May 12 2011 review by tweaktown

This Z68 board is a strong board. It lacks some flair when it comes to PCB design and heatsinks, but its performance is strong and an overclock over 5GHz was easy to achieve. This board has an aggressive pricing.

Compared To:

Sapphire Pure Black P67 Hydra, Sapphire Pure Black X58 PB-CI7S41X58, ASRock X58 Extreme3.

Overclocking:

An Intel Core i7 2600K was OCed @ 5050MHz.

Benchmarks Tested:

AIDA64, HyperPi 0.99, AutoGK, Sisoft Sandra, 3DMark 11, Aliens vs. Predator, Temperature Testing, Power Draw.

Test Setup:

• CPU : Intel Core i7 2600K
• CPU Cooler : Corsair H60
• Memory : G.Skill RipjawsX
• Operating System : Win 7 Ultimate x64
• PSU : Corsair AX1200
• SSDKingston SSDNow V+ 128GB
• Video Card : Sapphire Radeon HD6970 2GB