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
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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.