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Intel DX79SI LGA2011 Motherboard Review
Manufacturer: Intel Corporation Full Disclosure: The product sample used in this article has been provided by Intel Corporation. It's that time again: a new Intel processor line, along with the requisite new chipset and new motherboards. Intel's "Sandy Bridge Extreme" line of processors requires the massive new LGA2011 socket, which in turn is supported by the new X79 chipset. Intel provided a prototype of their top-end DX79SI motherboard with a Core i7-3960X Sandy Bridge E processor for us to test, and Benchmark Reviews will put it through its paces in this review. Intel's LGA1155 Sandy Bridge processors already set new standards in price/performance; in fact, the top-end Core i7-2600K and 2700K CPUs already challenge the X58-based Core i7-980X and 990X in many benchmarks. Really, how much better could the Sandy Bridge Extreme be? Considering that you have to buy a new motherboard to use it and more memory to get the most out of it, it had better be pretty good!
Intel has not previously been known for its enthusiast motherboards, which often lacked features and performance when compared with the best third party boards. They're actively working to change this perception, and the DX79SI is their latest salvo. Let's take a look at its features and performance! Intel DX79SI SpecificationsSpecifications supplied by Intel.
This is the first motherboard Benchmark Reviews has seen that officially supports the new PCI Express 3.0 standard. The new standard offers significantly improved bandwidth and is backwards-compatible with the 2.0 standard we've used for many years, which is a good thing as there are currently no PCI-E 3.0 cards available that I know of! Let's take a look at the new X79 Express chipset in the next section.
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Comments
i must say in the beginning that i-ll be a little biased, cause i do own an 990X.
So, it looks that Intel achieve full maturity with this type of processors (let-s call it I7 class). And not very distant from the end. Which may be not a good part for buyers. but,
on the other hand this means reiability, trust, and so on. Now, the efforts go in MB/3rd party enhancements.
good.
and , i think if today you own an 980X/2600k or around, you can stay relaxed 2 or more years. Also, I DO HOPE its a good time for AMD to catch the train. I hate/worry about monopoly. and the new amd CPU give us a little hope. good.
If you want to see how the Intel DX79SI compares against other X79 Express motherboards, read my "X79 Express Motherboard Performance Comparison." But do try to pay attention this time.
your prompt return will be highly appriciated .
That said, there's nothing magic or different about the X79's PCI-E slots, nor is software on that level any different, so if the card works in the PCI-E slots of any other motherboard, it should work fine in this board.