Sapphire Pure White B75M-MA Motherboard Detailed

btarunr · May 28, 2012, 07:17 PM

It looks like Sapphire wants slices of not just the performance and enthusiast pies, but also the high-volume mainstream one. Its latest creation is a motherboard based on Intel's small business-oriented B75 chipset, the Pure White B75M-MA. Built in the micro-ATX form-factor, this board doesn't add too much over the B75's feature set. To begin with, its LGA1155 socket, which supports current generation Core "Ivy Bridge" and previous generation Core "Sandy Bridge" processors, is powered by a 4+1 phase VRM, which draws power from an 8-pin EPS connector. That's a giveaway that a performance/enthusiast design team was behind this mainstream motherboard.

The LGA1155 socket is wired to two DDR3 DIMM slots, supporting up to 16 GB of dual-channel DDR3 memory; and a PCI-Express 3.0 x16 slot. Three PCI-Express 2.0 x1 slots that are wired to the B75 PCH, make up the rest of the all-PCIe layout. Storage connectivity includes one SATA 6 Gb/s, and three SATA 3 Gb/s ports. The board provides a total of four USB 3.0 ports (two on the rear-panel, two via headers). 6+2 channel HD audio, a number of USB 2.0 ports, a keyboard/mouse combo PS/2, and gigabit Ethernet make for the rest of the connectivity. Display outputs include DVI and D-Sub. Expect competitive pricing.

Source: VR-Zone

sneekypeet · May 28, 2012, 07:37 PM

Sapphire Pure White...sort of deceptive. Here I thought they actually went to a white PCB again

erocker · May 28, 2012, 07:37 PM

Does Sapphire realize that this motherboard is black?

kira_mha · May 28, 2012, 07:38 PM

brown/black is new white

ASharp · May 28, 2012, 07:44 PM

Well you see, the board was originally white but someone took a crap on the PCB so now it's brown.

OneCool · May 28, 2012, 08:14 PM

Alot of jokes in this one

(FIH) The Don · May 28, 2012, 08:55 PM

sneekypeet · May 28, 2012, 08:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by (FIH) The Don

http://techreport.com/r.x/sapphire-pi-a9rx480/board.jpg

Exactly!

Dj-ElectriC · May 28, 2012, 09:13 PM

My god! this is disgusting, don!
Almost looks like it is made of dead animals

Widjaja · May 28, 2012, 09:19 PM

Maybe the Eastern translation of the word white is brown?

During my skim reading I can't even see any reasoning as to why this is call pure white.
But then again, it does sound better than pure brown.

(FIH) The Don · May 28, 2012, 09:39 PM

pure brown.......

Liquid Cool · May 28, 2012, 10:32 PM

I actually wish they'd bring back the white motherboards. I'd like one in mini-itx...and a video card to match!

I have noticed alot of the motherboard/video card companies switching to brown...what is brown somehow cheaper than black?

Don, you nailed it...they look like crap.

Best,

LC

The Von Matrices · May 28, 2012, 10:34 PM

Why is there only one SATA 6Gb/s and three 3Gb/s on the board even though the chipset supports the standard 2+4?

sneekypeet · May 28, 2012, 11:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Liquid Cool

I have noticed alot of the motherboard/video card companies switching to brown

It isn't truly brown. It looks that way due to the top layer of copper traces. The layer of plastic is so thin the copper peeks through making it look brown.

At Von, I would guess it is due to them only using 4 ports. Its still better than all Sata 3Gb/s ports

Completely Bonkers · May 29, 2012, 06:36 AM

White is the new brown is the new black?

Or do they think marketing via associating words with drugs is cool and hip?

