EVGA Unveils Three Z68-Based Motherboards

EVGA August 7, 2011 0 comments Motherboards

Enthusiast component manufacturer, EVGA, has finally unveiled their Z68 motherboard line-up, which includes three unique motherboards across four separate SKUs. At the high-end we have the Z68 FTW, which comes either on its own or in a premium package with EVGA’s EVGauge and ECP V4 accessories. We also have the Z68 SLI and it’s mATX [...]

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ASUS Packs Two GTX 580 GPUs Into Their MARS II Graphics Card

ASUS August 5, 2011 0 comments News

Photos of ASUS’ upcoming MARS II graphics card have been released and we must say that this has to be the most ridiculously awesome graphics card we have ever seen. The MARS II features two GTX 580 GPUs on the same custom PCB with 3GB of DDR5 memory and a whopping 19-phase VRM. The custom cooler requires three [...]

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GIGABYTE’s G1 Sniper 2 Z68 Motherboard Features PCI Express 3.0

GIGABYTE August 5, 2011 0 comments Motherboards

Just over a month ago, we shared some news regarding GIGABYTE’s upcoming G1 Sniper 2 motherboard, which features their “killer” design with a black PCB with green accents and heat-sinks styled after components from various weaponry. Well, the same folks over at VR-Zone have broken some more news on this fine-looking motherboard – it features [...]

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AMD Preparing OEM-Only Triple-Core “Bulldozer” CPU

AMD August 4, 2011 0 comments CPUs

We may be just a couple of months away from the upcoming launch of AMD’s Bulldozer-based FX-Series desktop CPUs that will be available in four, six and eight-core flavours, but we have an interesting tidbit to share. Toady, according to a rumour shared by Softpedia, it looks like there may be a three-core variant that will [...]

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AMD Server Roadmap Reveals 20-Core CPUs in 2012

AMD August 2, 2011 0 comments CPUs

At Motherboard News we often focus on the consumer market, but the truth is that many desktop CPU have a lot of similarities to their server-oriented counterparts and as such, it is often relevant news. Well, we are soon expecting AMD’s “Bulldozer” CPUs to hit the market, with “Zambezi” representing the desktop market and “Interlagos” [...]

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NVIDIA’s “Kepler” GPUs to Support More than Two Displays

NVIDIA August 2, 2011 1 comment Other Hardware

In recent years, NVIDIA and AMD have been in a back-and-forth battle when it comes to graphics card features. Currently, NVIDIA brings 3D Vision to the table, while AMD’s big selling point is it multi-display support with their Eyefinity technology. Well, as it turns out, NVIDIA’s upcoming “Kepler” GPUs will reportedly support more than two displays [...]

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Another Sandy Bridge-E Extreme Edition CPU Before the End of the Year?

July 27, 2011 0 comments CPUs

A few days ago we published an article with regards to Intel’s upcoming Sandy Bridge-E flagship CPU, the Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition which, according to new reports, may be replaced just weeks after it’s launched. According to a recent post a WCCF Tech, the Core i7-3980X Extreme Edition, which is rumoured to feature a stock clock [...]

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MSI Reveals Two More Z68 Motherboards

MSI July 26, 2011 0 comments Motherboards

MSI has been on a roll with their Z68 motherboards and after two more were announced today, they have a total of ten motherboards using Intel’s Z68 chipset and three equipped with PCI Express 3.0. Today, MSI revealed the relatively low-end Z68A-G43 (B3) and the mid-range Z68A-GD55 (G3), which features PCI Express 3.0. For all [...]

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ASRock Unveils Their Mini-ITX-Sized Z68M-ITX/HT Motherboard

ASRock July 25, 2011 0 comments Motherboards

It’s not terribly often that a high-end chipset, such as Intel’s Z68, makes its way to so many mini-ITX motherboards, but for some reason we keep seeing more and more! We have already taken a look at Z68 mini-ITX motherboards from Zotac, ASUS and Sapphire, but now we have one from the likes of ASRock [...]

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AMD’s Plans for 2012

AMD July 25, 2011 3 comments Chipsets

A little over a month ago, we published an article regarding AMD’s plans into 2012. Well, thanks to the folks over at Zol.com.cn, those plans have been largely confirmed, with far more details, thanks to a leaked slide from AMD.

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