MSI Z77A GD65 Preview @ Guru3D
“In this MSI Z77A GD65 motherboard preview we look at the hardware that will empower future Ivy bridge processors. Obviously we can’t share any in-depth details on the chipset or upcoming generation processor, but have a look at the pretty pictures. So here’s a quickie overview of what’s up and coming.”
ASUS Rampage IV Extreme @ OC Club
“For the gamer, there are the four PCIe 3.0 ready 16x slots that support both NVIDIA’s Quad SLI along with AMD’s Quad CrossFireX configurations at 16x/8x/8x/8x, to get the most out of the available graphics horsepower that can potentially be installed. Adding a fourth card limits availability of the connectivity at the bottom of the PCB, but there are sacrifices to be made for four video cards.”
ASUS Intel Z77 Motherboard Preview @ LegitReviews
“ASUS recently allowed us to take a look at their upcoming motherboards that uses the Intel 7-series chipset and supports the 3rd generation Intel Core processor. Read on to see what innovative ideas the hardware engineering team over at ASUS has come up with for this new motherboard series. If you’ve been waiting on Intel to release their upcoming 22nm ‘Ivy Bridge’ processors, this is a must read!”
MSI X79A-GD65 (8D) @ PC Perspective
“There is always a steep price with upgrading to the newest processors and motherboards, and this is where the X79A-GD65 (8D) may have difficulties against other competitively-priced offerings from Gigabyte and ASUS. Users with deep pockets won’t blink an eye at dropping $300 on a motherboard, but combine that with purchasing quad-channel memory and an i7-3820 and the entire upgrade could cost close to $800 for only three components.”