Published: 2011-11-14, Author: Dan , review by: legitreviews.com
If you are looking for a great motherboard to build an Intel Sandy Bridge-E machine around, the ASUS P9X79 Pro was incredibly easy to work with, was rock solid, and has a feature set that that will make many envious....
With a new enthusiast platform, it is easy to get caught in the hype of just how well a processor is when analyzing a motherboard. Part of my job is to communicate what I think about the motherboard to the readers and hopefully provide information as well...
Abstract: Intel is in a unique position in the market for ultra-high-end desktop PCs: it essentially has no competition. AMD hasn't priced a desktop processor far north of $300 in years, while Intel has been selling six-core Gulftown CPUs at up to a grand a pop. Wi...
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Published: 2011-11-01, Author: Tom , review by: overclock3d.net
Abstract: The second part of our X79 preview focuses on the P9X79 Pro. Considering that the vast majority of us haven't got the finances for something like the Rampage IV Extreme, nor the need for minute adjustments under sub-zero conditions. So the P9X79 Pro is li...
Abstract: Intel will be releasing the Intel X79 Express chipset next month and that means we'll start to see X79 motherboards with the new LGA 2011 socket hitting the market. ASUS today announced the companies Intel X79 Express motherbaord lineup and sent ove...
PCIe 3.0 suuport, Eight DIMM slots, Good UEFI BIOS, Overclocking potential, USB 3.0 boost technology, USB BIOS Flashback
Still a bit expensive
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Published: 2014-01-10, Author: Mark , review by: micromart.co.uk
Abstract: I've been looking to replace my Intel DX79SI motherboard for a while, because my concept of a decent mainboard appears to be separated from that of Intel by a country parsec. The obvious upgrade choice was the Asus P9X79 Pro motherboard, built to accept t...
Abstract: At the end of last year, Intel released its new generation high-end processors under the codename Sandy Bridge-E. The Core i7 3960X and 3930K feature six cores, up to 15 MB L3 cache, a quad channel DDR3 memory controller, and a PCI-Express 3.0 controll...
Abstract: With 40 lanes of PCIe 3.0 connectivity to host all of our high-bandwidth devices, LGA 2011 certainly qualifies as a premium processor interface. Today we examine seven X79-based motherboards that offer high-end features at a more palatable price. When ...
