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First X58 motherboard hits the labs

By David Field
17:31 Oct 1, 2008 | 16 Comments
Tags: x58 | asus | p6t


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We come bearing pics

We may not have a processor to turn it on with (yet!), but we do have pics of the first X58 motherboard to hit the labs.

There are some major hardware changes, including a new socket, so hit the gallery for a look-see.

That's the gallery. Right there to the right.

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16 Comments

battlefield_gir Oct 1, 2008 6:09 PM	Soo whats happening with nforce ?
Harro2 Oct 1, 2008 6:45 PM	Is that a new socket for the CPU?
Harro2 Oct 1, 2008 6:47 PM	ohhh! and 6 slots for RAM?
2SHY Oct 1, 2008 6:50 PM	Triple Channel Ram So, Yeah... 6 slots for ram.
Harro2 Oct 1, 2008 7:59 PM	Just did a quick search. X58 will have socket LGA1366 and the CPU is bigger, so will need new or modified heatsinks. Suports 6 moduals of DDR3 upto 1333mhz initially and upto 24gigs capacity. sorry about muliple posts the first two where in haste :)
Hawkeye Oct 2, 2008 9:49 AM	New CPU socket? Say hello to Nehalem, guys! Now if we can just get one of those sexy new chips in...
mark84 Oct 2, 2008 10:41 AM	Nice, just had a look through gallery. - I like the BIOS battery holder :p - 16/8/8 PCI-E lanes will do Tri SLI won't it? - SAS on board? drool - USB overclocking module is interesting. Show you clock speeds as it auto overclocks the chip? Maybe allow you to alter it on the fly too?
SyKRyD Oct 2, 2008 10:43 AM	...specs?
TheFrunj Oct 2, 2008 11:32 AM	Yeah, it will do Tri-SLI (has the NT200 chip onboard to give a few extra lanes). I'm guessing that the USB module is software-controlled, and has OC profiles that you can activate with the two buttons at the top-right of the unit. So anything really, stock/overclocked, underclocked/overclocked - it's your choice :)
kikz Oct 2, 2008 11:54 AM	looks like a sensible layout. a damn sensible layout. I want one.
avenger360 Oct 2, 2008 12:08 PM	Fantastic board speeds will be a huge improvement. Only one gripe though is when will they put pci-e lans at 16x16. Really who cares how fast tri-sli or sli is if second/third lane is crippled. Come on all that tech development and still now 16x16. Get that right first then this board will scream past all those others...
nicknet Oct 3, 2008 1:14 PM	On board SAS - and my work will wonder where all the global hot spares went.... Quicklinks replacing FSB is going to be an interesting one. Very much like Hypertransport supposably so I can't wait to see some benchies.
strifus Oct 3, 2008 8:32 PM	mmmmm....6 RAM modules.
emccat Oct 8, 2008 3:58 PM	mmm....... want one
drago13666 Oct 8, 2008 8:49 PM	i was looking at upgrading my (now borked) computer, but with 6 ram slots i think i'm definatly going to wait for this, probably the closest you could get to future proofing computer wise. really no reson to get drr2 or an older socket now
George copley Nov 9, 2008 9:21 AM	I will be buying one in the coming week at www.netplus.com.au, with i7 Nahelem 2.66Hhz and 4Gb DDR3 1333 Kingston kit. I will do a beach test and will send you my findings Asus P6T-Deluxe X58 $499.00 I7 90 Nahelem 2.66Ghz $603.00 $Gb DDR3 1333 Kingston $249.00

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