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Product ReviewsGIGABYTE G1.Assassin XL ATX Intel Motherboard
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 Rating: Review Date: 09/07/13 |
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Rating: Review Date: 06/25/13 |
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A-Front Panel is a good touch with both USB3 and eSATA.B-No NF200 but 8ǞǞǞ or 16ǞǞ is far more than acceptable for gaming.C-Overclocks nicely so far but not any far better than other X58 boards and significantly less than the competing gaming boards. D-Nice heatsinks, strong layout and a cool black PCB, a lot better than the regular Gigabyte blue. The green slots are definitely diverse but who cares in a solid case.E-Creative X-FI audio is greater than most onboard options. A- BigFoot LAN controller is not 10x more quickly as GB promised on the box and was really very buggy during gaming sessions over the weekend. I feel the drivers want some function as large file transfers appear to trigger stutters. B- Anticipated improved overclocks with a 980X based on previews, not any greater than other X58 solutions, even the 赨 boards. C- Fan controls are not as robust as the red/black gaming boards with incredibly limited controls in the BIOS for the CPU fan and no genuine controls for the chassis fans.D- Audio shielding is a challenge as you can nevertheless hear pops and crackles with a very good set of headphones. Attempted a X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty card and a Omega eClaro, each of which sounded cleaner and provided a far better audio expertise.E- The board is flaky with 24GB of GSkill DDR3-1600 C7 - F3-12800CL7T2-24GBRMD. Had to get rid of 12GB for stability.F- Had problems posting with a Corsair AX1200 PS but not a Corsair HX1000.G- No double slot spacing for x16/x16 SLI, cards run hot. A - Strong board but practically nothing seriously specific in the end to justify the current value. It is designed for gaming but the E2100 LAN, Inventive audio and integrated software program is not up to par with expectations right after reading the specs and a couple of previews. B- Very good notion from Gigabyte but as they say the devil is in the specifics. The fan and computer software controls are weak compared to other gaming boards. The audio is much greater than most onboard options but shielding is a difficulty as is drop outs at higher PCIe speeds. I had to switch back to a dedicated card. The LAN sounds fantastic in theory but seems a tiny buggy and unstable in the course of massive file transfers or lengthy gaming sessions exactly where it would just drop out. Never had that problem before and it occurred several times so it was not just a weird world wide web connection. C- Demands a BIOS update and hopefully GB can fix the fan controls and maybe a driver update will repair the LAN difficulties. An update to EasyTune 6 is in order also. |
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Rating: Review Date: 05/28/13 |
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I'll start by saying this is just the best 1366 Motherboard on the market if you are a Gamer. I've been waiting along time for a corporation to integrate Verified Tested Technology's in a all in 1 board.Sound- I've Attempted many various head sets from standard Left Proper channel, all the way to 7.1.Even on a Junk set of headphones it makes yours games have fantastic surround sound.To expertise the Amplifier, I pluged a typical headset in the front jack (CM HAF-X942), played a game, and then played it once more by plugging it in the back jacks. Following i practically went def...I turned it down a tiny.. I noticed a big difference, I could hear Foot steps a lot sooner, and know what Direction Gun shots came from with significantly far more accuracy all With no Distortion or pops.LAN- A lot of individuals claim this is a scam. On FPS servers I've played on for 5+ Years it dropped my Pings from 30-40 to 20-24 and the game play was much smoother. In MMORPG I now see everyone in busy places... Awso None that I can see, perhaps if you currently own a Bigfoot LAN or X-fi Sound card you will take a hit in your wallet.Or Perhaps SLI four, but then once more.. do you seriously want to use more than a Kilowatt a hour just to feed your GPUs?Also I think you would will need NF200 X2 on the board to attain this? If you are to obtain a High Finish sound card it will price you 贄-200, if you get a Massive foot LAN card its 贄. So 跌 off is only 超.99 for this Motherboard... This is not Rocket Science.I ran into no problems Installing my components, booted up with no problems. Runs almost everything fantastic.If you have the dollars this is a have to acquire.Thank You New EGG!I'm Running Window 7 Ultimate 64-bitGigabyte G1 AssassinIntel 990x CPUTwo 510 Intel SSD SATA6GB a Raid Two 2TB SATA3 Raid 24GB of Patriot Extreme DDR3 2000 Ram,Two Gigabyte GTX580 SLICool Master HAF-X 942 CaseCool Master Pro 1200Watt PSU (Saving for Third GTX580) |
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Rating: Review Date: 04/14/13 |
