Test System
To test this board, we are able to run all of our tests at stock speeds using a pre-defined setup of hardware. We will also be overclocking the processor to 4GHz to see how the board compares against the stock speed, which will in turn show which board gives an extra boost in performance.
Test system:
Gigabyte X58-USB3
Intel Core i7 950
6GB Kingston HyperX 2000MHz DDR3
HIS Radeon HD 6950 2GB
Noctua NH-C14
Thermaltake ToughPower Cable Management 1200W
Comparison used:
Overclocked to 4GHz
Hardware used:
Cooler Master Test Lab
Plug-in electricity usage monitor
Software used:
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
3DMark Vantage
3DMark 11
Cinebench R10
Cinebench R11.5
HWMonitor
PCMark Vantage
PCMark 7
Prime95
Tech ARP x264 HD Benchmark
I was about to buy this motherboard 6 months ago as it is cheaper than CH4F but then i7 950 was expensive than 1055T. Excellent review btw 😀
The price has drop quite a bit since then but sadly intel have not done the same for Gulftown 🙁
great review :)!sweet OC on that CPU! 4.5ghz is just insane 😮
Wait till i get an X58-OC 😀
The review is great, and I'm sure that the X58-OC review will be epic!
ur crazy :p!