kazuya
21.02.09, 22:10
With the recession fully in play, businesses have had to tone down their optimistic forecasts for revenue and profit for the next year or more. The problem with a recession where companies are failing, businesses are laying off more people than any time in history and banks are failing, the sales possibilities of a highly-priced new product are less than if there was no recession.
Intel's X58 chipset has been at the forefront of motherboards in the past month or so due to the release of Intel's new Core i7 CPU which introduces a new CPU interface, a new motherboard chipset and triple-channel memory interface which brings new memory bandwidth into the equation for the newest and greatest from Intel. The Core i7 launch has re-energized a market that has been stuck in LGA-775 hell for the last four years.
Gigabyte has built motherboards, video cards and other computer accessories for several years now including the EP45 Extreme and many others based upon every motherboard chipset on the market today. They have announced several motherboards based upon the X58 chipset, as time goes on new boards will likely be released with more features and performance. Today I'm reviewing the Gigabyte EX58-Extreme motherboard, Gigabyte's flagship motherboard for the X58 chipset.Review (http://www.motherboards.org/reviews/motherboards/1846_1.html)
* Ultra Durable 3 Technology
* Core i7 processor support
* DES
* 3 channel DDR3 2100 memory
* CrossfireX and SLI support
* 12+2+2 power phase design with VRD 11.1 support
* Hybrid Silent Pipe 2
* Hardware control IC
* 100% 50,000 hour lifespan Japanese solid capacitors
* Onboard Debug LED
* DualBIOS
* 2 Gigabit Ethernet LAN with Teaming
* Dolby Home Theater
* Power/reset/Clear CMOS buttons
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/5180/1846p23.jpg
Intel's X58 chipset has been at the forefront of motherboards in the past month or so due to the release of Intel's new Core i7 CPU which introduces a new CPU interface, a new motherboard chipset and triple-channel memory interface which brings new memory bandwidth into the equation for the newest and greatest from Intel. The Core i7 launch has re-energized a market that has been stuck in LGA-775 hell for the last four years.
Gigabyte has built motherboards, video cards and other computer accessories for several years now including the EP45 Extreme and many others based upon every motherboard chipset on the market today. They have announced several motherboards based upon the X58 chipset, as time goes on new boards will likely be released with more features and performance. Today I'm reviewing the Gigabyte EX58-Extreme motherboard, Gigabyte's flagship motherboard for the X58 chipset.Review (http://www.motherboards.org/reviews/motherboards/1846_1.html)
* Ultra Durable 3 Technology
* Core i7 processor support
* DES
* 3 channel DDR3 2100 memory
* CrossfireX and SLI support
* 12+2+2 power phase design with VRD 11.1 support
* Hybrid Silent Pipe 2
* Hardware control IC
* 100% 50,000 hour lifespan Japanese solid capacitors
* Onboard Debug LED
* DualBIOS
* 2 Gigabit Ethernet LAN with Teaming
* Dolby Home Theater
* Power/reset/Clear CMOS buttons
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/5180/1846p23.jpg