X99
G.Skill has recently launched new Trident Z RGB memory kits, this time aimed at Intel X99 platforms, and following the RGB trend they give owners of high-end desktops an opportunity to customize the look of DRAM inside their machines. This is also the launch where the company introduces its first 16 GB memory modules with programmable LED lighting. The Trident Z RGB memory modules feature programmable LED lightbars and can change their colors in accordance with user’s demands (G.Skill offers special software to customize lighting effects), providing the ability to modify the look of a PC on the fly. G.Skill first announced its Trident Z RGB memory modules in late 2016 and started to sell them early in 2017. Initially, G.Skill’s Trident Z RGB dual-channel...
GIGABYTE X99-SOC Champion Motherboard Review: Low Cost X99 Overclocking
When we ask the motherboard manufacturers about overclocking, most of them say that it is an integral part of their hardware line-up as well as a point to distinguish...
10 by Ian Cutress on 1/5/2015ASRock X99 OC Formula Motherboard Review: What is the Overclocking Formula?
Within each motherboard manufacturer, there is typically a design team for each market segment they are targeting, be that server, channel or gaming. Overclocking is slightly different as most...
17 by Ian Cutress on 12/30/2014GIGABYTE X99-Gaming G1 WIFI Motherboard Review
The gaming motherboard range from a manufacturer is one with a lot of focus in terms of design and function due to the increase in gaming related PC sales...
16 by Ian Cutress on 12/18/2014ASRock X99 WS-E/10G Motherboard Review: Dual 10GBase-T for Prosumers
For a number of months I have been wondering when 10GBase-T would be getting some prime time in the consumer market. Aside from add-in cards, there was no onboard...
45 by Ian Cutress on 12/15/2014Best X99 Motherboards: Holiday 2014
As we approach the holiday season, the Haswell-E and X99 platform has only been on the market for almost three months. With a rushed launch, the motherboard manufacturers raced...
15 by Ian Cutress on 11/27/2014ASRock Announces X99 WS-E/10G: Dual 10GBase-T and Quad x16
Edit: Read our full review here: http://www.anandtech.com/show/8781/ Regular readers of my twitter feed might have noticed that over the past 12/24 months, I lamented the lack of 10 gigabit Ethernet...
50 by Ian Cutress on 11/24/2014GIGABYTE Launches X99M-Gaming 5: Micro-ATX for Haswell-E
One noted trend in computing is the desire for more compute in a smaller space. Imagine mixing High Performance Computing with Small Form Factors, if such a thing could...
31 by Ian Cutress on 11/19/2014802.11ac with Killer: MSI’s Teaming Technique coming to ACK Branded Motherboards
One of the many interesting ways in which motherboard companies diversify their product ranges is with networking opportunities. In most product stacks, manufacturers use Realtek and Intel network ports...
12 by Ian Cutress on 11/4/2014ASRock Releases X99 Extreme11: So I Heard You Like Storage
We reviewed the X79 Extreme11 back in September 2012. The concept was simple: divert eight PCIe lanes into an LSI SAS chip for eight more SATA ports with SAS...
40 by Ian Cutress on 10/9/2014The Intel Haswell-E X99 Motherboard Roundup with ASUS, GIGABYTE, ASRock and MSI
The launch of Haswell-E ushered in a triumvirate of new technology – a new CPU line, a new motherboard chipset and DDR4 memory. Today we focus on the new...
62 by Ian Cutress on 9/25/2014ASUS Announces Haswell-E Workstation Motherboards: X99-E WS (1P) and Z10PE-D8 WS (2P)
The normal route for workstation level motherboards is from the server business unit of a motherboard manufacturer, which then works its way into full systems rather than being sold...
33 by Ian Cutress on 9/15/2014GIGABYTE X99 Motherboard Launch: Eight Models from X99-UD3 to G1 WIFI and SOC Force
In previous generations, GIGABYTE has often been ambitious with the number of models it produces and supports. X99 is no different, so while the other manufacturers have four or...
10 by Ian Cutress on 8/29/2014ASUS X99 Launch: Rampage V Extreme, X99-Deluxe, X99-A and X99-Pro
The launch today is one of the biggest in the last few years, with DRAM, CPU and Chipset all getting a refresh. Understandably ASUS is getting in on the...
14 by Ian Cutress on 8/29/2014ASRock on X99 Motherboards: WS, Extreme, Killer, OC Formula and mATX Inbound
It is safe to say that all the motherboard manufacturers have been ambitious for the X99 launch. While I recently gave kudos to one of the others for supporting...
0 by Ian Cutress on 8/29/2014MSI X99 Motherboards Launched: XPower, MPower, Gaming and SLI PLUS
With the X99 and Haswell-E platforms being launched today, MSI is coming to market officially with four models on sale with another coming soon. We took a look at...
2 by Ian Cutress on 8/29/2014The Intel Haswell-E CPU Review: Core i7-5960X, i7-5930K and i7-5820K Tested
Today marks the release of Intel’s latest update to its Extreme processor line with a trio of Haswell-E models including Intel’s first consumer socketed 8-core product. This is the...
204 by Ian Cutress on 8/29/2014Exclusive: ASRock’s X99 OC Formula Motherboard in Pictures
To add another element to the current whirlwind of X99 motherboard shots being released, ASRock has now lifted the lid on its high end overclocking motherboard, the X99 OC...
33 by Ian Cutress on 8/25/2014ASRock Shows X99 Micro-ATX: The X99M Killer
One of the problems of Intel’s high end desktop platforms is size: the sockets are large, and all the DRAM slots take up a fair amount of space. ...
23 by Ian Cutress on 8/15/2014More X99 Teasers: GIGABYTE’s X99 Gaming G1 WiFi
The summer months are usually some of the quietest in the tech world, however motherboard manufacturers seem to be keen to release preview images of the upcoming X99 platform...
23 by Ian Cutress on 8/8/2014MSI’s Next Haswell-E Teaser: X99S Gaming 9 AC
The increase in leaks and teasers regarding X99 makes for some compelling reading. Shortly after showing off their X99S SLI PLUS on Facebook, a couple of Gaming 9 AC...
22 by Ian Cutress on 8/7/2014