Velvet Wafer · May 29, 2012, 09:51 AM

Their marketing team and their production teams seem to be severely out of sync.
Congratz, another Sapphire Board no one would want to buy!

babash*t · May 29, 2012, 01:23 PM

yeah, pure white

brandonwh64 · May 29, 2012, 01:42 PM

Looks like a weak board anyways. I wished they would do another all white PCB though

sy5tem · May 30, 2012, 11:55 AM

racist motherboard i say, that what it is

LOL

May 28, 2012, 07:17 PM	#1
btarunr Editor & Senior Moderator Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Hyderabad, India Posts: 15,032 (7.23/day) Thanks: 790 Thanked 13,027 Times in 5,718 Posts System Specs	Sapphire Pure White B75M-MA Motherboard Detailed It looks like Sapphire wants slices of not just the performance and enthusiast pies, but also the high-volume mainstream one. Its latest creation is a motherboard based on Intel's small business-oriented B75 chipset, the Pure White B75M-MA. Built in the micro-ATX form-factor, this board doesn't add too much over the B75's feature set. To begin with, its LGA1155 socket, which supports current generation Core "Ivy Bridge" and previous generation Core "Sandy Bridge" processors, is powered by a 4+1 phase VRM, which draws power from an 8-pin EPS connector. That's a giveaway that a performance/enthusiast design team was behind this mainstream motherboard. The LGA1155 socket is wired to two DDR3 DIMM slots, supporting up to 16 GB of dual-channel DDR3 memory; and a PCI-Express 3.0 x16 slot. Three PCI-Express 2.0 x1 slots that are wired to the B75 PCH, make up the rest of the all-PCIe layout. Storage connectivity includes one SATA 6 Gb/s, and three SATA 3 Gb/s ports. The board provides a total of four USB 3.0 ports (two on the rear-panel, two via headers). 6+2 channel HD audio, a number of USB 2.0 ports, a keyboard/mouse combo PS/2, and gigabit Ethernet make for the rest of the connectivity. Display outputs include DVI and D-Sub. Expect competitive pricing. Source: VR-Zone

System Name:	Blackbox
Processor:	Intel Core i7-950
Motherboard:	Intel Extreme Series DX58OG
Cooling:	Xigmatek Aegir SD128264 with IC Diamond 24 Thermal Compound
Memory:	12GB ADATA Premier (3x 4GB) DDR3-1333 MHz
Video Card:	Palit GeForce GTX 680 JetStream 2GB outfitted with IC Diamond 24 TIM
Hard Disk:	Samsung 840 Series 250GB, Random 8 TB storage
Optical Drive:	HT-LG DVD-RW
CRT/LCD Model:	ViewSonic VX2450wm-LED
Case:	Cooler Master CM690 Window
Sound Card:	Creative SB Recon3D
PSU:	Corsair HX850W
Software:	Windows 8 Pro 64-bit

May 28, 2012, 07:37 PM	#2
sneekypeet Unpaid Babysitter Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 19,115 (7.28/day) Thanks: 3,062 Thanked 5,500 Times in 3,959 Posts System Specs	Sapphire Pure White...sort of deceptive. Here I thought they actually went to a white PCB again __________________ Hers: ASUS Maximus V Gene / i7 3770K / Swiftech H220 / 4X8GB Corsair Dominators / ASUS GTX660 / Corsair AX-760 / Windows 7 64bit / Fractal Design ARC Midi R2 Test: Gigabyte Z68X-UD4-B3 / i7 2600K / A lot Of Coolers / Ripjaws Currently / HIS HD7950 IceQ Turbo / Silverstone SST-ST85F-G / Windows 7 64bit / InWin D-Frame Limited Edition

System Name:	His
Processor:	Intel i7 3770K Cooled with Swiftech Apogee Drive II
Motherboard:	Asus Maximus V Extreme
Cooling:	Swiftech MCR-320 Cooled With Corsair SP120 Fans
Memory:	4X4GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 2666 C11
Video Card:	Asus GTX680 Direct Cu II TOP
Hard Disk:	Corsair Force GT 180GB / Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB
Optical Drive:	- - - - - - -
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung 40" 120hz LCD
Case:	SilverStone Temjin TJ11
Sound Card:	Realtek on board > Sony receiver > Cerwin Vega's
PSU:	Corsair AX1200
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate 64

