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ASUS delayed the release of the Maximus VI Formula till after Computex 2013. We got a glimpse of the board at the ASUS booth and it looked at first glance like a TUF/ROG hybrid. The ROG series are renown as high end motherboards, stunning looks and high performance; however not engineered solely for gamers, but the enthusiast and extreme overclockers get their sweets too. Usually the ROG series had 3 members: the mATX Gene, the midrange Formula and the flagship, the Extreme board. With the Z87 series, ASUS throws an entry level priced ROG in the mix with the Maximus VI Hero board and even a mITX board, the Impact. The Hero is comparable as being the vanilla board of the Republic of Gamers line up. The small mATX Gene VI gives those with small cases the option to install a top class motherboard; the Formula for those that seek a full ATX board packed with features, yet still at an affordable price level. The flagship Extreme board is the most expensive and targeted at those that want either the best of the best or the ultimate board that can push the envelope, no matter the cooling method used.
Manufacturers have been hard at work creating products based on the ION and today we have two different approaches on our test bench. The first is from ASRock and is a full prebuilt system and the second, from Zotac, is a motherboard/CPU combination which allows the end user to build a machine to their specifications. Today we will be looking at the pros and cons of both to find out which is best.
Now that Intel's finally released the Z68 chipset, motherboard vendors are scrambling to meet the demand. With the odd restrictions of the P67 and H67 chipsets removed, the Z68 allows users to make use of Sandy Bridge integrated graphics as well as overclock their processors. Add Lucid's Virtu software for intelligent switching between the integrated GPU and a video card and Intel's Smart Response Technology for using an SSD as an intelligent cache for your main hard disk, and the features and advantages of a Z68 motherboard become very attractive. Benchmark Reviews looks at MSI's Z68A-GD80 motherboard in this review. MSI builds it with "military class" components, but does this make any real-world difference? Let's find out.
Today we have one of the first high end P67 based boards on our test bench. With their Maximus IV Extreme ASUS hope to deliver a board which exceeds anything else on the market and we will be testing it in a selection of synthetic and real world tests to establish how good it is.
The Z77 OC Formula is one of the high performance motherboards from ASRock, was built in cooperation with the well-known overclocker Nick Shih and features a 12 + 4 VRM design covered by a massive waterblock/heatsink, an 8-layer PCB, measuring points, plenty of thermal sensors and more. What we also like about this board is the fact that they have removed the legacy components like Floppy/IDE interfaces along with the PCI slots, in order to have a clean motherboard PCB design in the end.
Die kompakte Mini-ITX-Plattform ist in den letzten Jahren zu einer echten Alternative zu größeren Formaten herangereift und wer sich heutzutage für ein Mini-ITX-Mainboard entscheidet, muss weder bei der Ausstattung noch bei der Leistung Verzicht üben. Ein Paradebeispiel hierfür ist unser heutiger Testkandidat, das ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe.
Selbstverständlich bietet auch Gigabyte direkt ab dem Release von Intels Ivy Bridge passende Platinen an. Auch werdendarunter wieder designierte High-End Ableger zu finden sein. Doch sollte man auch mal einen Blick abseits der Eye-Catcher wagen und die vermeintlichenBudget-Platinen betrachten. Mit dem Gigabyte Z77MX-D3H hat uns der Hersteller eines dieser Mainboards zukommen lassen. Gespannt war man also, ob derPreis-Leistungsableger auch wirklich diesen Titel verdient hat. Die Auflösung gibt’s im nachfolgendenTestbericht.
Just over a week ago we looked at our first Llano motherboard which came from GIGABYTE in the form of the A75-UD4H. It looked good, but until we're able to throw our AMD APU into it, we won't know the full potential of both the board and the platform. While we're still a few days away from the NDA lifting on the APU itself, ASUS has lifted the NDA on their motherboard today which gives us the opportunity to give you a preview of what exactly they're offering.
Heute wollen wir die lange Pause beenden und stellen euch ein weiteres Mainboard für Sockel FM1 vor. ASUS hat uns mit einer µATX-Platine versorgt, die über die üblichen vier USB-3.0-Anschlüsse hinausgeht und bietet auf dem F1A75-M Pro sechs dieser schnellen Verbindungen. Eine gute Gelegenheit für uns, die Geschwindigkeit des in den A75-Chipsatz integrierten USB-3.0-Controllers zu vergleichen. Außerdem bietet ASUS bei dem Mainboard die Möglichkeit zum einfachen Übertakten und eine erweiterte Energiesparfunktion EUP an. Was sich genau dahinter verbirgt, könnt ihr auf den folgenden Seiten lesen.
The introduction of a new platform is always a rather secretive affair but as the i5 launch date nears, P55 chipset motherboard previews are coming through thick and fast. Although whispers of high overclocks and unrivalled performance are usually rumoured with a new socket, the i5 series seems to appeal more to the average user as a mid range CPU rather than full out performance for hardcore enthusiasts that the i7 can provide.
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