Foxconn Turns on the Heat with X58 Blood Rage

[panchoman]

will the quality of the board live up to the features?

 

[1c3d0g]

An overclocker isn't going to need >6 GB at the outset...when you do need >6 GB, you're well past 2009.

Without my paging file, I would be consuming ~6.8 GB of RAM. Don't tell people like me "I don't need x amount of RAM until 2xxx". RAM is always in short supply for some people, there's never "enough" of it.

 

[mullered07]

I think i just came in my pants....

lol thats sig material there

and for everyone complaining about the ramslots, im pretty damn sure when nehalem is released shortly after there will be some 3x4gb memory kits being released, 12gb ftw

 

[zithe]

Woot! My favorite brand and it's got an awesome color scheme.

Too bad I'm going AMD next. They'd better make an AM3 board with this scheme.

 

[Polarman]

Black and Red = Sexy

Makes Nvidia "Green" with envy.

 

[insider]

Without my paging file, I would be consuming ~6.8 GB of RAM. Don't tell people like me "I don't need x amount of RAM until 2xxx". RAM is always in short supply for some people, there's never "enough" of it.

Same here, I have 6GB which is enough for now but come Windows 7 who knows!

 

[ascstinger]

some say displaced abit fatality engineers went to foxconn... the looks alone are evidence of that. Hope the features and performance are as good as the old abit's

 

[SimFreak47]

all I'm gonna say 'bout this board.

 

[ShadowFold]

all I'm gonna say 'bout this board.

Que?

 

[SimFreak47]

Que?

huh?

 

[freakshow]

I have found my motherboard!

XD

same here

 

[mrw1986]

If this thing performs its definitely my next buy!

 

[theJesus]

that's the sexiest motherboard ever! It makes me want to get it and buy some 4870's (or maybe even 5870's or whatever's next when they come out) just to match it. That would look killer with my shiny red pc p&c and some a-data ram. Go liquid with blood-red coolant :ftw:

 

[BrooksyX]

Wow, I agree this is the coolest motherboard I have ever seen. Only downside is only having 3 memory slots but thats not a huge deal.

Man I would love making an ATi build with this.

 

[btarunr]

Without my paging file, I would be consuming ~6.8 GB of RAM. Don't tell people like me "I don't need x amount of RAM until 2xxx". RAM is always in short supply for some people, there's never "enough" of it.

Which is why, read what I said again. I said "an overclocker" won't be needing >6GB, which holds ground.

 

[vega22]

they guty behind this board has now lept ship and gone to evga and tbh i can see why they poached him.

that is the sexiest board i have ever seen

if your going to push this you wont be wanting to use more than 3 dimms, even tho from all the bm done so far you get little going from 2 to 3 channle so....anyway sexy board..

 

[Bjorn_Of_Iceland]

Hot dang!

 

[Hayder_Master]

wow , cool lock , burning

 

[InnocentCriminal]

Why am I not surprised most of the comments about this board are about the looks? ^^

 

[Wile E]

Yes, but the point is why put down that much money on a board when the other manufacturers do something better? (ie more RAM slots)

How are 3 more ram slot beneficial to an OCer? The space is better saved for better power regulation, or other usful features. Who's gonna run 6 sticks of ram as an OCer?

Not only that, but 4GB DDR3 modules will be around in no time. If you need more than 12GB, you need to be looking at either building a cluster, or a multi cpu workstation. This isn't a board targeted at you anyway.

My opinion - I don't care about the ram slots, but I don't particularly like the expansion slot layout. So far, I like the Asus board that's all 16x PCIe slots the best. If Nehalem OC's well, and so does that Asus board, that's what I'll be getting.

 

[largon]

Now, if this board had...
- less bloated/heatpipe-ridden cooling
- max of two PCIe x16 slots
- 2+ PCI slots
- AM2+/AM3 socket
...I would be interested.

Interesting CPU & RAM power converters... DirectFET...

 

[insider]

Overclockers don't use more than 4GB RAM?!!!

Don't confuse us with people who do nothing but run benchmarks

 

[Wile E]

Overclockers don't use more than 4GB RAM?!!!

Don't confuse us with people who do nothing but run benchmarks

Reread my statement. I said 4GB modules. 4GB modules x 3 = 12GB

 

[insider]

Overclocker or not you want as much ram slots as possible, not everyone can afford 4GB modules, many have existing 4x1GB DDR3 modules so would only need to purchase an extra pair of 2x1GB/2x2GB for 6/8GB.

For power users, 6Gb is barely enough for Windows Server 2008, come Windows 7 8GB+ won't be a waste at all.

 

[Wile E]

Overclocker or not you want as much ram slots as possible, not everyone can afford 4GB modules, many have existing 4x1GB DDR3 modules so would only need to purchase an extra pair for 6GB.

The overclockers they are targetting are not your run of the mill ones. These are targeted at the hardcore, thus the LN2/DICE nb pot stock. The hardcore WILL NOT run 6 sticks.