Asus Shows New Motherboards at Computex 2012
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Besides the neat ThunderboltEX add-in card, we also took a look at the new motherboards from Asus for both AMD and Intel platforms. First up are two Z77 Chipset mainboards equipped with Thunderbolt, the P8Z77-V Pro/Thunderbolt and P8Z77-V Premium
The Pro model has memory speeds up to DDR3-2600 (overclocked), whereas the Premium goes to DDR3-2800 (overclocked).
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| Header Cell - Column 0 | P8Z77-V Premium | P8Z77-V Pro/Thunderbolt |
|---|---|---|
| Socket (CPU) | Socket 1155 (2nd/3rd Gen Core Processors) | Socket 1155 (2nd/3rd Gen Core Processors) |
| Chipset | Intel Z77 Express | Intel Z77 Express |
| Memory | DDR3-2800 (overclocked), max 32 GB | DDR3-2600 (overclocked), max 32 GB |
| Graphics Output | Thunderbolt, DisplayPort, VGA | Thunderbolt, HDMI, DVI, VGA |
| Multi-GPU Support | 4-way SLI4-way CrossFireXLucidLogix Virtu MVP | 2-card SLI (up to quad GPU with GTX 590/690)3-way CrossFireXLucidLogix Virtu MVP |
| PCI-E | 4 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 | 3x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 |
| SATA 6Gb/s | 6 | 4 |
| USB 3.0 | Front x2Back x4 | Front x2Back x4 |
| eSATA | 2 (6 Gb/s) | Not available |
| LAN | Dual Intel Gb | Intel Gb |
| Audio | 8-channel / DTS | 8-channel / DTS |
As for the AMD FM2 boards, specifications and pictures are as follows:
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| Header Cell - Column 0 | F2A85-M LE | F2A85-M | F2A85-V |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | FM2 | FM2 | FM2 |
| Chipset | AMD A85X | AMD A85X | AMD A85X |
| Memory | DDR3-2400 (overclocked), max 32 GB | Row 2 - Cell 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| Graphics Output | HDMI, DVI, VGA | HDMI, DVI, VGA | HDMI, DVI, VGA |
| Multi-GPU support | CrossFireXLucidLogix Virtu MVP | CrossFireXLucidLogix Virtu MVP | CrossFireXLucidLogix Virtu MVP |
| PCI-E | 2x PCI-e 2.0 x16 | 2x PCI-e 2.0 x16 | 2x PCI-e 2.0 x16 |
| SATA 6Gb/s | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| USB 3.0 | Front x2Back x2 | Front x2Back x2 | Front x2Back x2 |
| eSATA | 1 (6 Gb/s) | 1 (6 Gb/s) | 1 (6 Gb/s) |
| LAN | Gb | Gb | Gb |
| Audio | 8-Channel | 8-Channel | 8-Channel |
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Marcus Yam served as Tom's Hardware News Director during 2008-2014. He entered tech media in the late 90s and fondly remembers the days when an overclocked Celeron 300A and Voodoo2 SLI comprised a gaming rig with the ultimate street cred.
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DroKing Why are they gimping on amd board comparing to intel? Dont tell me Intel is at their dirty business again trying to make themselves seem much much superior because they half ass features for AMD chipsets. This is bullsht.Reply -
s3anister I wonder what the price premium on the ThunderNiche boards will be. The P8Z77-V is already $450 after all...Reply -
sykozis DroKingWhy are they gimping on amd board comparing to intel? Dont tell me Intel is at their dirty business again trying to make themselves seem much much superior because they half ass features for AMD chipsets. This is bullsht.Those AMD based boards are FM2....meaning they use AMD's APUs... How many features do you really need on an entry-level/budget platform?Reply -
A Bad Day I was looking forward to higher RAM clock for the FM2 motherboards. Those APUs don't come with GDDR5 and need bandwidth from somewhere.Reply
DroKingWhy are they gimping on amd board comparing to intel? Dont tell me Intel is at their dirty business again trying to make themselves seem much much superior because they half ass features for AMD chipsets. This is bullsht.
FM2s isn't a high end chipset. You can only do so much with a chipset that Intel/AMD gives you. -
geekapproved I dont understand the pic of the specs for the F2A85-V. It says VGA CARD: GTX660-2GBReply
HUH? WTH? -
jimmysmitty DroKingWhy are they gimping on amd board comparing to intel? Dont tell me Intel is at their dirty business again trying to make themselves seem much much superior because they half ass features for AMD chipsets. This is bullsht.Reply
Intel has nothing to do with it. The FM2 socket is for, as said, APUs, not CPUs and is not a full featured as Intels Z77 chipset.
The Thunderbolt is a seperate chip.
And these are top of the line Z77 boards, hence the Premium tag or Pro tag. The FM2s are entry level. I am sure there will be better ones upon release. -
memadmax A AMD iFanboy that has no idea what he's talkin about...Reply
Sounds like an iApple cult member if you ask me...
Who knew?