GIGABYTE GA-X58A-OC

Zitat: Pro: + Orange and Black Color Scheme + Hardware Overclocking Controls + 4-Way Multi GPU Support + 3-Way SLI Support + POScaps for Easy Insulation + 12 Phase PWM + Large Motherboard Coolers + No Frills Approach + Plenty of Space for Insulation Contra: - Difficult to tell what the OC-Tools is doing - CMOS Reset by CPU socket - No PCI Express disable switches Synthetic performance never really tells the entire story, but is a good indication of what the system would probably be capable of doing under the right conditions. The Core i7 980X is still a very powerful processor with a slow memory controller. The new Rightmark audio benchmark is a great tool for exposing audio specs for the various chips and software used and read much like if you were buying an amplifier or sound system for your house. What you can take away from this is that the sound quality is "good" for an onboard audio solution despite the rather poor performance in THD Noise. Looking back on some of our past motherboard reviews we can say that the X58A-OC does have some extremely good sound specs despite the limited analog connection. We did color code some of the other numbers to give you an indication as to what each of the numbers mean.

Zitat: We have no news about the release date or retail price of the GA-X58A-OC. Newegg’s price for the board is US$379, which is significantly less than the US$509 that the G1.Assassin is going for. It will cost around S$466 when converted to local currency. In this case, we feel that such a price point would be reasonable for a specialized motherboard like the GA-X58A-OC.

Zitat: Top Hardware Positiv: + Performance + sehr stabil + Layout und Farbgebung + sehr gute Übertaktbarkeit + OC Touch