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Raid seems to be working 100% with the SATA 3 SSD from Plextor. Only has ƒ) SATA 3 connectors. The remaining are all SATA 2 only. Totally LAME! Tends to make NO SENSE!! Due to the fact SATA 3 is backward compatable, why the heck did they not put largely SATA three connectors? Inexcusable!!No luck finding the External SATA 3 connector to function. I have Ɠ) External SATA tough drives which as recognized by the front panel USB/eSATA connector. That connector accepts a USB connection or eSATA. The difficult drives only work with the USB connection of that hybrid USB/eSATA connector. No idea why I can't get the eSATA operating. I also had to get rid of Windows Internet Explorer Release Candidate 9. and go back to 8.. 9. Release Candidate had difficulties with just about every single site I attempted to load, horrible. Can't think it is regarded release candidate. I don't drink coffee, not certain whey so numerous people drink that garbage. |
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Rating: Review Date: 04/04/13 |
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Good fit in the new Silvestone Temjin TJ11 case, a work of art! I'll finish the overview later. I am extremely dissapointed to have bought dual plextor SATA three SSD's, and also several SATA 3 Really hard drives, only to locate out there are only ƒ) SATA three connections. Terrible! Why include Sata 3 help if you can only use ƒ) Sata three devices? Terrible! Will update. |
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Rating: Review Date: 03/23/13 |
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This board is the new King of Gaming and if the ASUS Fanboys had study the evaluations it is primarily based on the identical technology that hit 7.1ghz with the New GA-X58-OC motherboard. Beats all MOTHERBOARDS PERIOD. Gigabyte is the kind of the X58 Chipset. There are no cons unless you dont like high functionality! The information are clear. X38 ABIT RULED. X48 ASUS RULED. X58 GIGABYTE GuidelinesUnless you have Clocked over 1 processor on Every motherboard created I believe your opinion is just that. AN OPINION! NOT Truth. Get a clue |
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Rating: Review Date: 02/26/13 |
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I HAVE, DO and will create custom computer systems for over 13 years. I have carried out the study and I like this board for these reasons.I have built the Rampage III Intense not substantially to get amazed about just like N/A stated (NO NF200 chip) so your stuck with a 16 16x16 16x8x8 8x8x8x8 (Do the investigation John and transform your tech level please.) So the onboard audio and and great LAN are 1. The next is ASUS demands to kick it up a notch so I say Go for it Gigabyte old pal. thats two. Final but not least I was acquiring Quite tired of the colour scheme. ( bet XFX don't like the option although) thats 3. Who knows till I get the technique accomplished which requires me about 1-five weeks (yes 1-five). The title says it. WE are suppose to assist each other and the men and women who make the solution. |
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Rating: Review Date: 02/03/13 |
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-Audio is just phenomenal, not only does it have an amp for the front panel, but each output on the backpanel also has an amplifier, made my speakers sound genuine, bass comes to life.-Lan is good compared to my boards with realtek i don't have any lag, and my in game ping stays low.-This board can overclock, other than the 7mhz blck enhance from the button, i got my cpu to its max OC on air.-My GPUs in SLI can ultimately breathe, and no NF200 indicates no added latency. -The BIOS is solid, no troubles-the large atx-xl style allows room to replace and take away elements extremely simply. -The lights are quite cool-No added add on card, this is really good for those that know that an addon card wastes PCI-E lanes that your GPUs can use, also getting on the board itself suggests it gets cleaner energy and is in a a lot more direct route to all the board's resources. -Large ATX-XL, not too a great deal of a situation, but for some it is, there is a case compatibility list which was helpful. -It is costly, but you pay $$ for the best, and this is the highest quality. -I OC as well and this board has no onboard buttons, but of course there is no will need for them if you only game, but it would have been a nice touch. All in all this board is for gamers, i personally like the color scheme, the heatsinks are a bit of overkill, but gigabyte has seriously delivered a strong major of the line gaming motherboard. I employed to be an asus only form of dude, but now I assume gigabyte has raised the bar, and if you ask everyone who knows something gigabyte truly does x58 platform the highest quality. |
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Rating: Review Date: 11/18/12 |
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4 WAY SLI.Enormous DESGIN Awesome OC Choices!!!I adore this board. I didn't purchase it right here but I was in china and picked it up prior to I came residence for much less. I like this board!!! It is a ought to for the lan card is wonderful!!! GO GIGA!!! VERTEX NOOBS I just want individuals to stop with the OCZ Vertex three blah blah cry cry. I purchased three sandforce 64gb SSD and did a raid and the intel sata and I get 550+ Read 500+ create in ATTO and have 192 GB of space for much less income than the Vertex three. Stop crying and do some analysis as an alternative of trying to discover a answer to a horrible controller. |
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Rating: Review Date: 10/25/12 |
