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Earlier this month we reported that we'd likely be seeing USB 3.0-enabled PCs before the end of the year.
That's looking more likely now that we've discovered shots of the first motherboard with USB 3.0 ports all decked out with blue connectors. See the photo below, as snapped by Chinese forum Xfastest.
The motherboard is the Asus P6X58 Premium model, which aside from the new-generation USB interface, supports Core i7, six DDR3 memory slots and three PCI-Express 2.0 slots.
Source : Tom's Hardware US
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Would be nice if Asus would state a release date!
Sweet this what i was waiting for now transferring files from external usb hard drives will be much faster.
Now we just need a southbridge that supports it natively. I don't know why Intel doesn't push this technology more when they help develop it.
It's all good news, though.
would be nice if i didn't just buy a new motherboard!
Firewire 800 would be far more useful than USB 3.0. USB is for toys.
I'm glad I held back on upgrading to i7.
Firewire 800 would be far more useful than USB 3.0. USB is for toys.
Firewire 800? With its 800mbit versus USB 3.0's potential 5gbit? Something doesn't click with me.
But does it have a parallel port?..
But does it have a MIDI/GAME port?..
I know what my new MOBO upgrade will be. :3 Time to get rid of my 590i board.
what interface is this actually connected to? like PCI bus? something that cant actually feed them i bet.
If Tom's could get a benchmark of throughput through these ports on this board I'd really appreciate it. Been holding off on buying a new PC for this and the new SATA.
I'll be getting a new motherboard soon as it has USB 3.0 AND SATA III.
Would be nice if Asus would state a release date!
You mean NOW all i need is something that has usb 3.0
So USB 3.0 should start showing up on more motherboards after Win7 comes out, even thou Win7 doesn't have native support for USB3 (AFAIK).
note: the USB Police says there is NO USB 2.0 or 3.0. The new USB is: "SuperSpeed USB"... thats fine. We'll call it USB3.0 anyways.
USB a toy? Er... yeah, Firewire was faster than USB1. Firewire 800 is better than USB 2.0. I don't see Firewire having anything to go against USB 3.0.
But here is the thing. Firewire and USB are not exactly competing products. Its almost like saying that USB2.0 is better than Gigabit Ethernet.
Firewire was/is made as a data transfer standard that works with camcorders and drive units - long before the release of USB.
USB is a Universal device interface for joysticks, keyboards, mice, etc.
But with USB 3.0, Firewire becomes less important especially since todays camcorders are using USB 2.0...
Next year would be THE time to get a camcorder with USB3. It'll take about a year before we'll start see digital cameras/corders and other devices hit the market. But it'll be the External HDs that'll be easiest and highest in demand.
Does it make Crysis faster?
usb 3.0 for ext hdd's = lame, use e-sata.
external video cards!!!!!!
I'll be getting a new motherboard soon as it has USB 3.0 AND SATA III.
According to http://gizmodo.com/5318979/asus-fi [...] otherboard
this board also supports SATA 3
why are there USB 2.0 ports on that board as well? I read somewhere that USB 3.0 was backwards compatible with 2.0.
I also read it wouldn't be backwards compatible with 1.0, so I guess if that's true then it would make a little bit of sense, yet I myself don't use any 1.0 products.
Anyone have answers?
-Unsure Sean
I disagree with most of the arguments about Firewire (400 or 800). Much of the importance is in the professional world. Ask any audio engineer which they would prefer to work on... USB 2.0 or Firewire 400, and they'll tell you Firewire.
Everything else is has pretty much gone to USB. Maybe if the 3.0 revisions fix other issues then we'll see Pro Audio move towards USB.
(I am fully aware that there are USB Audio Interfaces available that work decently. But, on the high end, they trust firewire. And for a good reason.)
And that reason is?
external video cards!!!!!!
Bloody good point. You upgrade much easier, they'll dissipate easier and you can use an external PSU!
Luckily I haven't gone out and bought my i7 yet, but I want to soon. Previously the reason was Win7 and pricing but now USB 3 seems a must. No point getting an i7 setup and then months later rueing about no USB 3.0!
Sorry to double post - but external graphics card is just a genius of an idea. You upgrade cards most, and also for the first time you can buy a small form factory PC for normal use and when you need to beef it up for games you plug in the graphics card. Pure genius Neon. Get out the patent. I'll buy one.
^^ Gee you guys have a short memory!
http://event.asus.com/vga/2008/xgstation/index.htm
why are there USB 2.0 ports on that board as well? I read somewhere that USB 3.0 was backwards compatible with 2.0. I also read it wouldn't be backwards compatible with 1.0, so I guess if that's true then it would make a little bit of sense, yet I myself don't use any 1.0 products.Anyone have answers?-Unsure Sean
Cost! It's cheaper to only give you two ports figuring you wont be needing any more than that for now.
So, the USB 3.0 is connected to PCI-E X 1. That would make it the equivalent to USB 2.0 speeds. Why would ASUS even do this?
Firewire 800? With its 800mbit versus USB 3.0's potential 5gbit? Something doesn't click with me.
USB is still relies on the CPU for compute cycles, FireWire does not.
I'll be getting a new motherboard soon as it has USB 3.0 AND SATA III.
U mean SATA 6G (it's proper name)
I'm glad I held back on upgrading to i7.
Me too...this is really good news. You know the competition will get stiff later with MSI releasing their USB 3.0 boards. I'm pretty much ready to make a jump, although i want to do more research on intergrated graphics chips.
But does it have a parallel port?..But does it have a MIDI/GAME port?..
+1. Imo, they should just kill off parallel and MIDI ports. They should add more FireWire and/or eSATA ports. MIDI/Parallel are dead. Very few still use it. For those that need those ports they can get PCI cards (for the high end boards imo, these should be included as part of the packing).
another great invention from intel