ASUS M5A97, M5A99X, Crosshair V @ PC Perspective
“The Crosshair V is without question the most impressive AM3+ board I have worked with to date. Installation was flawless, BIOS support was mature and quick, and the overwhelming amount of features integrated into this board is staggering.”
GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD7 @ Legit Reviews
“One aspect of the GIGABYTE 990FXA-UD7 truly set it apart from the ASUS Crosshair V Formula. That was our experience when we overclocked the AMD FX-8150. When we pushed the FX-8150 on the ASUS Crosshair V Formula, we weren’t able to break 4.6GHz with all eight cores active. At 4.6GHz the system would boot up completely normal and seemed to be rock solid.”
MSI 990FXA GD-80 @ OC Club
“Manually overclocking the 990FXA-GD80 proved to not be a challenge except where the voltage to the processor was concerned. I had to find that fine balance of voltage taking into consideration what the chip needed to run the numbers. 4.84GHz was about all that I could get from the 990FXA-GD80 which is about 120MHz short of what the Crosshair V would give.”
ASRock Z68 Extreme4 @ Think Computers
“It fills that void allowing users to overclock their system, while using th e built-in graphics. Z68 offers plenty of other features as well, but we will get to that in just a little bit. Our first jump in to the Z68 chipset will be with the ASRock Z68 Extreme4 motherboard. This board features ASRock’s advanced V8 power phase design, 3 PCI-E x16 slots, SATA 6GB/s and USB 3.0 support, Intel’s Smart Response Technology, and LucidLogix Virtu GPU virtualization software.”
ASUS M5A97 Evo @ TweakTown
“With support for the new FX series of AMD processors along with being part of the new 900 series chipsets, this could be a really great option for people who want to get in on the AMD FX fun without breaking the bank. This looks to be very much a board that represents what the AMD platform is all about with some strong features and a really aggressive price tag.”
ASUS Rampage IV Extreme X79 @ eTeknix
“This isn’t the first time that we’ve seen this board, as we looked at it in a preview a while back. When we previewed this particular board, we did it in such a way that we showed you the design and layout of the board so that you could get a real feel for it and to see how things differ, not only with it being an X79 based board, but also how it compares to the older generation boards, like the Rampage III Extreme that utilised the X58 chipset.”
ASUS P9X79 Pro @ Legit Reviews
“At $329.00 the ASUS P9X79 Pro is on the lower end of the price spectrum. We are hearing that the expected price of all Intel X79 motherboards will likely be between $300 and $500. This may be a tough pill for some to swallow in today’s economy. I’m not saying that the ASUS P9X79 Pro price is out of line, it’s right in line with what we were expecting before we got our hands on any of the hardware.”
Intel DX79SI @ Benchmark Reviews
“It’s that time again: a new Intel processor line, along with the requisite new chipset and new motherboards. Intel’s “Sandy Bridge Extreme” line of processors requires the massive new LGA2011 socket, which in turn is supported by the new X79 chipset. Intel provided a prototype of their top-end DX79SI motherboard with a Core i7-3960X Sandy Bridge E processor for us to test, and Benchmark Reviews will put it through its paces in this review.”
ASUS, Gigabyte, Intel, and MSI X79 Boards @ Tech Report
“The Asus board is the only one among the four to cut the cord on FireWire. That’s somewhat disappointing in light of the fact that the P9X79 PRO is among the most expensive of the lot. At least the board features Realtek’s latest ALC898 audio codec, which also appears on Gigabyte’s X79-UD5.”
ASRock A55 Pro3 @ OC Club
“As far as layout and features go, the ASRock A55 Pro3 did ok. The layout of the board was great, except for the fact that a majority of the SATA cables were not right-angled. As far as features are concerned, I would have liked to see a bit more. I know I can’t expect much from a motherboard that costs $75, and what you’re getting for the price is great, I just felt as though something more could have been done.”