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The Killer Nic is NOT software program. Its a complete hardware bypass of the network stack. Not to mention its personal ram for it. This is no 'office' network. Its meant for pure gaming and to lower lag. No "software" remedy is going to evaluate. Is it a Huge distinction? No. But to gamers, an edge is an edge. As well as the onboard XFi and amps. The improved Power. This board has some rather unique and wonderful capabilities. The X-FI chip on board eliminates having to use up a PCIE slot for audio (for those that hate common onboard audio) and those expense 100-200 themselves. Similar with the killer chip. No pcie slot to waste. Only downside to this board was the lack of an N200 chip. Relying on the X58 for the PCIE lanes. This means no 4way SLI. And 3way SLI is at 8xǞxǞx. Personally I was arranging on operating 2 way SLI with a 3rd card devoted to Physx. Though if I do that, its at 8x8x8x. Other than that, this board is loaded with goodness. Been waiting on this board for a even though.3way SLI. Onboard Creative Labs X-Fi audio. Killer Nic. USB three. and Sata III. Preceding boards that could handle the SLI configurations I wanted didnt have the USB3 or Sata III. Preping for my new gaming rig appropriate now and this is the mobo of selection. Sandy bridge is good for low level gaming, but till the enthusiast chips come out in Q3, X58 is nevertheless king. |
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Rating: Review Date: 09/20/12 |
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Adore! the spacing in between the Video cards initial and third slots. 2X 580 GTX keep considerably cooler.Looks cool! Better heat pipe cooling than my X58 Extreme. Bios is much easier to navigate and OC. All drives recognized quickly. Set profile 1 and mem auto set to correct speed. 12Gig G-Ability 2000 ş- Killer has issues. Spent allot of time attempting to get this thing to perform appropriately. Now when I play BFBC2 there is player lag. attempt sniping an individual when a single minute they in my cross hair and the subsequent they are gone. And now i get crashing to desktop. I get a random static noise in games and music. 1 of my USB 3. ports quit operating. I rated this 3 eggs since of the price to performance is not where it need to be. The troubles i have had with the audio/network and USB 3. failure. There is also a long delay for the duration of boot up As with any new product there will be bugs. I was not expecting this a lot of as it is Gigabytes Flagship board. It is to early to inform what is causing all my issues. It could be incompatibility among hardware or drivers or all the above. Wont know till the board has been out for awhile and new drivers are developed. I do know considering that I quit using SB X-FI merchandise I have had allot much less gaming problems. I discovered a lot of gaming matters and crashes are brought on by incompatibility with audio drivers. Overall I assume this is a 跾 board not a 躔+ board. The large marketing was the killer chip and the X-FI built in to the board and justifies the price as if you had been to but these products separate. That is all wonderful if they function! Here are the specs i'm running.Situation- CoolerMaster HAF X 942Power- Thermaltake 1200W GrandCPU- Intel i7 980X three.43Memory- 12 GIG G.Skill Ripjaw DDR3 2000Video- 2X EVGA 580GTX CPU Cooler- Corsair Hydro H70Tough Drive- G.Ability Sniper SSD, 2X WD 1TBMonitors- 3 LG W2363D 1 |
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Rating: Review Date: 09/19/12 |
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More than clocks like a dream. Anything you will need is on board. A single quit shop. On board sound is on par with my add on card. Big/need a massive case to fit this baby. Not a con for me, but some it may be a down size. Fits nicely in my Haf X This board is quite nice, stable and cool. The sound is great, it is good to be in a position to get pleasure from the very same sound either from the back or from your front panel with the need for an add on card. Nevertheless learning the BigFoot working, but so far so excellent. Operating a 980Xʄ.two, 580's in SLI, AX1200 and this baby just hums. Stop asking if you should and just get it. |
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Rating: Review Date: 09/03/12 |
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I ordered and it looks beautiful nothing can any person confirm that this mobo utilizes the new sata six marvell 88SE9182 chip and not the 9128 like the rampage 3?Ive heard this functions with ssd's superior. You can check this on the physique of your mobo Manufacturer Response:Yes, the G1.ASSASSIN makes use of the Marvell 88SE9182 controller.Gigabyte VIP Assistance Team |
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Rating: Review Date: 08/30/12 |
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Prime grade board except for the audio. Audio has clicks and pops with each M-Audio AV-40 speakers ƒ sets) and Sennheiser headphones. Contacted Gigabyte and was told that it was an concern with my video card and or power provide. The energy provide is a Silverstone ST1500 and the video card is a Gigabyte 6990. Having the identical situation with the G1 Sniper with Corsair AX1200 and 2Way SLI Gigabyte GTX 560ti Super Overclock 950 cards. Have installed a HT Omega Claro Plus+ and no problems. |
