ECS and Intel
Techgage has posted an X48 roundup featuring boards from ASUS, ECS and Intel.
Quote from the review: "With so much X48 selection on the market, choosing the right board can be tough.
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Posted on Mon, 7 Jul 2008 18:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
ASRock A780 FullDisplayPort Motherboard Review
Tweaktown published a review of the ASRock A780 Motherboard.
Quote from the review: "AMD has a range of chipsets available for its Phenom processor, these including the 780G chipset; the first of the 7 series to come out from AMD, and by far one of the most powerful integrated chipsets available today.
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Posted on Sun, 6 Jul 2008 03:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
MSI P7N2 Diamond 790i Motherboard Review
Tweaktown published a review of the MSI P7N2 Diamond 790i Motherboard.
Quote from the review: "It seems as of late the nForce 790i is finally making its rounds through our labs, most likely because of the GTX 280 performing as well as it does, especially in SLI and Tri SLI configurations.
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Posted on Sat, 28 Jun 2008 09:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Asus ROG Maximus II Formula Motherboard announced
Fitting to the new just announced Asus Republic of Gamers EN9600GT MATRIX/HTDI/512M Video Card comes the announcement of the Republic of Gamers Maximus II Formula motherboard.
The ASUS ROG (Republic of Gamers) Maximus II Formula motherboard is based on the Intel P45/ICH10R chipset and features ASUS-exclusive SupremeFX X-Fi sound card.
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Posted on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:46:06 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
ZOTAC NVIDIA 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard Review
Tweaktown published a ZOTAC NVIDIA 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard review.
Quote from the review: "The 790i is the first chipset from NVIDIA to be re-designed totally. 790i has its own PCI Express 2.0 controller built into the chipset along with a new memory controller for DDR3 memory with support for EPP 2.0, and today we have ZOTAC’s high performance motherboard to play with.
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Posted on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
MSI P45 Platinum Motherboard Review
Tweaktown published a MSI P45 Platinum Motherboard Review.
Quote from the review: "Today we have an early market sample of MSI’s P45 Platinum which is their top of the range board, this designed to compete with both ASUS’ and GIGABYTE’s ultra high-end P45 offerings. While it doesn’t have the full retail packaging included, we’ve confirmed with MSI that it’s the final revision board in our labs.
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Posted on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
CoolIT develops Liquid Cooling for Intel Skulltrail Motherboard
CoolIT Systems announces its new “ST” line of liquid cooling solutions designed specifically to work with Intel’s D5400XS motherboard (formerly codenamed Skulltrail).
The lineup consists of the Boreas MTEC Chassis ST and PURE ST both of which provide maintenance-free, aggressive cooling power to both CPUs and Chipset, reduce noise, and enhance system reliability. The PURE ST easily fits into any chassis with a 120mm fan mount and efficiently cools both CPUs and the chipset with near silent operation.
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Posted on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
AMD's upcoming 790GX Motherboards at Computex 2008
Tweaktown reports about an early showing fo of the upcoming 790GX Motherboards at Computex 2008.
Quote: "AMD is not due to officially release its codenamed RS780D named 790GX chipset (along with SB750 chipset and AMD Overdrive Extreme overclock tweaking utility) until a little later but several companies were showing off their early design boards at Computex Taipei 2008 this week.
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Posted on Sun, 8 Jun 2008 11:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
MSI P6N SLI Platinum NF650i SLI Motherboard Review
DragonSteelMods published a review of the MSI P6N SLI Platinum NF650i SLI Motherboard.
Quote from the review: "Today for review I've got an MSI P6N SLI Platinum Motherboard, it's packed with tons of features that you'll see on most higher end motherboards, including eSATA, 8-Channel Audio, 1333FSB Support and SLI support as well.
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Posted on Sat, 7 Jun 2008 20:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
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