INTEL Shows X79 mainboards ASUS CIX79 Deluxe, ASROCK X79 Extreme4, Gigabyte GD X79A-UD3 and the MSI X79A-GD65

Intel has a LOT of motherboards on display, the more prominent onces however are based on the X79 chipset, Intels next gen enthusiast platform with 2011-pin LGA socket, the Sandy Bridge-E (enthusiast) processor that features a massive quad-channel DDR3 memory controller and 32+ lane PCI-Express 2.0 hub, and the X79 chipset. Intel might actually skip the 6-series chipset family with its next high-end platform chipset as the platform is slated for Q4 2011 already, though Z68 will still be launched, but as a Premium chipset.

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ECS Black Extreme A990FXM-A Motherboard Unveils Next Extreme Gaming Generation

Taipei, Taiwan, 31st May, 2011 – Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS), the world’s leading motherboard, graphics card, barebone system, and notebook manufacturer is pleased to announce the latest AMD AM3+ support motherboard – ECS Black Extreme A990FXM-A. Coming with unbelievable gaming power, ECS Black Extreme A990FXM-A is going to bring about the storm of next gaming generation.

AM3+ Platform, Gaming Power Overclock

ECS Black Extreme A990FXM-A motherboard support 8-Core AMD CPU with AM3+ socket enables users to experience the most-core CPU of next generation. ECS Black Extreme A990FXM-A also supports 3-way AMD ATI CrossFireXTM and even 3-way NVIDIA® SLI® technology to support NVIDIA® graphic cards to empower graphics ability firing up your gaming accelerating speed. Moreover, ECS A990FXM-A supports DDR3 2133(OC) with two sets of dual channel architecture up to 32GB.

QoolTechTM IV, Chameleon in Your PC

ECS Black Extreme A990FXM-A motherboard adopts the cutting-edge and exclusive technology—QoolTechTM IV, using unique thermochromic dyes on heat sink which changes colors to identify the temperature and including three heat pipes and innovative welding technology, which help to achieve more heat dissipation up to 20% efficiency.

The thermochromic heat sink with unique dyes responds to heat and transfers between solid and liquid forms to display different color, which is the first time the technology is adopted in the industry. Three heat pipes with welding technology help to connect the bottom of cooler with heat pipe; in this way, the heat will directly transfer to heat pipe without the intermediary of a piece of copper to achieve higher heat dissipation.

Black Extreme Equipment, Power up Every Possibility

Beside AM3+ support strength and QoolTechTM IV technology, as one of Black Extreme series, A990FXM-A motherboard of course would be equipped with the best equipments to maximize its power. 3333 technology includes 15μgold contact, USB 3.0, SATA 3.0, eSATA 3.0, which not only enhances better system and plug-in stability but also provides the fastest transportation technology. ECS Black Extreme A990FXM-A also supplies Bluetooth on board to lift up the transportation ability of your PC in wireless strength.

ECS A990FXM-A is the first AMD 8 Core-ready motherboard in the world

The Latest ECS Black Extreme A990FXM-A is based AMD990FX chipset with 140W AM3+ Processor support. The A990FXM-A includes AMD CrossfireX,NVIDIA SLI technology and DirectX 10.1 capabilities. A990FXM-A has 3 PCIEx16 output interface, and Realtek ALC892 7.1CH High Definition audio with Content Protection for Blu-Ray.A990FXM-A is covered with QooTech IV Heatpipe in MOS,NB and SB to focus on silent Cooling. In addition the SB950 features 6 SATA 6Gb/s ports with RAID 0,1,5,10 configurations, and proprietary ECS tweaking through the M.I.B X Overclocking utility. A990FXM-A also has USB3.0 Port for supporting super speed USB3.0 technology.ECS A990FXM-A builds a perfect gaming center for users, providing the complete application.

