Thursday, 08 March 2012 16:31

ASUS 7-Series and 2P-LGA2011 Motherboards Get Detailed

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ASUS 7-Series and 2P-LGA2011 Motherboards Get Detailed

ASUS also took the opportunity to showcase its 7-series based motherboards at the recent CeBIT 2012 event. The lineup includes the company’s ROG and TUF series enthusiast 7-series motherboards for Intel LGA1155 CPUs. At the same time, the company’s workstation grade dual processor motherboard for Intel Xeon CPUs, the Z9PE-D8 WS has now been made official.

Friday, 24 February 2012 14:53

ASRock Unleashes the Fatal1ty X79 Professional Motherboard

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ASRock Unleashes the Fatal1ty X79 Professional Motherboard

ASRock has released its top of the line motherboard for Intel’s Sandy Bridge-E LGA2011 processors, the Fatal1ty X79 professional motherboard. The motherboard comes in the ATX form factor and features premium Gold caps (2.5 x longer life time), 100% Japan-made high-quality conductive Polymer capacitors and loads of overclocking features and expansion slots that can draw out the true potential of Intel’s Sandy Bridge-E platform.

Monday, 13 February 2012 09:02

Thermalright Preparing Mammoth CPU Cooler for Sandy Bridge-E

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Thermalright Preparing Mammoth CPU Cooler for Sandy Bridge-E

Thermalright announced its upcoming tower type CPU cooler for Intel’s Sandy Bridge-E. Based on the Silver Arrow model released in 2010, the Silver Arrow SB-E features two large aluminum fin stacks, eight 6mm copper heatpipes and a 140mm and 150mm fans.

Friday, 10 February 2012 09:55

Prolimatech Working on Two New LGA2011 CPU Cooler Designs

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Prolimatech Working on Two New LGA2011 CPU Cooler Designs

Prolimatech, a known manufacturer of tower type CPU cooler is now working on two new unconventional CPU cooler designs for Intel’s LGA2011 platform that features the enthusiast grade Sandy Bridge-E CPUs.

Wednesday, 18 January 2012 02:55

ASUS Officially Launches the Rampage IV GENE LGA2011 mATX Motherboard

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ASUS Officially Launches the Rampage IV GENE LGA2011 mATX Motherboard

Previewed along with the rest of the ROG boards late last year, ASUS has now launched the much awaited last member of its ROG motherboard lineup for the Sandy Bridge-E LGA2011 platform, the Rampage IV GENE. Based on the Intel X79 express chipset, the board comes packed with a full set of overclocking tools and exclusive features found on all ASUS ROG motherboards.

Wednesday, 11 January 2012 04:27

ASUS Showcased its Z9PE-D8 WS Dual Socket Mobo at CES

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ASUS Showcased its Z9PE-D8 WS Dual Socket Mobo at CES

ASUS has a treat for the most extreme of enthusiasts as the leading motherboard manufacturer has now showcased its dual socket LGA2011 motherboard at the CES event at Las Vegas.

Thursday, 05 January 2012 08:59

Scythe Updates Big Shuriken 2 Rev. B CPU Cooler with LGA2011 Support

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Scythe Updates Big Shuriken 2 Rev. B CPU Cooler with LGA2011 Support

Scythe has announced an update to its Big Shuriken 2 Rev. B CPU cooler. The low-profile cooler now comes with support for Intel’s LGA2011 socket design for Sandy Bridge-E processors.

Tuesday, 13 December 2011 02:01

Intel Core i7-3960X and i7-3930K C2 Stepping Coming in January

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Intel Core i7-3960X and i7-3930K C2 Stepping Coming in January

It has now been reported that Intel’s recently launched Sandy Bridge-E processors, the Core i7-3960X and i7-3930K will have their new revisions arrive by January of next year. The new revision, the C2 stepping fixes the VT-d hardware virtualization issue that came with the first batch of processors that got released back in mid-November.

Wednesday, 16 November 2011 02:35

Asus Launches its Complete X79 Motherboard Lineup

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Asus Launches its Complete X79 Motherboard Lineup

Asus has announced its complete motherboard lineup for the new Sandy Bridge-E platform from Intel that includes the P9X79 Series, the ROG Rampage IV Extreme, the TUF SABERTOOTH X79, and the professional P9X79 WorkStation Series. All motherboards are based on the X79 chipset and carry with them the new LGA2011 socket design for the new processors.

Tuesday, 15 November 2011 05:26

Corsair Launches New Quad-Channel Memory Kits Lineup

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Corsair Launches New Quad-Channel Memory Kits Lineup

Corsair has announced its support for the new Sandy Bridge-E platform with the release of its full line of quad-channel memory modules ranging from 8GB kits all the way up to 32GB kits that are all optimized for the new Core i7 processors with LGA2011 socket design.

