More X79 Boards at IDF

scrlk · 14 Sep 2011 at 07:24

See here.

They look quite nice, but I want to know the downsides of the small area for the VRMs which could be troublesome. Note the bucket load of SATA ports - this could mean the 'full' version of the X79 chipset is coming out instead of the botched one which was talked about recently.

nightmare99 · 14 Sep 2011 at 07:43

That first MSI one has 8 memory slots, upto 64GB

R088ieS86 · 14 Sep 2011 at 08:48

I wonder what the USB 3.0 bandwidth will be like on these. Dear god I see what you mean about SATA ports

Like the orange and black UD7

Arcane · 14 Sep 2011 at 10:48

That looks like the old DFI NF4 Boards, nice colour combo.

Reaper 392 · 14 Sep 2011 at 11:47

could be a nightmare for those with tall RAM who want a good cooler

Combat Fighter · 14 Sep 2011 at 14:07

Arcane said:
That looks like the old DFI NF4 Boards, nice colour combo.

Had one of those. Nice boards.

rjk · 14 Sep 2011 at 23:37

im going to keep this short and sweet.
http://www.techpowerup.com/152053/Gigabyte-Displays-its-X79-High-End-Motherboard-Lineup-at-IDF.html

UD7

WANT

R088ieS86 · 15 Sep 2011 at 09:52

four PCI-Express 3.0 x16 slots
14 SATA ports

Bit of a beast isn't it.
All Gen3 1155 boards at the moment only have 1 x PCI-E 3.0 slot. I'm guessing there will be another refresh closer to Ivy Bridges release with board that have more.

Yaayuh! · 15 Sep 2011 at 10:26

Reaper 392 said:
could be a nightmare for those with tall RAM who want a good cooler

That's exactly what i was thinking. Looks like we're going to have some interesting coolers.

VaderDSL · 15 Sep 2011 at 10:31

Rossi~ said:
That's exactly what i was thinking. Looks like we're going to have some interesting coolers.

Or we'll see a lot more low profile RAM, does DDR3 really need huge heat sinks still?

Yaayuh! · 15 Sep 2011 at 10:49

VaderDSL said:
Or we'll see a lot more low profile RAM, does DDR3 really need huge heat sinks still?

If you're pumping up the voltage then yes and since the LGA2011 is tailored towards the enthusiast then i think we'll continue to see some large RAM heatsinks.
But i do agree we'll see more low profile RAM anyway, a long with decent coolers that will fit in with all banks filled with tall RAM heatsinks.

VaderDSL · 15 Sep 2011 at 10:57

Fair enough

Bet Corsair are rubbing their hands together though, want to fill all the slots with top end RAM with large heat sinks? Buy our integrated water coolers. They don't impede the area around the socket like our air cooling competitors

Saundie · 16 Sep 2011 at 13:13

nightmare99 said:
That first MSI one has 8 memory slots, upto 64GB

Brilliant news. I thought it was rather preposterous that they were going to have only four, as it would have cost a fortune to get 32GB with 8GB modules being so expensive. This way it'll be possible to get 32GB RAM with 4GB modules for less than £200. Very much looking forward to this now

R088ieS86 · 17 Sep 2011 at 09:17

VaderDSL said:
Fair enough Bet Corsair are rubbing their hands together though, want to fill all the slots with top end RAM with large heat sinks? Buy our integrated water coolers. They don't impede the area around the socket like our air cooling competitors

Not just Corsair, because Intel aren't shipping an air cooler with their Sandy Bridge-E chips they have also gone down the H20 route. Looks like Asetek are making a water cooler for Intel as well now:

kedge · 17 Sep 2011 at 11:20

rjkoneill said:
UD7 WANT.

R088ieS86 said:
I see what you mean about SATA ports

UD7

The board draws power from two 8-pin EPS connectors, and two SATA power inputs. I wonder what the recommended PSU is with that mb full to the brim with top end components?. Interested to hear reviews on quad chan ram usage and benefits.

FallshirmjAEger · 17 Sep 2011 at 11:46

kedge said:
The board draws power from two 8-pin EPS connectors, and two SATA power inputs. I wonder what the recommended PSU is with that mb full to the brim with top end components?. Interested to hear reviews on quad chan ram usage and benefits.

Think I'll stick with 1155

Seriously though, I presume these boards are less aimed at gaming considering the focus is on 6 core cpus?