Rapid 333 Support latest generation USB 3.0, SATA 3.0 (6Gbps) and eSATA 3.0 (6Gbps) high-speed interface technologies that meet the high-capacity and high-speed needs of multi-media publishing and PC gaming.	Clear CMOS Button One of ECS 4″E” Design which is especially a great plus that brings users remarkable convenience while overclocking or tweaking system performance. ( 4″E” Design : Easy button; DebugLED; Clear CMOS; Right-Angled SATA Slots)
Mutli-language BIOS Multi-language BIOS allows you to see and set up the BIOS with your native language. It helps Non-English users to solve the problem of setting up the BIOS and achieve extra system performance easily.	ECS GUI UEFI BIOS ECS GUI UEFI BIOS is a convenient tool for tweaking BIOS in Graphical interface. Users can select functions in BIOS with mouse and keyboard. The user-friendly interface with ECS designed wallpaper radically brings users convenience and easy-to-use experience.
Supports 140W CPU Mainbords support 140W CPU processors	HT3.0 The highly scalable Hyper Transport 3.0 is capable to provide incredible bandwidth of the system bus up to 20.8GB/s which would dramatically elevate the efficiency of computing performance.
Support 32nm processors New 32nm architecture enables support for 6 cores (or above) CPUs as well as the multi-chip packages that allow for integrated graphics on the CPU.	ATI CrossFire X The technology not only combines multi-GPU and motherboard power that soars into a new dimension of graphics capability, but also delivers the highest image quality and screen resolutions, even with the most demanding 3D titles.
Dual Channel DDR3 2133 OC Dual DDR3 2133 O.C. is able to raise processor and RAM clock up to 2133mHz through capable RAM in overclock mode. It assists system to obtain optimal performance to meet the O.C. enthusiast needs.	PCI EXPRESS 2.0 The exceptionally increased interconnect bit rate from 2.5GT/s up to 5.0GT/s would effectively eliminates the bottle neck of the system performance and brings the most terrific computing experience from the present to the future.
RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5 Supports RAID 0(Striped disk array), RAID 1(Mirroring disk array), RAID 0+1(A mirror of stripes), RAID 5(Block Interleaved Distributed Parity). Provides users the performance and protection.	eSATA 6Gb/s eSATA III with 6Gb/s data transfer rate can promise substantial performance gain to a new hard drive enclosure. The data transfer rate is double than previous SATA II(3Gb/s) and also supports external HDD hot plug and keyed connector end for fool-proof.
Content Protection for Blu-Ray Features Realtek ALC 892 HD Audio Codec with loss-less content protection technology that allows full-rate audio and quality performance for Blu-ray Discs.	8 Channel High Definition Audio Integrated 8-channel HD Audio CODEC delivering advanced multi-channel audio and bringing you the experience of home theater-quality sound.
Dual Gigabit Lan with teaming The dual Gigabit LAN with Teaming allows 2 single connections to act as 1 single connection for double bandwidth. In addition, it prevents network downtime by transferring the workload from a failed port to a working port and balances the network traffic load evenly between 2 CPU cores in order to improve performance.	USB 3.0 The latest generation Super Speed USB 3.0 Card is able to transfer data 10 times faster than USB 2.0. An innovative power management system provide better energy saving and carry more power to recharge more USB rechargeable devices. USB 3.0 Card is compatible with USB 2.0 to add more convenience and excellent performance.
eBLU – BIOS Live Update Utility ECS eBLU utility makes updating BIOS fast and easy. eBLU saves time and hassle of searching for BIOS online and avoid complicated flashing steps. With simple and easy steps it checks for new BIOS version on-line and safely guides the user to flash the system BIOS.	eDLU – Drivers Live Update Utility ECS eDLU utility makes updating Drivers fast and easy. eDLU Saves time and hassle of searching for Drivers online and avoid complicated steps. With simple and easy steps it checks for new Drivers version on-line and let the user to update the Drivers.
eSF(ECS Smart Fan Utility) ECS Smart Fan Utility provides smart and user friendly way to adjust fan speed depending on PCs system loading and temperature. It offers five modes to adjust fan speed within safe range without entering BIOS for smart, easy and silent environment.	eGS (Easy Green Saver) eGS (Easy Green Saver) is a simple and easy-to-use interface for efficient power saving solution. It is based on computer loading to automatically adjust CPU frequency to reduce power consumption. eGS benefits not only by saving personal pocket money but also save environment.
Norton™ Internet Security Simple, Easy-to-Use Interface, delivers fast and comprehensive online threat protection, guarding your PC, network, without slowing you down. Giving you greater insight into downloaded applications, whether they can be trusted, and how they may impact your PC’s resources and performance Offering users a safer and more convenient environment than ever.ECS recommends the immediate installation of Norton Internet Security of your computer.	EZ Charger EZ Charger technology provides 3 times current than general USB port in off mode for USB devices. It’s useful and excellent, especially for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices that need a large amount of current for faster recharging within less time.
Certified For Windows® 7 Windows® 7 platform introduces a number of manageability improvements that can reduce total cost of ownership by helping to increase automation, improve user productivity, and provide flexible administrative control to meet compliance requirements. It is more user-friendly and has been optimized to consume less system resources with Windows® 7 as well. Furthermore, the VT technology is enhanced to support real-time multimedia application including video playback and 3D games.	AMD Vision Ready Build your PC with VISION Technology from AMD. Combine AMD processors and ATI Radeon TM graphics to see, share and create a more vibrant digital world.
EUP 2013 ECS Motherboards have been certified by EuP 2013 of European Union. Stand by mode and off mode not to exceed 0.50W consumption to save energy and maintain sustainable environment.	Bluetooth Technology Supports Bluetooth v2.1+ EDR technology, which is easier to connect devices to improve the paring experience on Bluetooth and increasing the use and strength of security. Bluetooth v2.1+ EDR also provides faster data transfer and able to reach 3Mbps with reduced power consumption and improved security. It also offers you a better wireless life.

