SATA 6G

by Rafael Hernandez on August 12, 2010 · 0 comments

MSI Big Bang XPower motherboard picture

Multi-GPU setups are expensive, and sometimes a bit of a pain to set up with all sorts of driver finagling, but when you start to jump into the 3 graphics card and up range you’re staring at some might expensive motherboard options in order to get the most out of them. The MSI Big Bang […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on June 17, 2010 · 0 comments

The latest and greatest typically means it’s a few years off from hitting the mainstream so while the enthusiasts have been enjoying the hardware for over a year we’re finally starting to see an effort into pushing the older chipsets down to the affordable level. The ASUS P6X58D-E Xtreme Design Motherboard comes up big with […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on June 8, 2010 · 0 comments

Most top tier motherboard manufacturers sport feature parity when it comes to overclocking and stability so that leaves little else to compete with so added functionality is where most turn their attention towards. The GIGABYTE P55A-UD6 Motherboard brings along SATA 6G and USB3 functionality for those with super fast storage connectivity needs. HardOCP has the […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on February 3, 2010 · 0 comments

SATA 6Gbps support is one of those features enthusiasts have been clamoring for yet its shelf life is likely to be quite short. Storage interfaces rarely meet their full potential before another faster standard is released, thankfully at least one company is pushing their products into using SATA 600 before it goes away completely. The […]

Read more Micron Crucial RealSSD-C300 Solid State Drive brings on the SATA 6Gbps support

by Rafael Hernandez on November 23, 2009 · 0 comments

When Intel’s P55 chipset was released to compliment the LGA1156 series of processors there were quite a few issues with  support chipsets that were to bring USB 3.0 and SATA 6G connections to the masses so motherboard manufacturers decided to ship without them. It seems as if they’ve caught up now. The ASUS P7P55D-E Premium […]

Read more ASUS P7P55D-E Premium and Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD6 bring in USB 3.0 and SATA 6G support

by Rafael Hernandez on July 14, 2009 · 0 comments

SATA 6.0 Gb/s storage controllers from Marvel have been having something of a hard time keeping themselves stable so the introduction of 600MB/s SATA ports on motherboards, specifically the major Intel P55 launch over the coming months, appears to be…

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