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Blogs More shots of the Asus P55, LGA1156, Lynnfield motherboard

Discussion in 'Article Discussion' started by Sifter3000, 30 Jul 2009.

  1. Sifter3000

    Sifter3000 I used to be somebody

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    Sifter3000, 30 Jul 2009
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  2. Skiddywinks

    Skiddywinks Minimodder

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    I was kind of hoping for a more elegant and innovative heatsink design, rather than just slapping on a plate of metal, but I suppose the rest of the board is gorgeous, and so long as it keeps the southbridge cool, it matters little.
     
    Skiddywinks, 30 Jul 2009
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  3. wyx087

    wyx087 Homeworld 3 is happening!!

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    never understood why one would want to overclock on the fly. surely Intel's power-saving speedstep is good enough.

    good ol' BIOS tweaking all the way.

    the Asus board looks good, shame about lack of USB3 and SATA6 though.
     
    wyx087, 30 Jul 2009
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  4. pimonserry

    pimonserry sounds like a party.

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    Nice colours too.

    TurboV looks awfully gimmicky.
     
    pimonserry, 30 Jul 2009
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  5. bodkin

    bodkin Overheating

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    +1
     
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  6. kenco_uk

    kenco_uk I unsuccessfully then tried again

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    Good to know that whatever ram you stick in, it'll be "OK!"
     
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  7. Claave

    Claave You Rebel scum

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    Quick update from Asus - the remote control thingy uses Turbo Key tech to allow for in-Windows overclocking/underclocking, which it can do because of the Turbo V tech. It can adjust your EPU settings on the fly from within the OS, so it is like a remote control for under-/overclocking. Could be useful - a one-button quiet mode, eg - but I'll wait until we've got a working sample to play with before saying more about it.
     
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  8. Zero_UK

    Zero_UK What's a Dremel?

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    When can we see benchmarks :(..
     
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  9. wyx087

    wyx087 Homeworld 3 is happening!!

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    if it's OS based software implementation. forget its usefulness. OS software overclocking never works.

    if it's done using an additional chip to change the clock speeds at hardware level (eg, OS independent) then could be a winner
     
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  10. Claave

    Claave You Rebel scum

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    Not until Lynnfield offiicially launches. And we can't tell you when that'll be or Intel and Asus will rage at us.
     
    Claave, 3 Aug 2009
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  11. [PUNK] crompers

    [PUNK] crompers Dremedial

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    Looks like a sweet mobo either way. i really like those heatsinks around the cpu socket
     
    [PUNK] crompers, 3 Aug 2009
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  12. Rkiver

    Rkiver Cybernetic Spine

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    I'm still perplexed by only the four DDR3 slots. Isn't this a triple channel motherboard?
     
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