In our News Coverage @ OCWorkbench, we will cover the new products launch or seen at Computex Taipei 2011. If you are a manufacturer or vendor who likes to have your product exposed here, do feel free to drop us an email.

Here is a list of news articles on Computex Taipei 2011 [It will be updated daily]

Computex Taipei 2011 News Coverage AMD Client Platform Roadmap

Computex Taipei 2011 News Coverage AMD announces Trinity, talks Llano, launches Z series at Computex

Computex Taipei 2011 Kingston launches Wireless storage device Wi-Drive for Apple iPad®, iPhone® and iPod touch® users

Computex Taipei 2011 Coverage Sharkoon Flexi-Drive Ultimate with Eight-channel MLC Architecture | Write Speed up to 120 MB/s, Read Rate up to 200 MB/s

Computex Taipei 2011 Coverage ADATA demonstrates fastest RAM Disk scoring 6GB/s READ and 9GBs WRITE

Computex Taipei 2011 Coverage MSI displays Afterburner App for Android, the World’sFirst Android-based Overclocking Utility for Graphics Cards:

Computex Taipei 2011 Coverage MSI launches Military Class II standard boards – Z68A-GD80, 990FXA-GD80, Big Bang-Marshal (B3)

Computex Taipei 2011 Coverage Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3-iSSD integrates mSATA for speed enhancement using ISRT

Computex Taipei 2011 Coverage Gigabyte X79A-UD3 Intel X79 futuristic board on display

Computex Taipei 2011 Coverage Gigabyte A75-UD4H sighted

Computex Taipei 2011 Coverage G.Skill showcases its latest SATA 3 SSD, Phoenix II Pro, and ultra high performance desktop memory series

Computex Taipei 2011 Coverage Gigabyte makes Z68 Gaming Board – GA-Z68-Gaming

Computex Taipei 2011 ASUS UX21 subnotebook challenges Mac Air with it’s super thin design

Computex Taipei 2011 Coverage ASUS showcase dual socket LGA1366 and LGA2011 ROG motherboard “DANSHUI BAY”

Computex Taipei 2011 MSI shows sub 300 dollars 7″ and 10″ WindPad

Computex Taipei 2011 GIGABYTE Launches New AMD 900 Series Motherboards Delivers 4-way SLI™ andCrossFireX™ Support for the First Time on the AMD Platform

Computex Taipei 2011 Qualcomm’s new chipset to be featured on Taiwan tablet PCs

Computex Taipei 2011 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX available in market

