Stephen ASRock X79 Extreme4 @ Motherboards.org
“Not only does this board look great but it performs really great as well. There really is much more to say. It delivers amazing performance for its price and it looks good while doing it. You can’t ask for much more than that. With an all-black PCB and connectors this board is sure to be used in a large variety of builds.”
ASUS Rampage IV Formula BF3 Edition @ HardwareOC
“As already touched on the Rampage Formula IV is a mixture of luxury and overclocking board. That is, do not be surprised that you get a very well-appointed board, which also possesses a number of OC features. There are 4 memory slots available, with up to 32GB DDR3 2400 (OC) can be fitted. Onboard reset, power switch and Clear CMOS are right next to it. Similarly, a debug LED display and numerous dip-switches for extreme OC attempts.”
BIOSTAR TPower X79 @ Legit Reviews
“As I just mentioned the BIOSTAR TPower X79 is the lowest cost motherboard that we have looked at for the Intel X79 chipset. We were comparing the BIOSTAR TPower X79 to boards like the ASUS Rampage IV Extreme, GIGABYTE GA-X79-UD7 and the ASRock X79 Extreme9 that we looked at last week.”
ASRock Fatal1ty Z68 Professional Gen3 @ MadShrimps
“The Z68 Fatal1ty Professional Motherboard from ASRock is an upgraded product from the same series, featuring a Digital PWM, XFast USB Technology, XFast LAN, V16+2 CPU Power Phases, no less than 6 USB 3.0 ports (4 rear and 2 for the front panel) and 6 SATA3, C.C.O., THX TruStudio, and the unique Fatal1ty Mouse Port, which allows us to set the desired mouse polling rate, up to 1000Hz.”
ECS A990FXM-A Black Series @ PureOC
“Today, we have EliteGroup’s new 990 chipset motherboard called the A990FXM-A Black Edition. 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.”
Intel DX79SI @ X-Bit Labs
“The box with Intel DX79SI mainboard is beautifully designed and looks very impressive. The skull traditional for all Extreme series products is almost a 3D image due to a flip cover, and its eye sockets are shimmering because the mainboard itself partially shows through the clear plastic window beneath the cover.”
ASRock X79 Extreme6/GB @ Hardware Secrets
“ASRock has released seven motherboard models for the new socket 2011 platform, heavily betting that this platform will become more mainstream after Intel releases cheaper LGA2011 processors during this year. Let’s take a look at the X79 Extreme6/GB, which comes with three PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots, five SATA-600 ports, six USB 3.0 ports, and a high-end, add-on sound card called “Game Blaster.””
GIGABYTE GA-X79-UD7 @ Legit Reviews
“The GIGABYTE GA-X79-UD7 is built for those looking to push the envelope with the latest technology. The GIGABYTE X79-UD9 uses Intel’s second generation Core i7 processors in the LGA2011 package. The GIGABYTE GA-X79-UD7 isn’t priced for those looking to cut corners or save a few bucks, it steps up to the plate with a price tag of $369.99 plus shipping.”
ASUS Rampage IV Gene X79 @ Motherboards.org
“This is the latest X79 motherboard from Asus and by the looks of it this is a pretty amazing little board. It features a Micro-ATX form factor, but it comes with just about all of the bells and whistles that you’d find on a full size ATX board. It’s also in their ROG line of motherboards, so you know it’s meant to perform.”
MSI X79A-GD65 (8D) @ Motherboards.org
“This is the all new X79 motherboard from MSi. This is their high-performance offering for this chipset and it should come with a whole host of features that will impressive the enthusiast community. MSi have a well-earned reputation for producing incredibly well performing products and offering them at a very competitive price.”