ASUS P8Z68-V @ HardOCP
“ASUS uses the same packaging used with all the other P8xxx series boards. This packaging is basic but provides adequate protection for getting the board from manufacturing to the end user. Inside the package there are few accessories. Among them are; the user guide, driver DVD, SATA cables, SLI bridge, Q-connectors, and an I/O shield.”
ASRock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 @ HardOCP
“Packaged with the ASRock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 are the following accessories: The biggest manual I’ve ever seen for a motherboard in my life, quick start guide, driver DVD, some other literature, USB 3.0 front panel which has an interchangeable bracket for use with the rear expansion area, I/O shield, SLI bridge, floppy cable, SATA data and 4 pin Molex to SATA power adapters.”
ECS A75F-M2 @ FutureLooks
“The ECS A75F-M2 is a bare minimum product. You receive the motherboard, driver DVD, IO Plate, 2 SATA 2.0 cables, user manual, and a large brochure with an install guide. The SATA 2.0 cables should work with SATA 3.0 with no issue, but I like the metal clips that hold the cables in place on SATA 3.0 cables and provide a more secure connection.”
ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe @ OCIA
“Those qualms aside, I absolutely loved this board. The P8Z68 is jammed full of features, which one would expect from a “deluxe” product. The “ID LEDs” are a cool addition, giving the ASUS logo on the Z68 chipset a glow. All of the connections, headers, switches, and other features are spaced well and easily accessible.”
ASRock 970 Extreme4 @ OCInside
“The AM3+ board is based on the AMD 970 chipset with SB950 southbridge and offers five PCI Express slots, up to four USB3.0 ports, five SATA3 ports, one eSATA3 port, one Gigabit LAN port and 7.1 sound over six analog sound connectors or digital sound over optical SPDIF and coaxial SPDIF output connectors. The current AMD 970 motherboard supports the new AMD FX 4-, 6-, or 8-Core Bulldozer processors as well as the AMD Athlon II or AMD Phenom II CPU.”
BIOSTAR TA990FXE @ Legit Reviews
” When deciding on a new motherboard there are always a couple of areas to look at. First is the features that you need in a motherboard; the BIOSTAR TA990FXE has a rather solid feature set. Compared to some though, it’s not as packed with features. BIOSTAR kept the features down, which in turn kept the price down.”
ASRock Z68 Extreme 7 Gen 3 @ PC Perspective
“”I’ve had several Z68-based motherboards on my test bench in the past few months, but none with the feature set ASRock bundled with the Z68 Extreme 7 Gen 3. They really took the Z68 platform to a new level and I was extremely impressed with the board’s ability to handle gaming and overclocking and provide enthusiasts with advanced options to ramp up the performance of their system to new heights.”
MSI X79A-GD65 (8D) @ Vortez
“When I first cast eye on the MSI X79A-GD65(8D) I was impressed with the aesthetics. Sticking with the black and blue theme of previous generations of boards will no doubt serve MSI well as blue seems to be the new red which was all the rage with X58.”
Gigabyte X79 UD7 OC @ NinjaLane
“The X79 UD7 OC is a top of the line enthusiast motherboard that integrates the specialized OC motherboard schematic into the primary Gigabyte product offering. The combination promises to give more users access to the enthusiast offering at the expense of “friendly” features common to mainstream and gaming systems.”
ASUS P9X79 PRO @ Anandtech
“However, the user starts off in EZ mode – a simple to use screen full of information that any user or admin would want. For a start, telling us what board we are using, the processor, detected memory and speeds, CPU temperatures, voltages, fan speeds and the boot order is something every vendor should show on the front screen.”