Computex Taipei 2011 Shuttle launches Tablets based on Nvidia Tegra2

Computex Taipei 2011 Coverage ASUS CrossHair V Formula AMD 990FX board Video

Computex Taipei 2011 INTEL Shows X79 mainboards ASUS CIX79 Deluxe, ASROCK X79 Extreme4, Gigabyte GD X79A-UD3 and the MSI X79A-GD65

Computex Taipei 2011 Coverage ASUS unveils PadFone, a tablet that comes equipped with an integrated smartphone docking station

Computex Taipei 2011 ASUS CrossHair V Formula AMD 990FX board sighted

Computex Taipei 2011 Coverage Gigabyte announces S1080 Windows 7 tablet with USB 3.0 and optical drive dock

Computex Taipei 2011 Coverage Exclusive Performance preview of AMD LIano vs Intel Sandy Bridge

Computex Taipei 2011 Coverage NVIDIA to showcase Tegra 3 mobile quad core processor

Computex Taipei 2011 Coverage Gigabyte showcase AMD Fusion board A75-UD4H

Computex Taipei 2011 ECS A75F-A(v10) AMD Fusion motherboard on show at Computex

Computex Taipei 2011 ECS unveils it’s ECS Black Extreme A990FXM-A Motherboard

Computex Taipei 2011 Gigabyte announces GA-990FXA-UD3 AMD 990FX SB950 AM3+ motherboard

Computex Taipei 2011 ASUS Padfone, Android 3.1 for Transformer update

Computex Taipei 2011 ECS to showcase AMD 990FX board A990FXM-A (V1.0)

Computex Taipei 2011 GIGABYTE Offers Bundle on Z68XP-UD3-iSSD Motherboard featuring 20GB Intel® SSD 311 Series to support Intel Smart Response Technology

Computex Taipei 2011 Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 will have PCIe based SSD slot to support Intel Smart Response Technology

Computex Taipei 2011 AMD’s LIano and Bulldozer delayed to August ? [updated]

Computex Taipei 2011 – AMD A75 boards to be displayed by major brands

Computex Taipei 2011 – ASRock to showcase AMD 990FX board 990FX Extreme4, AMD A75 board A75 Extreme6 and Intel Z68 board Fatal1ty Z68 Professional at Computex Taipei 2011

ECS Presents A75 Series with the latest AMD A series APU with AMD Hudson D3 chipset and AMD FM-1 socket

It will also be available at http://computextaipei.wordpress.com

ECS P67H2-A Black Extreme motherboard Review – Intro
Bluetooth 24 Jan 2011

For those who have been ardent ECS fans, the Black series is the top notch board series of ECS boards. Being the best, it has amazing features that will surely be welcomed by users.

Based on the Intel P67 Express chipset, this board supports the Sandy Bridge processors e.g. 2600K. It supports dual channel memory of up to DDR3-2133 with 4 DDR3 to a capacity of 16GB.

There are 3 x PCI Express x16 slots, Gen2, 2 x PCI Express x1 slots, Gen2 and 2 x PCI slots. This board also has the most amazing number of USB ports. It has 20 x USB 2.0 ports (10 at back panel & 10 at front panel) and 6 x USB 3.0 ports (4 at back panel & 2 at front panel). As for storage, it supports 2 x SATA 6Gb/s ; 2x eSATA, 4 x SATAII.

So far, we have reviewed quite a number of P67 boards, to date, none of them uses the Hydra technology. ECS sees the opportunity to differentiate it from the rest by introducing a board powered by Hydra technology. With Hydra support(A-mode, N-mode , X-mode), you can now mix and match different AMD and NVIDIA card to speed up graphics performance. You no longer need to be tied to a certain vendor or same card to upgrade and speed up your graphics performance (in X mode). Moreover, the Lucid LT24102 supports 32 PCI Express 2.0 lanes, which doubles the PCIe lanes of normal P67 motherboard. By using LT24102 PCIe Gen2.0 bridge, ECS P67H2-A can support 3-way graphic technology with more bandwidth to the cards.