May 28, 2012, 07:37 PM	#3
erocker Senior Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Milwaukee, WI. Posts: 32,274 (12.78/day) Thanks: 2,814 Thanked 12,445 Times in 7,912 Posts System Specs	Does Sapphire realize that this motherboard is black? __________________

Processor:	Intel i7 3770K @ 4.6ghz 1.256v
Motherboard:	Asus Maximus V Formula
Cooling:	Water
Memory:	2x4gb Patriot Viper 2133mhz 10-11-10-25 2T 1.55v
Video Card:	Sapphire HD 7970 1125/1575 1.14v
Hard Disk:	Crucial M4 128Gb / Corsair Force 3 120Gb / Samsung 240Gb / 2Tb Seagate
Optical Drive:	None
CRT/LCD Model:	Acheiva Shimian 27" IPS 2560x1440
Case:	Corsair 500R White
Sound Card:	Onboard
PSU:	NZXT Hale90 1Kw
Software:	Windows 8 x64

May 28, 2012, 07:38 PM	#4
kira_mha Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 3 (0.01/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	brown/black is new white

May 28, 2012, 07:44 PM	#5
ASharp Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Posts: 215 (0.11/day) Thanks: 7 Thanked 38 Times in 32 Posts System Specs	Well you see, the board was originally white but someone took a crap on the PCB so now it's brown.

System Name:	Titan
Processor:	AMD FX-8120 @ 4.2GHz
Motherboard:	ASUS Crosshair V Formula
Cooling:	Noctua NH-D14
Memory:	4x4GB G.Skill Ripjaws X 1600MHz
Video Card:	XFX Radeon 6950 2GB w/ Unlocked Shaders
Hard Disk:	Intel 320 Series 160GB, WD Black 1TB
Optical Drive:	Pioneer DVR-216D
CRT/LCD Model:	Dell UltraSharp U2410
Case:	Corsair Obsidian 650D
Sound Card:	Onboard Realtek
PSU:	Seasonic X-750
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate x64

May 28, 2012, 08:14 PM	#6
OneCool Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Look behind you!! Posts: 819 (0.30/day) Thanks: 73 Thanked 61 Times in 41 Posts	Alot of jokes in this one

May 28, 2012, 08:55 PM	#7
(FIH) The Don Eligible for custom title Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Viking Land Posts: 5,407 (3.84/day) Thanks: 3,101 Thanked 2,970 Times in 1,835 Posts System Specs	__________________ "there are 2 types of idiots. those who hate the new stuff to justify not being able to upgrade. and those who have no fucking clue about anything" -KieX “So with this new technology my video card will now fart?” -TheMailMan78

System Name:	Ivy Biatch
Processor:	i5 3570K
Motherboard:	ASSRockzz z77TOTHEEXTREME!!!!
Cooling:	bleh
Memory:	2x4gb crucial 1866
Video Card:	HD7770, yes it does BF3
Hard Disk:	120gb Vertex
Optical Drive:	hmm
CRT/LCD Model:	226BW
Case:	whats that, oh my table
Sound Card:	stock onboard thing
PSU:	HX850W
Software:	7

May 28, 2012, 09:13 PM	#9
Dj-ElectriC Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Trollithia Posts: 1,609 (1.55/day) Thanks: 141 Thanked 666 Times in 309 Posts System Specs	My god! this is disgusting, don! Almost looks like it is made of dead animals __________________ Unreal Tournament mod - 85% progress Sponsored by MSI and Antec Battletag: HolyDiver#1664