Tuesday, 15 November 2011 04:44

Intel’s DX79SI Extreme Series Motherboard Gets Detailed

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Intel’s DX79SI Extreme Series Motherboard Gets Detailed

Intel has thrown in its own X79 motherboards for its latest flagship processors, the Sandy Bridge-E and now we get a detailed look at one of them, the DX79SI courtesy of the folks over at VR-Zone who were able to get their hands on one.

Monday, 14 November 2011 11:54

EVGA Announces New LGA2011 Mounting Kit for its SuperClock CPU Cooler

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EVGA Announces New LGA2011 Mounting Kit for its SuperClock CPU Cooler

EVGA may not be that known when it comes to CPU cooler products but the company does have them and one such product is the SuperClock tower type CPU cooler that has now gained a new mounting kit that makes it compatible with Intel’s Sandy Bridge-E processors and the LGA2011 socket design.

Monday, 14 November 2011 09:54

MSI Serves Up its Own Official X79 Motherboard Lineup

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MSI Serves Up its Own Official X79 Motherboard Lineup

The first wave of the X79 series of motherboards for Intel’s Sandy Bridge-E LGA2011 processors are starting to hit like storm and MSI is not letting the others beat it into showcasing its own offerings for the new enthusiast platform as it now announces its official lineup of X79 series of motherboards that includes the X79A-GD65 (8D), X79A-GD65, X79A-GD45, and X79MA-GD45.

Wednesday, 09 November 2011 14:24

MSI Showcases its Big Bang XPower II X79 Motherboard

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MSI Showcases its Big Bang XPower II X79 Motherboard

MSI has published in their Facebook page the first pictures of their top of the line motherboard, the Big Bang XPower II that is based on the X79 chipset and made to house Intel’s upcoming enthusiast grade Sandy Bridge-E processors.

Tuesday, 08 November 2011 11:34

Cooler Master Announces Free LGA2011 Bracket Upgrade

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Cooler Master Announces Free LGA2011 Bracket Upgrade

Sandy Bridge-E is almost upon us and Cooler Master wants its loyal customers to be prepared for the coming hence, the company has announced that it will be giving out free LGA2011 brackets to the owners of its Hyper 212 Plus and Hyper 212 EVO.

Monday, 07 November 2011 14:05

Gigabyte’s “3D BIOS” Interface Makes Configuring Easier

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Gigabyte’s “3D BIOS” Interface Makes Configuring Easier

The UEFI interface has already been adapted in almost all of the modern motherboards of today and with manufacturers aiming to stand out from the rest of the competition many variations and customizations are being made.

Monday, 07 November 2011 13:24

MSI X79MA-GD45 Micro-ATX Motherboard Detailed

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MSI X79MA-GD45 Micro-ATX Motherboard Detailed

MSI is sure to throw its own micro-ATX motherboard for the LGA2011 Sandy Bridge-E processors and proof of that is the X79MA-GD45 motherboard that as of now is only the second board in the micro-ATX form factor to be confirmed for the upcoming processors from Intel apart from ASRock’s X79 Extreme4-M.

Friday, 04 November 2011 01:47

Noctua Introduces Special Edtition NH-D14 CPU Cooler for LGA2011

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Noctua Introduces Special Edtition NH-D14 CPU Cooler for LGA2011

Celebrating the upcoming release of Intel’s Sandy Bridge-E LGA2011 processors, Noctua has decided to throw in a special edition of its award winning NH-D14 CPU cooler. The new version comes by the name SE2011 and comes equipped with Noctua's SecuFirm2 mounting system for LGA2011 as well as dual PWM fan configuration.

Wednesday, 02 November 2011 14:30

X79 Exteme4 Completes ASRock’s LGA2011 Motherboard Lineup

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X79 Exteme4 Completes ASRock’s LGA2011 Motherboard Lineup

ASRock’s LGA2011 lineup becomes complete with the emergence of the X79 Exteme4 motherboard that adapts the same gold and black theme including the active fan-heatsink found over the chipset itself that have recently become a trademark of the company’s motherboards for the new Intel platform.

Wednesday, 02 November 2011 02:01

ASRock’s Top of the Line X79 Extreme9 Motherboard Joins the Competition

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ASRock’s Top of the Line X79 Extreme9 Motherboard Joins the Competition

ASRock is looking to join the top boys offering the best LGA2011 enthusiast grade motherboard with its own bet, the X79 Extreme9 motherboard that comes fully packed with features starting with the high-grade PWM circuitry with two 8-pin EPS connectors that powers the CPU, a full array of eight DDR3 DIMMS and a total of five PCI-Express 3.0 x16 slots.

