Stephen ASRock Z68 Pro3 @ TweakTown
“Priced at $199.99, the ASRock Z68 Extreme4 is a very well-priced product for something that let us achieve over 5GHz from our 2600k. Compared to the competition, it’s an aggressive price point, but there’s no doubt that some people don’t even need all the features that are on offer on the Z68 Extreme4.”
GIGABYTE X58-USB3 @ TweakTown
“The X58-USB3 leaves off the SATA 3.0, but keeps the USB 3.0. You also still get the usual SLI and Crossfire support and all for the fairly low price of $179.99 at Newegg at the time of writing. This is not bad at all to enter the world of triple channel RAM and the upper end Core i7 CPUs!”
Jetway HI08 @ Guru3D
“Amongst a long line of reviews on motherboards based on this chipset we have checked out premium brands mostly. There’s always more in the market, Jetway for example … a company making a lot of OEM products for other businesses, but they do have their own retail production line.”
Gigabyte G1.Assassin @ Neoseeker
“We go back now to the Intel X58 platform with a look at Gigabyte’s $500 whopper of a motherboard, G1.Assassin. It’s a killer all right, both in terms of features and price! The board even includes a drive bay expansion with an overclocking button on it.”
ASRock Z68 Extreme4 @ Motherboards.org
“This board isn’t the nicest looking board around. I actually prefer the boards that tend to feature a single, solid color. The Gigabyte boards come to mind with their all black PCBs. This has no bearing on performance but it is something to consider especially if you are using a case with a clear side panel.”
ECS A75F-A (AMD A75) @ TweakTown
“As you can probably guess from the name, the A75F-A motherboard is of course an A75 based one, supporting the latest crop of APUs from AMD. With the new Llano platform off to a good start and companies showing us a strong lineup of boards, it will be interesting to see what ECS manage to bring to the table today.”
ASUS F1A75-V PRO @ Hexus
“The full-ATX board takes advantage of the fact that A-series APUs require a single supporting chip (Fusion Controller Hub). There’s adequate room around the socket, and the DIMM slots are nicely away from the CPU area. ASUS locates various connectors at the edges of the PCB, sensibly enough, and you shouldn’t have a problem in putting together a tidy build.”
Gigabyte Z68X-UD5-B3 @ Hardware Secrets
“Gigabyte released 11 motherboard models based on the new Intel Z68 chipset. With prices ranging from USD 120 to USD 350, there is a model for any kind of user. Let’s take a look at one of the most high-end models, the Z68X-UD5-B3, which can be bought today for USD 270.”
Gigabyte GA-E350N-USB3 @ iXBT Labs
“The CPU VRM has 3 phases, with 2 Low RDS(on) MOSFETs per phase and ferrite chokes. There are 5 x 820 µF and 4 x 100 µF capacitors, all solid. The copper power and ground layers are double-thick. Processors with the TDP of up to 140W are supported. In other words, GA-E350N-USB3 meets Gigabyte’s own Ultra Durable requirements.”
MSI P67A-G43 @ Review Desk
“The motherboard can be configured for either RAID 0, 1, 5, or 10. I set it up to use RAID 0 for speed, and to live life on the very edge! Thankfully, the configuration for RAID is pretty simple. You need to go into the BIOS first and set the SATA ports to operate in RAID, and then reboot into the RAID controller settings (CTRL + i), but it’s fairly seamless.”