Month: February 2012

ASUS P8P67 Pro @ PCStats

“The ASUS P8P67 Pro motherboard is a pretty standard platform with a good feature set, ideal for mainstream overclockers and gamers. Along with the dual PCI Express x16 slots for x8/x8 SLI/Crossfire, ASUS include SATA III, USB 3.0, a powered eSATA port for external storage devices, integrated Bluetooth v2.1 ( particularly unique and handy for smart phone interfacing ), 8-channel audio with DTS Surround and a whack of proprietory ASUS stuff that’s guaranteed to glaze your eyes over.”

ASUS Rampage IV Formula X79 BF3 @ Motherboards.org

“This board looks amazing and delivers incredible performance. There will be those that will be put off by the price. That’s to be expected though from such an enthusiast level product. If you are looking for one of the very best motherboards in this platform then you really don’t have to look further than this one.”

MSI Z68A-GD65G3 @ RBMods

“Today we have a motherboard review for you, we finally got back on track and are focusing on hardware and MSI is a big step towards our goal. We are looking at the Z68A-GD65G3 that has some nice features such as; UEFI, Military class components, and even THX audio. Lets find out if also performs as well as expected.”

ASUS X79 Sabretooth @ MadShrimps

“The ASUS Sabretooth lineup always has been part of a little controversy. Some had no idea why the TUF series ever had to be made. Claiming high Durability and Reliability. So the other ASUS boards were inferior then in build quality ? Wouldn’t they survive the torture test that the Sabretooth series do ? I’ve had the Sandybridge P67 version for internal testing and must say that it was a joy to work with.”

Mini-ITX Socket FM1 Roundup @ X-Bit Labs

“They are all designed in the same form-factor and support Socket FM1 CPUs. All mainboard makers decided to go with the same exact core logic set – AMD A75. Since it is one of best feature-rich i/o hubs, all miniature AMD Llano mainboards support current interfaces and therefore look very attractive, probably just as good as the LGA 1155 mainboards of the same size.”

ASRock X79 Extreme4 @ Motherboards.org

“Not only does this board look great but it performs really great as well. There really is much more to say. It delivers amazing performance for its price and it looks good while doing it. You can’t ask for much more than that. With an all-black PCB and connectors this board is sure to be used in a large variety of builds.”

ASUS Rampage IV Formula BF3 Edition @ HardwareOC

“As already touched on the Rampage Formula IV is a mixture of luxury and overclocking board. That is, do not be surprised that you get a very well-appointed board, which also possesses a number of OC features. There are 4 memory slots available, with up to 32GB DDR3 2400 (OC) can be fitted. Onboard reset, power switch and Clear CMOS are right next to it. Similarly, a debug LED display and numerous dip-switches for extreme OC attempts.”

BIOSTAR TPower X79 @ Legit Reviews

“As I just mentioned the BIOSTAR TPower X79 is the lowest cost motherboard that we have looked at for the Intel X79 chipset. We were comparing the BIOSTAR TPower X79 to boards like the ASUS Rampage IV Extreme, GIGABYTE GA-X79-UD7 and the ASRock X79 Extreme9 that we looked at last week.”

ASRock Fatal1ty Z68 Professional Gen3 @ MadShrimps

“The Z68 Fatal1ty Professional Motherboard from ASRock is an upgraded product from the same series, featuring a Digital PWM, XFast USB Technology, XFast LAN, V16+2 CPU Power Phases, no less than 6 USB 3.0 ports (4 rear and 2 for the front panel) and 6 SATA3, C.C.O., THX TruStudio, and the unique Fatal1ty Mouse Port, which allows us to set the desired mouse polling rate, up to 1000Hz.”

ECS A990FXM-A Black Series @ PureOC

“Today, we have EliteGroup’s new 990 chipset motherboard called the A990FXM-A Black Edition. EliteGroup has quietly emerged as a full line motherboard company in both AMD and Intel platforms. They may be the quiet guy on the block and may not be the best known, so let’s get ready to rumble and see what the ECS A990FXM-A Black Extreme has under the hood.”