Gigabyte GA-EX58-Extreme Reviewed

The GA-EX58-EXTREME is the latest high performance X58-Express Series motherboard from GIGABYTE, designed from the ground up to unleash the awesome power of Intel’s new Core i7 processors. Equipped with a host of new features including the new QPI interface, 3-channel DDR3 support, 3-Way SLI and CrossFireX support, Ultra Durable 3 technology and the industry’s most extensive range of overclocking features, the EX58-EXTREME is bringing excitement back into the high performance motherboard industry. In this article, Benchmark Reviews compares the EX58-EXTREME to Intel’s DX58SO Smackover and last-generations X48T-DQ6 motherboards.

The EX58-EXTREME was designed specifically to take advantage of the raw power of the next generation Intel Core i7 processors and the Intel X58 Express chipset, whose new evolution in computing architecture is able to deliver an amazing performance break through from past processor generations. Replacing the Front Side Bus is the new Quick Path Interconnect, or QPI, whose 25.6 GB/sec transfer rate (double the bandwidth of the 1600MHz FSB) eliminates the communication bottleneck between the processor and chipset.

• Gigabyte Ga-Ex58-Extreme Core I7 Motherboard
• Intel Core I7: Platform Information
• Intel X58-Express Platform
• Gigabyte X58 Features
• Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced
• Ga-Ex58-Extreme Specifications
• First Look: Gigabyte X58
• Closer Look: Gigabyte X58
• Ga-Ex58-Extreme Detailed Features
• Motherboard Testing Methodology
• Ga-Ex58-Extreme F4e Bios
• 3dmark06 Benchmarks
• Pcmark Vantage Benchmarks
• Crysis Benchmark Results
• Devil May Cry 4 Benchmark
• World In Conflict Tests
• Intel X58-Express Final Thoughts
• Ga-Ex58-Extreme Conclusion

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