Tuesday, 01 November 2011 14:11

ASRock’s X79 Extreme4-M is the First LGA2011 mATX Motherboard

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ASRock’s X79 Extreme4-M is the First LGA2011 mATX Motherboard

ASRock has showcased the first micro-ATX motherboard for Sandy Bridge-E LGA2011 processors to surface in the form of the X79 Extreme4-M motherboard that although is small in size, still packs a hefty number of X79 motherboard features.

Tuesday, 01 November 2011 03:22

ECS X79R-AX Black Extreme Motherboard Gets Detailed

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ECS X79R-AX Black Extreme Motherboard Gets Detailed

Elitegroup Computer System’s upcoming X79R-AX Black Extreme motherboard for Intel Sandy Bridge-E may not look like much but is really one of the company’s high-end offerings for the upcoming LGA2011 platform and just like any high-end product, it comes fully packed with features.

Friday, 28 October 2011 11:19

Gigabyte X79 UD3 and UD5 Motherboards Get Detailed

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Gigabyte X79 UD3 and UD5 Motherboards Get Detailed

New motherboards for the Intel Sandy Bridge-E LGA2011 processors have surfaced and this time the goodies come from Gigabyte. The motherboards in the spotlight are the GA-X79-UD3 and the GA-X79-UD5 that will be part of the company’s main offering for the platform.

Thursday, 27 October 2011 03:25

AIDA64 v2.00 Now Available for Download

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AIDA64 v2.00 Now Available for Download

The AIDA64 Extreme Edition 2.00 and AIDA64 Business Edition 2.00 software are now available for download bringing new features and improvements. AIDA64 is a streamlined diagnostic and benchmarking tool with the Business Edition offering additional network management solutions for small and medium scale enterprises.

Thursday, 27 October 2011 01:31

EVGA X79 FTW Motherboard Smiles for the Camera

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EVGA X79 FTW Motherboard Smiles for the Camera

It’s raining motherboards for Intel’s Sandy Bridge-E LGA2011 processors as another one surfaces to join the lineup and this time it’s EVGA’s standard ATX form factor, the X79 FTW motherboard that makes use of 100% POSCAP capacitor design instead of the conventional cylindrical conductive polymer capacitors in able to gain better performance and reliability even during overclocking.

Wednesday, 26 October 2011 12:13

Asus TUF Sabertooth X79 and P9X79 Deluxe Completes the Lineup

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Asus TUF Sabertooth X79 and P9X79 Deluxe Completes the Lineup

Asus’ ROG Rampage IV Extreme got detailed a little earlier and now two other boards, the TUF Sabertooth X79 and the P9X79 Deluxe has joined the scene as they too gets pictured and detailed completing the high-end motherboard lineup of Asus for the Sandy Bridge-E LGA2011 processors.

Wednesday, 26 October 2011 03:30

ASUS ROG Rampage IV Extreme LGA2011 Motherboard is a Beast

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ASUS ROG Rampage IV Extreme LGA2011 Motherboard is a Beast

Gamers rejoice! Asus ROG (Republic of Gamers) Rampage IV Extreme motherboard for Intel’s LGA2011 processors based on the X79 chipset is almost ready to be unleashed as revealed by the first images and details to surface. So many features were thrown in to the flagship motherboard that this could very well be one of the best enthusiast motherboards ever made.

Monday, 24 October 2011 02:51

EVGA Teases Enthusiasts with Details of its Upcoming SR3 Motherboard

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EVGA Teases Enthusiasts with Details of its Upcoming SR3 Motherboard

EVGA is looking to dominate the high-end motherboard manufacturing competition as it now reveals the first details of its SR3 (Super Record 3) E-ATX motherboard that boasts not only one but two LGA2011 sockets that can house 2P capable Intel Xeon series of processors.

Friday, 21 October 2011 02:45

Noctua Will Upgrade Your Old CPU Cooler for Free

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Noctua Will Upgrade Your Old CPU Cooler for Free

Noctua brings delight to its customers with the announcement of a free upgrade of the company’s CPU coolers with the latest NM-I2011 mounting kit for the Intel LGA2011 socket of Intel’s Sandy Bridge-E processors.

Friday, 21 October 2011 02:27

MSI X79A-GD65 8D Motherboard Gets Pictured

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MSI X79A-GD65 8D Motherboard Gets Pictured

Another one of MSI’s motherboard has been seen smiling for the camera and it goes by the name X79A-GD65 8D and as its name suggest, is based on Intel’s X79 chipset that will cater to the upcoming Sandy Bridge-E LGA2011 processors.