Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Intel Motherboard 2

Hi everyone!

I will now briefly return to the world of Intel Motherboards as I had left the post incomplete last time. Today we will be talking about the LGA2011 socket and the LGA1155 (which contains both the Ivy Bridge and the Sandy Bridge.)

LGA2011


The LGA2011 is Intel's Enthusiast Extreme line of CPUs which represent what the Intel platform is truly capable of. The 2011 is also quad channel ram compatible and also supports PCI-E 3.0.

ASRock X79 Extreme6


One of ASRock's best selling 2011 motherboards, the Extreme6 comes with a host of good options and a very nifty color scheme. Supporting a maximum of 64GB Ram in a Quad Channel Setup, The Extreme6 also has 3 PCI-E 3.0 x16 slots. 5 Sata III connectors and 4 USB 3.0 connectors. Selling for $249.99.









Other Good ASRock Motherboards are :
Fatal1ty X79 Champion
X79 Extreme9



Gigabyte G1.Assassin2



The G1 series is Gigabyte's gaming motherboard series and as such is good at overclocking and also features a Creative CA20K2 chip which provides support for X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity and EAX Advanced HD 5.0 Supports a maximum of 32GB Ram with 3 PCI-E 3.0 x16 connectors, 4 Sata III and 2 USB3.0 connectors. Selling for $349.99.







ASUS Rampage IV Extreme



Another great motherboard from ASUS. Supports 64GB of Ram and 5 PCI-E 3.0 x 16 slots, 4 SATA III connectors and 4 USB3.0 connectors. You can never go wrong with ASUS! Selling for $429.99.













LGA1155


For a while now, one of the main complaints against Intel was that they would change their cpu socket with every new release which in turn prompted people to buy new motherboards thereby increasing their expenditure. Intel listened this and when it introduced the 3rd Generation of Intel CPUs, it kept them on the same socket type (LGA1155.)

ASRock Fatal1ty Z77 Professional


The Fatal1ty Professional is a rock solid motherboard which supports 32GB of Ram in Dual Channel mode, 2 PCI-E 3.0 x16 slots, 1 PCI-E 2.0 x16 slot, 6 SataIII connectors and 6 USB3.0 connectors. Retailing for $229.99.











Other good boards from ASRock are
Z77 Extreme9
Z77 Pro4-M (A Micro-ATX Board)



Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H



A good budget option from Gigabyte it supports 32GB of Ram, 1 PCI-E 3.0 x16 slot, 1 PCI-E 2.0 x16 slot, 2 Sata III Connectors and 4 USB3.0 connectors. Retailing for $119.99










Other good boards from Gigabyte are
G1.Sniper 3
GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB WiFi


ASUS Maximus V Gene



An amazing Micro ATX gaming board offering from ASUS. Supports 32GB Ram, 2 PCI-E 2.0 x16 slots , 4 SATA III connectors and 4 USB3.0 connectors. It also boasts a SupremeFX III audio chipset. Retailing for $209.99










Other good boards from ASUS are
P8Z77 WS
P8Z77-V LE
Sabertooth Z77

And there you have it folks! The latest, and in my view great motherboards for Intel. Next post I will talk about the 3rd Generation Intel Processors but until then,

Kiyoshi Out! ^_^

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