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 This is a board that will last a while April 26, 2010
Just Gary (Hilo, HI)
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
Like the last reviewer, I like building my own system. That way, I get what I believe is important and exactly the way I want it. I bought this P6X58D because it features USB 3.0 and SATA 6 GB/s. Do I really need that right now? No, but those will be the new standard and I want a board that doesn't go obsolete in six months.
My build consist of the following:
Motherboard - P6X68D Premium
Memory - Corsair Dominator 6 GB 3 x 2 GB PC3-12800 1600MHz DDR3
Process Cooler - Cooling Master V8 (from my last computer)
Processor - Intel Core i7 960 3.2GHz
Case - Cooler Master Cosmos ATX Full Tower Case Silver
Power Supply - Corsair CMPSU-750TX 750-Watt TX Series 80 Plus Certified
DVD/CD drive - Sony Nec Optiarc 24X Dual Layer DVD+/-RW SATA (3G) Drive
Main Hard Drive - Intel 160 GB X25M Mainstream SATA II (3G) Solid State Drive (SSD)
Graphic card - ATI Radeon 4870 1GB (from my last computer)
Additional Data Hard Drives - 2 X Western Digital 1.5 TB Caviar Green SATA (3G) Intellipower. one Maxtor 300GB ATA drive (removed from my last computer).
Graphics is reused as I will wait a bit longer to replace it. I picked this board because it is fast and I wanted to take full advantage of the solid state drive. I did not buy any SATA-6G hard drives but can do that in the future. I opted for slower data drives since my programs will run off the solid state drive. I also installed my old SATA drive from my last computer so I can pull the information off. The motherboard comes with six SATA-3G ports so I used four for the hard drives, one for the front port eSATA, and one for the DVD writer. However, there are two SATA-6G ports I have not used, so I can still add two more drives or SATA-6G attachments.
This system is superfast with windows start-up amazingly quick. I cannot break down each component and say what contributes the most to the speed, but the motherboard seems to handle everything without conflict. Installation was no problem as all the components has easy to find locations and I did not have to set any pins. I have not optimized anything yet, just defaults at this point, so there is more to do, but I am glad you can trust a board to work well and that is what I got with this ASUS. So for the combination of features and reliability, I don't think you can do much better.
The only disappointment for me in the board is that it only has eight 2.0 USB ports. Eight may sound like a lot but with cameras, iphone, usb memory sticks, external hard drives, printer, and a few other objects wanting USB ports, I quickly run out (yes I can use an external hub but rather not). The motherboard does have two 3.0 ports but my case has 4 USB slots in the front port and I also wanted to install a Sony 18-1 card reader. With the four permanently attached USB ports on the back panel, I could not plug in the four front and the card reader. So for now I am doing without the card reader until I resolve the problem. But that does not take away from how well this board is performing.
Great for OC and Future-proof January 30, 2010
P. Won (Hawaii)
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
Easy to OC, SATA-6 and USB 3.0 great for future upgrades. PCIe layout could be better, my triefire radeon 5970 and 5850 are literally stacked on each other.
Fantastic Motherboard February 25, 2010
Erik Read (Springfield, MO)
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
Not much more to say about the product except that, as always, ASUS has delivered a great product.
No issues, great performance, cutting edge technology.
I always built my own PCs and always attempt to stay a little ahead of the curve.
This MOB eliminates dated technologies like a floppy controller and IDE controllers while adding USB 3 and SATA 6 gb/s interfaces.
Again, a great MOB that should last me awhile.
Things a newbie should know April 23, 2010
S. Robison (Frederick, MD)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
I am not a newbie to computers at all, but I am a newbie to building them myself. Having said that, this board it terrific, but there are a few things about it that I wish I had known before I purchased. Don't get me wrong, I would have still bought it, but may have planned some of the companion components differently. For example, this board allows you to install two HDD's that run at 6MB per sec in addition to several of the more common drives that run at 3MB per sec. Well, I know this is in the description, but I did not know enough to spend a little extra and get a drive capable of running at 6MB per sec. Oh well, this machine is so fast, I doubt I would notice a difference. Another tidbit is that the board advertises that it has two PCI slots and it does, but if you install one of the new video cards it can cover up one of the adjacent PCI slots making it unusable. (FYI, I installed the HIS H585F1GDG Radeon HD 5850 (Cypress Pro) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready) Overall though, this is a great MOBO - well built and full of the newest features, just make sure you will use them to take advantage of them.
specs for my build:
Antec Nine Hundred Steel ATX Ultimate Gamer PC Case (Black)
ASUS LGA 1366 - X58 - DDR3 - USB 3.0 SATA 6 Gb/s ATX Motherboard P6X58D Premium
Thermaltake TR2 RX-850 W0319RU 850W ATX 12v 2.91v Modular Cable Management Power Supply
Intel i7 930 processor
Cooler Master V8 Nickel Plated Copper Base Aluminum Fins 8 Heatpipes Core i7 1366 CPU Cooler - (RR-UV8-XBU1-GP)
Memory - Corsair TR3X6G1600C8D Dominator 6 GB 3 x 2 GB PC3-12800 1600MHz 240-Pin DDR3 Core i7 Memory Kit
Main HDD - Western Digital 640 GB Caviar Black SATA 7200 RPM 32 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive WD6401AALS
Secondary HDD - Western Digital Caviar Black 1 TB Bulk/OEM Hard Drive 3.5 Inch, 32 MB Cache, 7200 RPM SATA II WD1001FALS
OS - Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit OEM 1pk
Build went quickly with no conflicts and despite this being my 3rd or 4th build I did not have to "reconfigure" anything. Everything was plugged into the right place - first try. Awesome! And, I got a much faster computer than if I had purchased it ready made.
Amazon's prices are great and shipping service excellent. Build your own - go for it.
Great Motherboard May 30, 2010
M. Matta
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I've purchased this motherboard over a Foxconn Flamingblade GTI.
Pros:
Detected all of my components without a problem.
Ran very well with a 920 (D0), and is running now with a 930 very easily (idle temps lower 30's C).
Detected XMP profile for my ram correctly with the correct voltages and latencies ( G.SKILL PI Series 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL7T-6GBPI ).
Came with 703 bios.
Motherboard temperatures are in the higher 30's (degs C) on idle and mid 40's under load.
Very nice design.
Stable.
Goes to sleep and comes out without a problem with a Sapphire 4870 1GB graphics card.
USB 3.0, Sata 3.0.
Bundled software and utilities work correctly on windows 7 ultimate 64.
Solid build, has all the possible features.
Can fit a Prolimatech Megahalem.
Cons:
Price.
Doesn't include SATA 6 raid for the two ports which is bizarre since the P6X58D-E (60$ cheaper) does.
As i said earlier has many features over the P6X58D-E (especially the cooling), Express gate (which is generally useless), but i've decided to go ahead with this since it's sold directly through Amazon.
PCI-E X16 slots are only two slots apart which may be a problem with high end cards (Crossfire, SLI) in regards to heat, and generally people who purchase X58 motherboards do so for the two X16 slots over the general 2 X8 configuration.
Other Thoughts:
Thank you Amazon for a very quick delivery, and great packaging.
I've given this board 5 stars without taking into consideration price, or any of the other cons because it's a quality build and i was aware of the other alternatives. Won't regret this buy.
Amazon deserves a 5 star too for its professional service.
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