LGA1366 motherboard

by Rafael Hernandez on September 8, 2011 · 0 comments

ASUS P6X58-E WS LGA1366 X58 Intel work station motherboard image

ASUS’ P6X58-E WS motherboard goes all out for those with a massive need for high bandwidth expansion. It takes Intel’s old fashioned X58 chipset, and its LGA 1366 processor support, and tacks on a NVIDIA nForce 200 chip to add quite a few extra PCI Express lanes so you can pile on quite a few […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on August 22, 2011 · 0 comments

Gigabyte X58-OC Intel LGA1366 motherboard image

Gigabyte’s X58-OC Motherboard marks a weird trend of revisiting an old platform for kicks. It’s joining the ASUS Rampage III Black Edition in taking one last stab at providing the absolute best tweaking, benching, and overclocking platform for those that enjoy pushing their processors to extremes. The board features four PCIe x16 slots with a pair […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on June 15, 2010 · 0 comments

You might be one of those weekend overclockers who likes a bit of that light tweaking where a 50% increase over stock clock rates is more than good enough but there are those that require so much more from their hardware. GIGABYTE’s X58A-UD9 Motherboard is blazing new performance trails while stamping its name at the […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on May 27, 2010 · 0 comments

Multiple graphics card setups are becoming increasingly popular given the improvement in driver quality and actual performance scaling in games. That just makes things all the more enticing to push into the triple and quad GPU territory. MSI’s Big Bang X58 XPower Motherboard can handle your many graphics card needs while also providing USB3 support […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 22, 2010 · 1 comment

High-powered motherboards are expected to push the limits of today’s top processors which strains a motherboard’s power regulation and chipset so extra cooling is generally needed. This just seems to be a bit overkill. The Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD7 Motherboard has an intricate heatpipe cooling system that just about covers all of the major chips on the […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 21, 2010 · 0 comments

Just because you see a whole host of advanced features on a motherboard doesn’t mean it’s tuned for the best performance possible. Design decisions that skimp on complexity can make you regret your high-end motherboard purchase. The ASRock X58 Extreme3 Motherboard prides itself on offering the fastest interface connections for its SATA3 and USB3 chips […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on February 28, 2010 · 0 comments

With all of the attention being given to the entry level Intel Core i7 and i5 processors it’s easy to overlook the insanely powerful set of features found on the LGA 1366 platform, thankfully some companies jolt us awake from time to time. The Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD7 Motherboard tacks on USB 3.0 and SATA 6G support […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on February 10, 2010 · 0 comments

Intel’s LGA1366 socket plays host to the company’s top of the line Core i7 processors and their triple channel memory capabilities so it’s no wonder that motherboard supporting the chips are usually quite pricey. The Jetway Kuroshio BI-600 motherboard hopes to change all of that with their budget option which manages to put up some […]

Read more Jetway Kuroshio BI-600 Intel X58 Motherboard touts a budget pricetag