MSI AMD 785GM-E65 @ PC Per
“Perhaps the most interesting little feature about this board is the inclusion of a dipswitch which controls FSB overclocking. There are four settings which can take the FSB from stock speed, up through 10%, 15%, and 20% overclock. While the FSB can be controlled in the BIOS as well, it is interesting to see a motherboard manufacturer go back to dipswitch overclocking. I thought we got over that after the K6 and Athlon days?”
Gigabyte GA-EP55-UD4P Preview @ OC Club
“Starting with the left side of the PCB, we have the I/O panel that includes much of the board’s connectivity. This board’s I/O panel is pretty stacked, with 10 USB ports, 2 eSATA ports, 2 IEEE 1394 ports, 1 PS2 port that can be used for a keyboard or mouse, 8-channel HD audio, 2 Gigabit LAN ports that support teaming, and both Optical and Coaxial digital audio outputs.”
ASRock X58 Extreme @ Future Looks
“With Core i7 being the hot platform of the moment, pricing makes budget platforms appealing as well as profitable. That’s an area ASRock has repeatedly found to be a great place to market since we can’t all afford $250 plus motherboards to go with our Core i7 processors. That’s why the under $200 price of the ASRock X58 Extreme is such an attractive proposition.”
Intel Core i7 LGA1366 Processors @ Digit-Life
“This family includes five models so far. Two of them are leaving soon. Another one will probably be discontinued later. We’ve heard some rumors that Core i7 950 won’t live through the end of the year either: it may be replaced with the 960. But we decided to test all five processors using our new test method in order to evaluate performance gains of the new models versus old ones.”
MSI P55-GD80 Preview @ Guru3D
“We have a nice preview to offer you guys on the upcoming MSI P55-GD80 Lynnfield Motherboard. This board has a lot of overclocker-friendly features, such as on-board controls for clock-speeds, clear-CMOS, OC-Genie, a DIP switch to control voltages, and voltage-sensing points that make measuring voltages convenient.”
ASUS M4A79T Deluxe @ PureOC
“The ASUS M4A79T Deluxe is a premium AM3 motherboard for discerning consumers that want to push their AMD system. How stable is this board? How high can I push my overclock? How well does the BIOS function with the latest in the Phenom II line-up? These are questions we hope to answer as we push this board to find out.”