Intel's 8-series 'Lynx Point' Motherboards Spotted

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VR-Zone has spotted four additional Intel 8-series “Lynx Point” motherboards that will presumably launch alongside the “Kingsley Thunderbolt” flagship.

In addition to spotting Intel’s flagship DZ87KLT-75K “Kingsley Thunderbolt” motherboard at IDF Beijing last month, VR-Zone has spotted four additional 8-series “Lynx Point” motherboards on Intel’s support portal and managed to unearth the following information from the “site’s usual sources.”

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SKU DB85FL DH87MC DH87MC DQ87PG
Codename Frost Lake Meadow Creek Round Lake Spring Cave
Form Factor MicroATX ATX MicroATX MicroATX
Chipset B85 Express H87 Express H87 Express Q87 Express
PCI Slots 1 x PCIe 3.0 x162 x PCIe 2.0 x1 1 x PCIe 3.0 x163 x PCIe 2.0 x11 x Full Size mPCIe1 x Half Size mPCIe 1 x PCIe 3.0 x163 x PCIe 2.0 x11 x Full Size mPCIe1 x Half Size mPCIe 1 x PCIe 3.0 x161 x PCIe 2.0 x12 x PCI
SATA Connectors 4 x SATA 6 Gb/s2 x SATA 3 Gb/s 5 x SATA 6 Gb/s1 x mSATA  6 Gb/s 5 x SATA 6 Gb/s1 x mSATA  6 Gb/s 5 x SATA 6 Gb/s1 x mSATA  6 Gb/s
USB Ports 8 x USB 2.04 x USB 3.0 10 x USB 2.04 x USB 3.0 6 x USB 2.08 x USB 3.0 6 x USB 2.08 x USB 3.0
Video Output DVI-I, HDMI DVD-I, HDMI, DisplayPort DVD-I, HDMI, DisplayPort DVI-D, DisplayPort
Audio Output 8-channel Audio 10-channel Audio 10-channel Audio Analog D-Sub

 

Tarun Iyer
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Tarun Iyer was a contributor for Tom's Hardware who wrote news covering a wide range of technology topics, including processors, graphics cards, cooling systems, and computer peripherals. He also covered tech trends such as the development of adaptive all-in-one PCs.

9 Comments Comment from the forums
  • unknown9122
    Such great codenames.... What were they smoking. LOL. "Round lake"! Thanks for stating the obvious.
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  • vmem
    I really want to know who's in charge of making up the codenames... maybe it's a whole team :P
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  • Max Collodi
    Intel's code names are actual places, mostly in the Pacific Northwest. Round Lake is really more square than round.
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  • Estix
    Why does the full-size DH87MC board have fewer USB 3 ports than it's micro companion :/
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  • cpfresh
    The lack of PCIe 3.0 lanes is comically shitty.
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  • I though intel had exited the desktop motherboard market? Or was it only going to be after haswell? Or did they change their mind?
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  • webbwbb
    Intel is exiting the motherboard market after Haswell. They will however supply new stock of boards for 3 years after introduction and will support the warranties on those boards for 3 years after the sale date. This means that there will effectively be new Intel boards for an additional 6 to 7 years but the boards around the Haswell launch will be the last new SKUs.
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  • Jeff Krogue
    Looks good, but why not kill of the USB 2.0
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  • bs27975
    Shouldn't 'Analog D-Sub' be in Video Output?
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