Stephen ASUS P5Q Pro @ OC Club
“There are no major problems with this product but I found a couple of issues that should be addressed. The internal SATA port placement should be redesigned to avoid possible issues with large videocards installed in the second PCI-E x16 slot. This is actually a common design flaw found in many boards and can be prevented by using right angled SATA ports.”
MSI X58 Eclipse @ Neoseeker
“The memory performance is excellent, and I really like the LED2 on the motherboard along with the switches for power, reset and LED information. The dip switches for overclocking did not turn out to be useful, but they don’t hurt in any case. The inclusion of a Creative Labs X-Fi sound card is in my opinion far superior to using a “standard” audio codec – the board just feels, looks and behaves like a quality board.”
Biostar TA790GX A2+ @ Digit-Life
“Motherboard examination brings us to a trivial conclusion: engineers fully implemented chipset functionality, having avoided all widespread drawbacks. So we can criticize the motherboard only for the lack of interesting addons, which might have marked it among its competitors.”
MSI Eclipse SLI @ Au-Ja!
“When we did our review of the Intel Core i7 we said that this is a workstation plattform in desktop clothing. Now that we’ve tested our first motherboard for the Core i7, you should prepare yourself for a workstation class price tag. The MSI Eclipse SLI, a very fine and stable motherboard, which supports CrossFireX as well as SLI, is on sale for 320 Euros. Okay, you’ll get plenty but is the MSI Eclipse SLI really worth so much money?”
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P @ Hot hardware
“As its name suggests, this board is based on the current mainstream chipset offering from Intel, the P45 Express. Although we’ve covered this ground before, most recently with our look at two recent offerings from MSI, it’s helpful to remember that the P45 is closely related to the X48 Express with support for Core 2 Duo and Quad processors as well as DDR2 or DDR3 RAM.”
ECS A790GXM-A @ TBreak
“It seems that fire breathing dragons are beast of choice for hardware packaging these days. The ECS ‘Black Series’ packaging sports on too on its black box with model and features decorating the rest.”
Intel X58 Motherboards @ HardwareZone
“Namely, the ‘X’ in X38, X48 and now the X58 all represent the highest end chipsets for its processors. These are enthusiast class chipsets, designed right from the start with features like multi-GPU support and a higher front side bus (FSB) than the norm. The latest incarnation, the X58 was in fact introduced together with Intel’s newest architecture, codenamed Nehalem and designed to work together with the just released Core i7 processors.”
ASUS Rampage II Extreme @ TechGage
“ASUS has long supported overclockers with their motherboards, but the Rampage II Extreme takes things to the next level. In addition to an even more robust BIOS than what we’re used to, we’re given the ability to put our multi-meters to good use with the help of easy-access board contacts. When all said and done though, is the RIIE really worth the $400 asking price?”
ASUS P6T Deluxe OC Palm Edition @ Benchmark Reviews
“After a very extensive testing phase, Benchmark Reviews will present its findings with regard to the ASUS P6T Deluxe X58 motherboard. Before getting into the meat of our review there are a few facts about the versions of this board that we’d like to share.”
Intel Smackover – DX58SO @ Bjorn3D
“The performance of the Smackover motherboard is simply put, ‘Mind Blowing’. Overclocking the Core i7 CPU with this motherboard is very easy compared to the Core 2 CPU’s. I better get on with the review before I get too carried away. I know, too late.”