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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.”
Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 @ OCInside
“The AM3+ board is based on the AMD 990FX chipset with SB950 southbridge and offers a total of six PCI Express slots, up to four USB3.0 ports, up to fourteen USB2.0 ports, six SATA3 ports, two eSATA3 port, one Gigabit LAN port and 7.1 sound over six analog sound connectors or digital sound over an optical SPDIF output connector.”
Intel DH67BL @ PCStats
“The microATX Intel DH67BL motherboard is equipped with one PCI Express 2.0 x16 videocard slot that runs with 16-lanes of bandwidth; rounding out the expansion slots are two PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots and one PCI slot. This MicroATX board has four 1.35v dual channel DDR3-1066/1333 memory slots which can accommodate up to 16GB of DDR3 RAM in 64-bit OS like Windows 7.”
Gigabyte G1.Assassin 2 @ Guru3D
“Gigabyte responded with a new BIOS very quickly, it seems that the older BIOS did not set any failsafe limitations. The new F7 BIOS will throttle down the CPU when subjected to extreme stress, to preserve and overheat the VRM. The board effected where: GA-X79-UD3, GA-X79-UD5, and G1.Assassin 2.”
ASRock Extreme9 @ SSD Review
“Today we are going to test the new X79 Extreme9 ASRock Motherboard in a variety of high powered benchmarks. This new high end enthusiast-class motherboard looks to set the tone for the high powered X79 overclocking segment and we are testing to see if it can live up to its reputation as the “Overclocking King”. Let’s fire up the test bench, and see what she has!”
Gigabyte GA-X79-UD5 @ TechPowerUp
“With a brand new BIOS designed around the AMI UEFI implementation, Gigabyte has a new mid-range overclocking master, clad nearly all in black. The GA-X79-UD5 recently hit the news with the recall of previous BIOS, and the introduction of a new BIOS that boasts some serious clocking abilities.”
Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD7-B3 @ PCStats
“This is a performance-oriented motherboard with a great set of gamer-friendly options, overclocking tools and extensive connectivity list in a hefty matt-black package that looks fantastic. Built around the Intel P67 B3-stepping and nVidia nF200 chipsets, this flagship Gigabyte motherboard has the extra PCI Express lanes that multi-videocard gaming systems demand.”
Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3 @ Hardware Look
“With the D3 board, it allows you to significant increase performance with the well known Intel® Smart Response Technology. The GA-Z68AP-D3 motherboard has mSATA drive connectors on this standard desktop PC motherboard. The GA-Z68AP-D3 board is integrated with GIGABYTE’s proprietary Touch BIOS™ technology. This D3 motherboard is stated ATX and just about makes the standards…”