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Rating: Review Date: 08/04/12 |
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Board may well have been good. IF it posted. Constructed my new dual loop watercooled 580GTX SLi method about this board. With all of the pieces in place, this board wouldn't post. It wouldn't even come up with speaker error codes. Immediately after extensive testing, replacing and changing out several parts, which includes the my silverstone 1500w PSU, I got a cheaper replacement board from a nearby retailer and no troubles at all. I've given that built my system about the eVGA X58 board, with drastically much less attributes than I would have *supposedly* gotten from this board, but it runs quite smoothly. I have constructed many systems with gear that I have bought from Newegg, but I will in no way obtain from them once more. As an enthusiast, I purchase a lot of high finish gear and attempt to be on the cutting edge with my builds. I have spent quite a few tens of thousands of dollars with newegg and haven't had a return until this board. Because they are providing me a hassle returning this, my future enterprise will go ELSEWHERE...! Manufacturer Response:Thank you for your comments. Truthful and constructive opinions are constantly welcome. We apologize for your difficulty with your Gigabyte item. Please make contact with us at newegg-help@gigabyte-usa.com with the situation quantity 2011040802 in the topic line. We will provide personalized service and evaluation to help solve your concern as soon as achievable.If the matter is urgent, please send us your speak to quantity, and we will speak to you ASAP.Gigabyte VIP Assistance Group |
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Rating: Review Date: 07/19/12 |
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Its very Rapidly and Does almost everything I need to have it to do. The Sound is remarkable and the Bigfoot Networks Killer E2100 seems to work fantastic esp for on the web gaming! Listening to Well being Nut MD Rant , your posts ought to be deleted. Get 1 |
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Rating: Review Date: 07/11/12 |
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Dude says, "G- No double slot spacing for x16/x16 SLI, cards run hot."What are you talking about??? I have EVGA dual 580 cards in SLI mode and there is a skiped dual slot in in between (spaced 2 slots more than) (the length of the SLI cable for two cards in SLI attached by the SLI cable). AND YES, it is 16X1 and 16X2 slots So I don't know why you are saying that nonsense!!! Both the cards are widely spaced and each are on 16X slots. They do not run hot, at least not in the awesome TJ11 Silverstone... Awesome and cool case. to answer the other dude. Cmon man, Everyone and their mother has already mentioned it has the new Marvel 1.5 GB/sec chip, YES it has it. and YES, I am running dual Plextor 128 GB in raid with no problems at all and installed Windows on them. Difficulty is I have all of these Sata three Western Digital Difficult drives and there are no SATA 3 connectors remaining!! Only FREAKING 2 Sata three connectors. There are 6 SATA 2 ONLY connectors, STUPID!!! Only ƒ) SATA three connectors. How LAME!! Have to place all my difficult drives on SATA 2 connections because the two SATA 3 connectors are used by my two Plextor Sata three SSD's Lame! Ongoing eval |
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Rating: Review Date: 04/02/12 |
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It looks distinct green hornet 'lol', just a distinctive appear and other than that I would not get it! It's got all this whistle and bells but technically I assume it's just a hype. As far as overall performance Asus motherboard is still the king of X58 chip, for example the 100 networking card you can only go so quickly with you service provider gives you! and that Killer Nic that is on this G1 Assassin is just a computer software controlling your network bandwidth and you can download that exact same or even much better performance software program known as 'cFos' now this software program was included in most Asus high end motherboards. This is pricey, do your analysis! download 'cFos' software program to manage network bandwidth. Asus motherboard like Asus Rampage III Extreme 4x PCIE x16 lanes 3 methods SLI or 3 way SLI + 1 Physic or 4 way SLI, superior motherboard and it won't break your wallet. Manufacturer Response:Thank you for your comments. Sincere and constructive opinions are always welcome.cFos is only a overall performance enhancing software program. The Killer™ E2100 Dedicated Network Processing Unit (NPU) with committed 1GB DDR2 memory assists offload network visitors from the CPU, freeing it up to do other essential computing tasks to give the finest on the net gaming knowledge feasible.http://www.gigabyte.us/MicroSite뢛/features.htmGigabyte VIP Help Team |
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Rating: Review Date: 03/29/12 |
