Latest Review: Intel Core i7-980X

Well, as it's now that time, I can officially announce and release our review of Intel's six core "Westmere" behemoth, the Core i7-980X. This is easily the fastest processor we have tested to date, and is capable of wiping the floor with the Core i7-975 and other Intel high performance chips. Interested? Check out the full review for more!

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  • ASRock P43 & P45 Mobos

    ASRock P43 & P45 Mobos @ TweakTown"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 suppor...
  • XFX GeForce 8200 Mobo

    XFX GeForce 8200 Mobo @ Motherboards.org"The integrated graphics market is an interesting one to say the least. With the release of the HD3200 graphics on AMD's 780G platform and the release of the 8300/8200 from NVIDIA there are two good choices to integ...
  • Gigabyte GA-EP45-DQ6

    Gigabyte GA-EP45-DQ6 @ PC Per"However, this board does not leave the hardcore enthusiast with a sour taste either. It has a plethora of tweaking options in the BIOS second to none. Its one of most advanced BIOS’s I have encountered in some time, in rega...
  • Supermicro X7DWA-N

    Supermicro X7DWA-N @ PCReview"This EATX board is built using the newest 5400 Seaburg chipset with 1600FSB support built in. The layout is a typical EATX 12x13” design and like previous versions uses 24, 8 and 4 pin connections to the motherboard. With t...
  • ASUS Striker II Extreme

    ASUS Striker II Extreme @ TechWare Labs"Jason Dumbaugh tests the Striker II Extreme motherboard from Asus to bring you the real scoop on just how EXTREME this motherboard really is. Does it pass our tests? What kind of performance can you expect from the ...
  • ECS P45T-A

    ECS P45T-A @ OC Club"On the flip side, I did go into this review with high hopes considering the other Black Series boards I have tested, but I was left with a sour taste when it came to the overclocking side of the review. This board just did not like an...
  • AMD 790GX Chipset Platform Launch

    AMD 790GX Chipset Platform Launch @ Hot hardware"The value conscious mentality that has permeated AMD's recent graphics card and processor launches has also rung true in their motherboard chipset business as well. The 690G and 780G, for example, offered s...
  • Gigabyte GA-EP45T-EXTREME

    Gigabyte GA-EP45T-EXTREME @ Benchmark Reviews"There are two kinds of computer enthusiasts in this world: those with a personal connection to the system motherboard, and those who simply refer to the part as a computer mainboard. For overclockers, the rela...
  • ASUS P5Q3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP@n

    ASUS P5Q3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP@n @ X-Bit labs"However, Intel P45 still has a few features that will definitely be of interest to computer enthusiasts. Namely, P45 is the last chipset for LGA775 platform; Intel will not introduce anything new for the Core 2 proc...
  • XFX nForce 750a SLI

    XFX nForce 750a SLI @ Motherboards.org"This motherboard is available online for $150, making it targeted for the mid-range market and not the enthusiast motherboard market another board in the $200-300 range would be in. The board has support for SLI afte...
  • Gigabyte X48T-DQ6

    Gigabyte X48T-DQ6 @ Motherboards.org"The qualified memory support on the board is rather light as to their Qualified Vendor List on their website, with the lack of Samsung DDR3 memory above 1066MHz and no Crucial memory support on the QVL list at all thou...
  • Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H

    Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H @ TweakTown"GIGABYTE has been one of the biggest producers of motherboards along with ASUS and MSI. And one thing is for certain with these three companies; above all else, if the chipset is good, you will find at least one board ba...
  • Biostar TPower I45

    Biostar TPower I45 @ OC Online"Overall I am impressed with Biostar's latest TPower offering, the I45. Performance is on par or better than the P35 and you get some added features such as PCI Express 2.0 and increased memory support. Overall layout is well...
  • ASrock Penryn 1600SLI X3-WiFi

    ASrock Penryn 1600SLI X3-WiFi @ PCStats"The Penryn1600SLI X3-WiF motherboard is built on nVidia's nForce 680i SLI chipset, and as you may have guessed this platform supports Intel 'penryn' quad core, 45nm 'yorkfield' and dual core 'wolfdale' processors. E...
  • ECS P45T-A

    ECS P45T-A @ PC Per"The stock performance of the board was right were it should be. Even though it utilized memory bandwidth that was about 33MHz slower (DDR2-800 vs. DDR2-1066), it was not enough to cause more than slight variances in benchmark numbers. ...
  • Gigabyte EP45-DS3L

    Gigabyte EP45-DS3L @ Think Computers"Today, I will be looking at the EP45-DS3L, Gigabyte's economy-priced P45 motherboard. This is probably the least expensive newly released motherboard I have seen coming from either of the top two motherboard manufactur...
  • Four-Way Gigabyte P45 RoundUp

    Four-Way Gigabyte P45 RoundUp @ Hot hardware"On the low-end, we have Gigabyte’s EP45-DS3L for DDR2 based systems along with the EP45T-DS3R for DDR3 based systems. On the high-end, we have the much more exciting EP45-DQ6 platform for DDR2 based systems, ...
  • ASUS P5Q Deluxe

    ASUS P5Q Deluxe @ MikhailTech"ASUS has been around for several years now, making some of the most breathtaking gaming motherboard available on the market. ASUS is known for their excellent quality build and performance in their motherboards from the past ...
  • Gigabyte EP-45 Extreme

    Gigabyte EP-45 Extreme @ OC Club"Overall, I would have to say that the limited edition Gigabyte EP-45 Extreme is the best motherboard that I've ever used for overclocking. The BIOS was simple to navigate, and Gigabyte's Dual BIOS technology really gives t...
  • ECS P45T-A

    ECS P45T-A @ PCStats"Built with the Intel P45 Express and Intel ICH10R chipsets, the ECS P45T-A motherboard supports all Socket 775 Intel processors running with a Front Side Bus of 800/1066/1333 MHz. That includes the new generation of 45nm 'Yorkfield' a...
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