ASUS Rampage IV Extreme @ PureOC
“ASUS, known in the industry to manufacture motherboards for a variety of budgets and needs, has released the flagship Republic of Gamers (ROG) Rampage IV Extreme. The Republic of Gamers branding continues the trend of cutting edge engineering, features, and performance. We expect big things from this motherboard, so let’s dive and see what it can do.”
ASUS Rampage IV Gene @ Bjorn3D
“We were expecting decent performance from the Rampage IV Gene as it is a ROG board, but we never expected the performance it delivered. Granted it does not overclock as high as the Extreme board, but to anyone who understands the sheer power delivered by the Extreme board would not be surprised by this.”
ASUS Sabertooth Z77 Preview @ Guru3D
“We preview the ASUS Sabertooth Z77 TUF. Z77 is of course the Intel chipset for the upcoming Ivy bridge based processors. These motherboards will have a slightly altered feature set and thus support them new upcoming apples from Intel. Good to know however is that Z77 also supports Sandy Bridge Socket 1155 based processors, that’s right your favorite Core i5 2500K and Core i7 2600K will be perfect for these motherboards as well.”
A Look at ASUS’ Z77 Mobo Features @ TechGage
“During a meeting with ASUS last week, we were given the run-down of what we can expect to see from the company’s upcoming Z77-based motherboards – and wow, is there a lot to cover. We’re taking a look at features for three particular models here, including the RoG Maximus V GENE, Sabertooth Z77 and P8Z77-V.”
MSI Big Bang XPower II @ Legit Reviews
“With the Big Bang moniker the MSI Big Bang XPower II has a lot to live up to, after all that is (arguably) how the universe was created. Since the XPower II is from MSI we expected nothing but the best, and they have delivered today!”
MSI X79A-GD65 (8D) @ OC Club
“It seems my 3960X is limited to just under 4.8Ghz and the X79A-GD65 was able to get me there without too much work. Just the same standard for the Sandy Bridge platform: bump the multiplier, tweak the bclock, set the volts, and go! Simple! If that little bit of work is just too much to tweak, there is MSI’s fully functional OC Genie II One-touch overclocking tool.”
ECS H67H2-M Black Edition @ PCStats
“On the review bench today PCSTATS tests the ECS H67H2-M Black Edition microATX motherboard, built on the Intel H67 B3-stepping chipset and supporting socket LGA1155 Intel 2nd Generation Core i3/i5/i7 2xxx-series 32nm Sandy Bridge processors. The Intel H67 chipset makes it possible to output HD video content via HDMI or Display Port to a big screen HDTV, or hook up dual LCD displays over Analog VGA and DVI monitor connections.”
MSI Big Bang XPower II @ TBreak
“Carrying the Big Bang moniker, the new XPower II motherboard is quite obviously an ATX sized monstrosity, but the packaging seems deceptively mid-sized. The glossy gold and black color scheme looks really nice, without looking overly flashy. It somehow reminds me of the design aesthetics of Deus Ex: Human Revolution.”
MSI X79A-GD65 (8D) @ PureOC
“We are hoping you still have an appetite for more information, because we’re looking at the MSI X79A-GD65 8D, which is the latest in a busy marketplace that we’re examining, and we think it has some serious promise.”
Biostar TH67XE @ PCStats
“The powerful socket LGA1155 Sandy Bridge processor may have the integrated graphics core, but it’s the Intel H67 chipset which makes it possible to output HD video content via HDMI and Display Port to a big screen HDTV. The TH67XE can also support a couple LCD monitors for a cost effective dual screen office PC. The only thing this board really cannot do… is overclock.”