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MSI 870A Fuzion Power Edition @ Vortez

“Unlike the Crosshair IV Extreme the Fuzion is relatively affordable too – certainly a viable core component for a very high end gaming system. I can imagine many users prepared to stick by their AMD quad and hex cores choosing a board like this to eek out that extra perfromance.”

ASUS P8P67 @ FutureLooks

“The P8P67 ability to overclock is quite impressive. It makes very efficient use of the CPU offset voltages quickly pushing the 4.8GHz barrier and nearly matching its bigger EVO sibling. Granted, it might take a little more from supported component voltages, but it’s a further testament to ASUS’ DIY user continuity initiative.”

ASUS Rampage III Black Edition @ HardOCP

“Overclocking the ASUS Rampage III Black Edition was actually very easy despite the fact I’ve become spoiled by P67 and Z68 boards as of late. Of course I went ahead and disabled the CPU and PCIe spread spectrum settings and then disabled all the unnecessary CPU features such as C1E support, Execute Disable, turbo mode, C-States, and Speedstep.”

ASRock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 @ Vortez

“The Extreme4 Gen3 comes with a large portion of features that many enthusiasts will be thankful for. Features like onboard power switches/reset CMOS, LED debug, graphical UEFI and of course the expected features native to Intel Z68 like USB3.0, SATAIII (6Gbps), Intel Smart Response and video outputs via HDMI, DVI and VGA.”

Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD4 @ PCStats

“This is a mainstream ATX motherboard with a great set of workstation features and connectivity, all on a sleek matt-black PCB that looks fantastic in black computer chassis. The board supports 32nm socket LGA1155 2nd Generation Intel Core i3/i5/i7 2xxx-series ‘SandyBridge’ processors, such as the Core i5 2500K, and can handle dual graphics cards.”

ASUS M5A97 EVO @ Motherboards.org

“To sum it up this board has actually surpassed my expectations. For a board to give this type of performance in its price range is pretty amazing. Asus have once again demonstrated why they dominate the motherboard market.”

Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 @ PCStats

“On the all important videocard front there are two options – integrated graphics via the board’s HDMI/Display Port/DVI-D/Analog video outputs, or PCI Express based discrete graphics cards. In terms of videocards, the GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 motherboard will handle one PCI Express 2.0 x16 videocard in x16 mode or a pair of nVidia Geforce / ATI Radeon videocards in SLI or Crossfire, in x8/x8 mode.”

Asus Maximus IV Extreme @ NinjaLane

“In this review we will be looking at the ASUS Republic of Gamers Maximus IV Extreme motherboard.  This is a P67 based board that currently shares the top of the line spot with the Maximus iV Extreme-Z.  Both motherboards share a similar design and, aside from the obvious chipset changes, should be almost identical.”

Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD @ PCStats

“In terms of videocard support, the GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD motherboard will accommodate one PCI Express 2.0 x16 videocard in x16 mode or a pair of nVidia Geforce / ATI Radeon videocards in SLI or Crossfire, in x8/x8 mode. Crucially, Gigabyte equipped the GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD with one onboard HDMI video output (to 1920×1200 resolution) so the Intel HD 3000/2000 integrated graphics core of ‘SandyBridge’ processors can be utilized.”

Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD7 @ HardwareLook

“It seems to me that Gigabyte have seen what people really want from a new motherboard and created a product to fit in that gap perfectly, yes the cost is a little high but it is entirely justifiable as all the comparable boards from competitors are lacking the looks and the features that this product offers.”