AnandTech has grabbed a nice large batch of hardware and tossed it against Intel’s Core 2 Duo “Conroe” CPU. The chip is a beast but you need the proper “read: high end” gear to power it correctly. A nice batch…
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Lost Circuits has a look at the awkwardly named Foxconn C51XEM2AA motherboard. It’s put together with the latest Nvidia nForce 590 SLI chipset with support for AMD’s AM2 processors. It’s targeted at the performance crowd and with the numbers it’s…
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The Tech Report has a look at a pair of motherboards based around the Nvidia nForce 590 SLI chipset. The AMD AM2 socket boards from Asus and Foxconn take different approaches in their feature sets making one a bit more…
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Phoronix has a look at the Tyan Tiger i7520SD S5365 motherboard. The board is designed for Intel’s low voltage “Sossaman” Xeons, or rebranded core duos to you and me. It’s another solid server motherboard from Tyan with the added bonus…
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DailyTech seems to believe that AMD’s AM2 socket will accept future AM3 socket CPUs. The newer CPUs are rumored to bring DDR3 memory support as well as other fancy performance enhancing technology. It’s good news for those that like to…
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The Tech Report has a look at two ATI CrossFire Xpress 3200 powered motherboards. The Abit AT8 32X and the DFI LANParty UT CFX3200-DR are prime examples of enthusiast motherboards crammed with some nifty features and that ever important CrossFire…
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PC Modding Malaysia has a look at the Thermalright HR-05 northbridge chipset heatsink. The northbridge has been getting quite a bit more power hungry as time has gone on and a cooler like this makes sense for many performance enthusiasts,…
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Continuing with the deluge of board reviews comes HardOCP with their look at the ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe. The AMD AM2 based motherboard crams on quite a few interesting features. Usually so many “nifty” additions end up causing system issues but…
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PCSTATS has a review of the Epox 9U1697 GLI ULi M1697 AMD Socket 939 motherboard. The board’s ULi chipset isn’t as well known as the Nvidia and ATIs of the world (although Nvidia has recently purchased the company) it’s a…
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CPU3D has a review of the abit AW8D motherboard. The company was thought to be in dire straits last year but with an opportune buy-out they’re ready to tackle the enthusiast market again. The Intel 975X powered board looks like…
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AnandTech has a look at the Foxconn C51-XEM2AA and Gigabyte GA-M59SLI-S5 AMD AM2 based motherboards. They both feature Nvidia’s nForce 590 SLI chipset and various levels of enthusiast features. An odd pair but they both perform well and sport features…
Read more Foxconn and Gigabyte AM2 Shootout
