Here is good news for all DIY PC builders, because ASUS has finally rolled out the new Crosshair IV Extreme Republic of Gamers motherboard. This mainboard boasts AMD’s 890FX chipset with user friendly overclocking features. The ASUS Crosshair IV Extreme motherboard also adopts the CrossLinx3 technology, allowing you to mix and match multiple graphics cards from both nVidia and ATI. Other important specs include a couple of SATA 3Gb ports, 6 SATA 6Gb ports, Bluetooth, two external SATA 3Gb ports, an Intel Gigabit LAN and up to 16GB of DDR3 RAM. [Ubergizmo]
ASUS comes back to the high-end PC motherboard market by releasing the new ASUS Rampage III Formula. Based on the Intel X58 chipset, this motherboard is compatible with Intel’s new Core i7 processors, supports six DDR3 DIM slots and three PCIe x16 slots. The ASUS Rampage III Formula motherboard also adopts the company’s X-Fi2 SupremeFX audio system and supports USB 3.0 connectivity, Ethernet and up to 24GB of RAM. No word on pricing or availability at this time. [Slashgear]
ASUS has just released some shots of their new Immensity Concept Motherboard along with a couple of details to tease you a bit for now. The board will feature a Lucid Hydra chipset and ATI Radeon 5000 Series GPU along with some USB 3.0 ports. For storage there will be six SATA 3 Gbps ports as well as two more SATA 6Gbps ports. Throw a handful of PCIe slots in and you’re looking at a product that could satisfy even the most intense gamer. Let’s just hope that this concept becomes a reality. [SlashGear]
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The XPower is a high-end motherboard from the MSI Big Bang series with astonishing performance and reliability. This gaming mainboard is built with Military Class components that includes a Hi-c CAP (highly-conductive polymerized capacitor), Solid Cap (solid capacitor), and Icy Choke for longer lifespan, better thermal reliability, and stability. MSI’s Big Bang-XPower is the only recommended mainboard by THQ for experiencing Metro 2033, their blockbuster survival horror FPS. The MSI Big Bang-XPower supports the nVidia SLI and ATI CrossFireX for gaming sessions powered by up to four graphics cards. Each purchase of the Big Bang-XPower comes bundled with the Quantum Wave sound card that adopts the Creative EAX ADVANCED HD 5.0 and THX TruStudio PRO technology. [FarEastGizmos]
Here’s another upcoming AMD 890FX-based motherboard from ASRock, the 890FX Deluxe3. This new full ATX board supports for AM3 processors, and features an 8+2 phase power design, four DDR3-1800 memory slots, three PCIe x16 slots for CrossFireX configuration and comes with a hardware-based core unlocking feature. In terms of connectivity ports, it offers eight SATA 6.0 Gbps, four USB 3.0, eSATA, Gigabit Ethernet and 7.1 channel audio. The ASRock 890FX Deluxe3 will start shipping in the coming weeks for unannounced price yet. [XTReview]
The brand new Crosshair IV Formula motherboard from ASUS’ Republic of Gamers (ROG) is now available for purchase. Designed for gamers, the new Crosshair IV Formula motherboard uses the latest chipset architecture from AMD and supports Dual Channel DDR3 2000MHz RAM. This gaming motherboard also adopts the latest version of Turbo Key II, which is essentially an auto-tuning routine that will find favor with gamers who want optimal performance. The Crosshair IV Formula provides a host of storage options, including six SATA 6GB/s and three SATA 3GB/s, alongside two USB 3.0 ports. Additionally, this high-end motherboard also supports HD audio thanks to an integrated SupremeFX X-Fi, which is fully EAX 4.0 compliant. [Fareastgizmos]
ASUS has successfully developed a new technology that allows you to unlock extra CPU cores to unleash more power. The new ASUS M4A89 Series and AMD 800 chipset-based motherboards adopt the Core Unlocker technology, which unlocks latent cores on AMD CPUs. You just need to turn “On” a switch in the new M4A89 Series or press the number “4″ key during the power-on self test in existing M4 series motherboards. The new ASUS M4A89 motherboards support AMD Socket AM3 processors, up to 16GB DDR3 memory, 2 PCIe slots, ATI CrossFireX support, 8-ch HD audio, 6x Serial ATA 6Gb/s, 3x USB 3.0 ports, and 12x USB 2.0 ports. [CDR Info]
Asus has officially unveiled pictures of its Asus Rampage III Extreme motherboard, which is based on Intel’s X58 chipset. The motherboard supports for Intel’s LGA 1366 CPUs, triple-channel DDR3, four PCI-Express x16 slots with nVidia NF200 bridge chip, SATA 6.0Gbps and USB 3.0 ports. Other features include Gigabit LAN, 7.1-channel audio, eSATA, Firewire, and several USB 2.0 ports. Stay tuned for more updates. Read more
Gigabyte has officially announced their first AMD 890GX-based motherboard namely the GA-890GPA-UD3H. This new motherboard supports AM3 processors and features a 890GX / SB850 chip combo, four DDR3-1866+ memory slots, a 128MB of SidePort DDR3 memory, an integrated Radeon HD 4290 graphics card, two PCI-Express x16 slots for CrossFirex or Hybrid CrossFire configurations and a 7.1 channel audio. In terms of connectivity ports, it offers six SATA 6.0 Gbps, two SATA 3.0 Gbps, two USB 3.0, Gigabit Ethernet, FireWire, DualBIOS, D-Sub, DVI and HDMI. Pricing and availability are still unknown at the moment. Read more
Here’s a look at ECS’s upcoming Micro ATX motherboard called the H55H-M. Designed to support the upcoming Clarkdale 32nm processors, this new H55-based motherboard integrates two DDR3-1333 memory slots, one PCIe x16 slot, two PCIe x1, one PCI slot, a 4-phase power, a 5.1 channel audio and supports for LGA 1156 CPUs. The board also comes with several connectivity ports including six SATA 3.0 Gbps, Gigabit Ethernet, VGA, D-Sub and DVI. Pricing and availability are still unknown at the moment. Read more