Other features include 8 channel Realtek ALC892 HD audio, Dual GbE with Teaming based on RTL8111E. It also has QoolTechIII Dual heatpipe and all Solid Capactiors, 12 phase design for 130W support. For debugging, it has easy Measure point, Debug LED + System Temerature. THere is also Easy Bottom+ CLR CMOS and EZ charger support.

Join “Show Girl Hunter!” Facebook Campaign and Win iPad
 
Taipei, Taiwan, July 14, 2010- With innovative products that span multiple target markets, Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS), the world’s leading motherboard, graphics card, barebone system, and notebook manufacturer, holds ECS Facebook campaign “Show Girl Hunter!” and votes the popular show girl photos. Posting show girl photos you took can have the chance to win the biggest prize “iPad”. Lucky fans also have chance to get Gash icons that can be changed to Playfish icons for the games on Facebook. Besides, being fans of ECS Official Page can not only get the first-hand product information, but also receive the benefits, new product releasing, campaign sharing and etc. for ECS fans only. And, you can get the cutting-edge trends and the latest technologies applications.
 
Being a ECS fan and uploading show girl photos, and take iPad home
Being ECS fans on Facebook, and uploading the show girl photos you took from July 14 to August 31. You will have double chances to win the prizes. One person (one account) doesn’t be limited the numbers of uploading photos. The most popular photos can win “Best Popularity Award” and take away the biggest prize Apple iPad home.
Joining ECS Official Page right now!
 
Saying “LIKE” also can get prizes!
Clicking “LIKE” on photos you like, and you will have chance to win Gash icons (Playfish icons). The more “LIKE” you click, the more chance you win the prizes.
 

Show Girl Hunter!
Period: July 14, 2010 ~ August 31, 2010
Awarded announcement:?September 10, 2010
Details: Please visit ECS Official Page on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/ecsglobal
 
Notice:
1. Participants need to make sure to have ownership of photos, cannot infringe upon copyrights and private. Winner’s qualification will be dropped without notice if late, illegible or invalid details are made.
2. Winners agree ECS to publish their names for publicity purpose. ECS will have authority to save, use or edit the photos for using in any media.
3. If needs, ECS reserves to modify the gaming rule that will release on ECS facebook page and doesn’t notify one by one. Other terms and condition not mentioned above depend on ECS.

Release the Gaming Power by Unbelievable Overclocking Capabilities.” – ECS launches Black GTX 460 graphics card family for performance-desired gamers.

Unbelievable Overclocking Capabilities.
Targeting at the high-end segment, ECS Black GTX 460 graphics card delivers a stunning gaming effects with its genuine hardware and firmware design, which bring the critical gamers over 20% overclocking capability and boost the gaming power far more than reference designed graphics card.

Awesome Performance with High Efficient Cooling
Adapted with Arctic Cooling precise engineering cooling solution – dual ultra quiet fans and 4 excellent heatpipes, ECS Black GTX 460graphics card performs very well even runs at full-loading speed under high-range overclocking mode. Dual Dual-link DVI-I and one mini HDMI outputs support three high-resolution screen displays via pure digital signal, powered by Nvidia 3D Vision Surround Technology, it is very easy for gamers to enjoy multi-display 3D stereo gaming experience that never happened before.

ECS Black GTX 460 graphics card family comes with 336 powerful CUDA cores and 1024/768 MB GDDR5 256/192 bit data bus showing amazing gaming performance, with its fully OpenGL 4.0 and DirectX 11 supported, gamers can enjoy the incredibly detailed visuals and unprecedented level of detail and realism in the latest games.

Visit ECS for more information and take gaming to a new level now.
www.ecs.com.tw

About ECS

The year 2010 marks the 30th anniversary of Computex Taipei which has become the largest computer exhibition in Asia and the second largest in the world. As usual, OCWorkbench will bring you highlights of the show “live” for our readers. This year, our report will be on our main news page, forums, twitter and facebook. Chinese readers can also check out our Chinese forums and mainpage for the relevant updates.

As usual, the main focus this year would still falls onto the mainboard manufacturers and peripherals.The probably newest thing would be the upcoming Intel chipsets, handheld device and slim notebooks. In this Day 0 Coverage, we will take a glimpse of what to expect from some of these big players in the market in the next few pages.