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Ok, I am ordering this board next week to replace my Classified three (Marvell 9128 limitations for RAID volumes on SATAIII controller). Each and every tech business focuses on convergence, and Gigabyte races ahead of the pack with onboard NIC and Inventive sound. Look for these attributes in Quite a few future motherboards. Can't say enough about this board. My preferred features: Marvell 9182 controller, 5 PWM fan connectors, onboard NIC and Inventive sound, and the fact it runs newest Intel RAID ROM, AHCI ROM, and PXE ROM. No cons.....at all! If there is 1 when I get the board, I'll be initial to tell you. Ok Health Nut MD...one particular review is adequate. Why are there not all SATAIII ports? Due to the fact Intel does not have a SATAIII controller out however... An all Marvell controller on a motherboard is plain dumb. Marvell controller does not assistance TRIM or Garbage Collecting on SSDs, Intel does... Be happy you have Intel ports bud. |
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Rating: Review Date: 02/29/12 |
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I like it a lot it looks a lot much better than my automobile and my home so glamorous and its a lot less costly than my auto and my home so I really think its a great buy... I like the color and the prototype gun I assume is going to be the subsequent future weapon... Wow,, I cant wait till I get my hands on this child.... None what so ever,, like I mentioned "ME LIKE IT A LOT" My eyes became so cross-eyed just by looking at this thingy issue.... |
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Rating: Review Date: 02/12/12 |
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This is what i have wanted, I had an asus rampage 3 extreme, this has way more USB ports, the 9182 marvell controllerlets my 256gb c300 get a 42000 in computer mark vantage HDD score, old 9128 marvell netted me a 34000 score. I will soon have two vertex three in raid . Appears a lot more stable then my old rampage. The sound is wonderful and the bigfoot nic appears to be operating fine. The only con is that windows 7 sticks on the opening welcome screen when booting for about 10 seconds, I have no idea why. On other mobos following the windows logo forms it then would go to the welcome screen for like 1ቦth of a second and then gos proper into windows. My c300 does thisnot sure about my vertex 1. For the like of giod,Wellness Nut MD , no X-58 boards have native sata 6!Please quit more than reviewing this board and giving it 3 eggs you are throwing the curve off. Each and every time you give it a negative score I will come back and give it 5 eggs, thats just the sort of guy I am.Is any individual Positive the marvell 9182 doesnt do trim OR garbage collection? This seems odd for a next gen controller.I didnt want to get Sandy Bridge just for native sata 6, as it is a non enthusiast platform(limited pci-e lanes).This board is my answer to hopefully be able to comprehend sandforce 2182's potential. |
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Rating: Review Date: 02/03/12 |
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Love the capabilities of this board. My rating is this simply because I like it the best and necessary to rate it. Web page for board has bad memory details. At least for me. Hey, I am organizing to purchase this motherboard. I would like to use 24 GB of Corsair Dominator 1600. In looking the internet, I have only noticed builds with this motherboard making use of 12GB OD Corsair Extreames and 12GB of Kingston (I think) Hyper X. Could everyone tell me if the Dominators will perform? Or at least tell me what would work ideal with this board. 24Gb would be greater but will go to 12Gb, and would like to do as tiny bios changing as doable. Thank you. |
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Rating: Review Date: 01/13/12 |
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check other other thank you for the information well being nut, I didnt want to have to get sandy bridge just to understand the potential of new ssd's. Superior to know marvell stepped there game up with a 2x pci e controller |
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Rating: Review Date: 12/26/11 |
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The board is fantastic, Marvell has included a controller that even beats P67 in particular benchmarks for sata three chinese rabbits I built a second technique working with an ASUS ws revolution P67 motherboard and my VERTEX 3 240gb performs just as properly in the G1 ASSASSIN as it does in the P67. So for all of you out there that want correct sata three, this board has that too! It genuinely has almost everything you could want and only gets greater with newer bios's. |
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Rating: Review Date: 09/05/11 |
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Husker, are you sure its 16x8x8?I read the tech specs on the PCIE slot layout...and the alternating PCIE slots share bandwidth as usual.. (slots 2 and four only have contacts for 8x). I figured it would be 16x8x8 myself if you used slots 1,three and four... , but gigabyte claims it would only be 8x8x8x - |
Uncomplicated create, recognized a 990X and 24GB G.Ability Ripjaws DDR3 1600 out of the box, no dilemma. Been operating stably for a week of heavy use with just an 850W energy supply. None. The Bigfoot network chip drivers do not assistance Windows XP 64-bit, so making use of XP64 implies adding a network card (or getting no network). The docs didn't indicate this when I bought, just thought I'd point it out.Gigabyte help by email was courteous, prompt Ƒ-day turnaround), and reasonable (no superfluous test requests) in identifying the network challenge.