Monday, November 17th 2008
ASRock Super Computer X58 Motherboard Spotted
Pictures of ASRock's very own X58 motherboard, named simply "X58 Super Computer", appeard today over the web. Now one thing is for sure, it's not really a "super" motherboard and it's not really here to compete with high-end offering, but to appeal to the rest of the audience. After all this is an ASRock, meaning that it will do the work and still offer a good mainstream value with lower price. The motherboard is socket LGA 1366 ready, offering four PCI express x16 slots, three PCI slots and six DDR-3 DIMMs for triple-channel memory kits. The X58 Super Computer comes with completely passive cooling, there are radiators on the north bridge and the board's power elements which are connected by a single heatpipe, while the south bridge is cooled by a modest passive cooler. ASRock's creation also comes with six SATA ports, 12x USB 2.0 ports, one eSATA connector, integrated 7.1 channel audio, dual Gigabit Ethernet and one FireWire connector. This motherboard also implements ASRock's Instant Boot technology, that allows Windows XP or Windows Vista to boot up for 3 to 4 seconds. The AsRock X58 Super Computer has yet to reach stores and receive a price.
Source:
TechConnect Magazine
27 Comments on ASRock Super Computer X58 Motherboard Spotted
With Current i7 boards costing £250+ what are the chances of this board coming in at under £100?
In all honesty, i'd prefer this over a generic intel board if i was going i7 right now.
If it cost less then the MSI X58 Platinum at $220 USD that would be great. I'm going to guess it will go for ~$199 USD.
I thought the X58 chipset / boards were tageted at overclockers/enthusiasts so I'm not sure any manufacturer should be targeting any other group with it. If ASUS / ASRock cuts out those features that the typical target market for the X58 chipset would want then they may have created a product without a market.
Well,....unless its really cheap,....
so i ended up winging it on £40 for this MSI Piece o S**T yeah good on paper bad for an OC and HT link is crap on it
never again shall i buy MSI!!!
i like it.
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