NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 Unveiled @ Hot Hardware
“Today NVIDIA is launching yet another high-end 3D graphics offering, an optimized version of their top shelf GeForce GTX 280 single GPU card, dubbed the GeForce GTX 285. This new GeForce is a die-shrunk version of the legacy GTX 280 with lower power consumption characteristics that don’t require an 8-pin PCI Express connector, rather just a pair of more standard 6-pin plugs.”
ASUS ENGTX285 TOP @ OC Club
“The Asus ENGTX285 did what it was supposed to do, become the fastest single GPU run through the OverclockersClub suite of gaming benchmarks. Other than an anomaly in BioShock, this card ran faster than the competition. It should have, it is after all an overclocked version of the GTX 285. The fan seemed to be not as loud as in the past but it could be just my old ears not hearing as well as they once did.”
AMD Phenom II X4 940 @ Digit-Life
“First of all, these tests show that the competition in the CPU market is growing interesting again. Phenom II is evidently a success. Moreover, in a number of tasks we can speak about it even without mentioning prices.”
Gigabyte EX58-UD5 @ Neoseeker
“It consistently took the top spot for stock speed results in the majority of tests; and it was almost always in second place – and several times in first place – for the overclocked tests, even though the MSI X58 Eclipse was running the Core i7 920 processor at a slightly higher overclocked speed (4.05GHz vs. 4.03GHz).”
Gigabyte EX58-Extreme @ Motherboards.org
“The EX58-Extreme motherboard overclocked to nearly 4GHz, the second highest we’ve seen from an X58 motherboard so far. Gigabyte’s board is worthy of a Hot Product award with only the fact that it didn’t overclock as high as the fastest board we have tested keeps it from getting the Editor’s Choice award.”
Intel X58 Extreme DX58SO @ Motherboards.org
“Intel has a lot to be happy about with their new CPU and X58 family launch, firmly taking over the enthusiast market with new processors that are clearly faster than the last generation. The DX58SO motherboard is nearly as fast as the other boards on the platform, with minor differences due to the board manufacturer tweaks in performance.”
ECS X58B-A Black @ Motherboards.org
“The ECS X58B-A Black Series motherboard is available online for a price of only $260. This compares favorably in the price department to other X58 motherboards which have a heftier premium. As we move into 2009 we will likely see the prices of these motherboards reach a more mainstream level allowing more people to use them.”
EVGA X58 SLI @ http://www.guru3d.com/article/evga-x58-sli-review/Guru3D
“Today we’ll test the fifth X58 motherboard in a row, this time from the folks at eVGA. They recently released their eVGA X58 SLI motherboard loaded with features. Tagged with a 299 USD sales price this motherboard seem to be very impressive. But since it’s eVGA, they decided that this motherboard should be all about overclocking, and nothing else.”
Foxconn X58 Quantum Force BloodRage @ MadShrimps
“Foxconn has moved aggressively forward in the retail market, previously only OEM supplier they are now pushing hard to get their brand recognized by end users. Their latest motherboard is based on Intel high end X58 chipset. Their naming schemes are not a mumbo jumbo of numbers and letters, but actually really eye-catching, like their P35 MARS, X48 Blackops, and now the X58 Blood Rage.”
Gigabyte GA-EP45-DQ6 @ PCStats
“In addition to the P45 chipset’s inherent PCI Express 2.0 and dual videocard Crossfire support, Gigabyte’s EP45-DQ6 motherboard boasts no less than four gigabit network ports, ten SATA channels, three IEEE1394 Firewire and twelve USB2.0 ports! Follow along as PCSTATS reviews the performance, overclocking and ‘Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced’ power saving features of Gigabyte’s GA-EP45-DQ6 motherboard, an enthusiast platform that packs in every feature you can think of.”