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ASUS P9X79 WS Workstation @ Benchmark Reviews
“Generally when we here at Benchmark Reviews get a motherboard in to test, it’s aimed at a specific market: it might be an enthusiast-oriented motherboard for gaming, or a micro-ATX motherboard designed for a HTPC, or even just an inexpensive motherboard for users on a budget.”
ASUS P8H67-M Evo @ PCStats
“Beyond the stock Intel H67 feature set, ASUS’ P8H67-M Evo motherboard includes two USB 3.0 ports care of the uncommon ASmedia AS1040 controller, an IDE connector (that’s rare these days!), eSATA II port via the low end Marvell SE6111 controller, four different video outputs (any two of which can be used for dual-monitor set ups) and an assortment of ASUS-gimicks like GPU Boost, EPU and MemOK.”
Gigabyte Z68XP-UD4 @ Think Computers
“Intel’s Z68 chipset has been out for sometime now and it brings together some of the best features of Intel’s P67 and H67 chipsets. Today we are taking a look at another Intel Z68 motherboard, this time it is the Z68XP-UD4 from Gigabyte.”
Gigabyte X79-UD5 @ PureOC
“In terms of aesthetics and visuals, we think the Gigabyte X79-UD5 looks great with its black PCB and contrasting blue and gray color scheme. The board layout is very good, there’s ample space to work with, and we had no troubles with a behemoth Noctua NH-D14 air cooler.”
Sapphire PURE Black X79N @ TweakTown
“The company’s entry into the motherboard market hasn’t been a smooth one, even though, it started off well with the PURE Black X58. Following the X58 we saw the PURE Platinum P67 Hydra miss the mark. The release of the new AMD A75 chipset and the Sapphire PURE Platinum A75 saw the company again shine in the motherboard market.”
ASRock X79 Fatal1ty Professional @ Hardware Secrets
“ASRock has released eight motherboard models for the new socket 2011 platform, heavily betting that this platform will become more mainstream after Intel releases cheaper LGA2011 processors during this year. This time we will take a look at the X79 Fatal1ty Professional, with four PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots, six SATA-600 ports, eight USB 3.0 ports, and a special USB port with high polling rate for gaming mice.”
Biostar X79 TPower @ Motherboards.org
“To wrap this up let’s take another look at the board itself. It isn’t the prettiest or flashiest 2011 board out there, but I don’t think you’d be able to guess how powerful it is just by looking at it either.”
EVGA X79 FTW X79 Motherboard @ eTeknix
“Feature wise we see a whole range of options available with the 6 PCI-e lanes, SATA II and III interfaces, dual Gigabit LAN, a large array of front panel headers along the base of the board, degbug LED, and the tri-BIOS selection. The other little touches such as the 24-pin ATX connector that is at a right angle to the board, allowing for easier cable management in your case and the onboard power, reset and CMOS reset buttons just add to the selling factor.”
Sapphire Pure Black X79N @ Hardware Overclock
“Hardwareoverclock.com has just posted another review. Last week we have taken a look at the Sapphire Pure Black X79N motherboard. Maybe this board is the right one for your socket 2011 cpu. The most important themes in the review are the new Bios features and the overclocking properties.”
Gigabyte X79-UD5 @ Motherboards.org
“This new chipset has some very interesting features and comes with a very unusual design. One of the first things that you’ll notice when you take one of these out of the box is that there are ram slots on both sides of the CPU socket.”