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ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z @ Hardware Secrets

“We are going to take a look at the highest-end socket 1155 motherboard from ASUS, the Maximus IV Extreme-Z, which offers four PCI Express x16 slots supporting high speeds and a myriad of advanced options for the extreme enthusiast. We already wrote about its predecessor Maximus IV Extreme, which has pretty much the same features, but uses the Intel P67 chipset.”

MSI Big Bang XPower II @ TweakTown

“While the motherboard side of things has been a bit quieter recently, a couple of good looking ones have arrived that we need to get stuck into. While it looks like the video card market isn’t going to slow down any time soon, the motherboard market on the other hand is about to go into overdrive as we see the launch of the Intel Z77 Express Ivy Bridge platform soon.”

Gigabyte X79-UD3 @ Think Computers

“Gigabyte’s lineup of Intel X79 or Sandy Bridge-E motherboards is only made up of four boards.  For gamers there is the G1 Assassin 2, X79-UD7-OC for overclockers, and X79-UD5 for enthusiasts.  This brings us to the X79-UD3 which is Gigabyte’s entry-level and least expensive Intel X79 motherboard coming it at $249.  Sandy Bridge-E is Intel’s high-end platform and the X79 chipset is much improved over its P67/Z68 counterparts.”

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.”