System Name:	UTPC \| IRIS \| mITX
Processor:	Core i7 3960X @ 4.4Ghz \| Core i5 3570K @ 4Ghz \| 2500K
Motherboard:	MSI X79-GD65 8D \| Asus Z77 Sabertooth \| ASRock Z77 mITX
Cooling:	Swifty pump, EK block, DD GTX 360MM rad \| Raystorm\MCP655\240MM Rad \| Corsair H80i
Memory:	AVEXIR Core 32GB 1600Mhz \| Patriot VIPER3 Venom-Red 32GB 1600Mhz \| 8GB 1600Mhz
Video Card:	MSI Lightning GTX680 2GB SLI \| Intel iGPU Graphics \| iGPU
Hard Disk:	X2 Seagate barracuda 1TB, Corsair Perf Pro 256GB \| Samsung 830 128GB SSD \ Seagate 3TB \| 2TB Seagate
Optical Drive:	like... plastic media readers and such? o_0
CRT/LCD Model:	Dell U2713HM 27" \| Samsung EU46EH5000 46"
Case:	CoolerMaster Cosmos II \| Fractal Design Define XL R2 \| Node 304
Sound Card:	Some card... Tremor Core \| OB ALC 898 \| ALC 898
PSU:	Antec HCP Platinum 1000W \| Classified Antec 750W \| Antec TPN-750W
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate 64BIT \| same \| same
Benchmarks:	Over 9000 @ 3DMark V\11

May 28, 2012, 09:19 PM	#10
Widjaja Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Wangas, New Zealand Posts: 4,058 (1.85/day) Thanks: 244 Thanked 632 Times in 547 Posts System Specs	Maybe the Eastern translation of the word white is brown? During my skim reading I can't even see any reasoning as to why this is call pure white. But then again, it does sound better than pure brown.

System Name:	Darth Obsidious
Processor:	Intel i5 2500K
Motherboard:	ASUS P8Z68-V/Gen3
Cooling:	Cooler Master Hyper 212+ in Push Pull
Memory:	2X4GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600
Video Card:	ASUS HD7870 Direct CU II
Hard Disk:	128GB Samsung 830 SSD, 1TB WD Black, 2TB WD Green
Optical Drive:	ASUS BC-12B1ST 12X Blu-ray Combo
CRT/LCD Model:	LG IPS234V-PN
Case:	Corsair Obsidian 650D
Sound Card:	Infrasonic Quartet
PSU:	Corsair HX650w
Software:	Windows 7 64bit and Windows XP Home
Benchmarks:	2cm mark on bench with a razor blade.

May 28, 2012, 09:39 PM	#11
(FIH) The Don Eligible for custom title Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Viking Land Posts: 5,407 (3.84/day) Thanks: 3,101 Thanked 2,970 Times in 1,835 Posts System Specs	pure brown....... __________________ "there are 2 types of idiots. those who hate the new stuff to justify not being able to upgrade. and those who have no fucking clue about anything" -KieX “So with this new technology my video card will now fart?” -TheMailMan78

May 28, 2012, 10:32 PM	#12
Liquid Cool Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 254 (0.30/day) Thanks: 89 Thanked 88 Times in 75 Posts System Specs	I actually wish they'd bring back the white motherboards. I'd like one in mini-itx...and a video card to match! I have noticed alot of the motherboard/video card companies switching to brown...what is brown somehow cheaper than black? Don, you nailed it...they look like crap. Best, LC

System Name:	My Idle is better than your Pi
Processor:	Core i3 - 2120
Motherboard:	Intel DH67CF
Cooling:	Xigmatek Praeton/100x12mm Scythe
Memory:	Mushkin RedLine 2x4GB - 996981
Video Card:	Sapphire HD 6570 LP
Hard Disk:	Samsung 830
Optical Drive:	none
CRT/LCD Model:	Dell P2412H
Case:	Wesena ITX5
Sound Card:	onboard
PSU:	PicoPSU 150XT/144w Adapter
Software:	Windows 7

May 28, 2012, 10:34 PM	#13
The Von Matrices Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: State College, PA, USA Posts: 451 (0.49/day) Thanks: 121 Thanked 110 Times in 81 Posts System Specs	Why is there only one SATA 6Gb/s and three 3Gb/s on the board even though the chipset supports the standard 2+4? __________________

System Name:	My Surround PC / Bitcoin Miner
Processor:	Intel Xeon E5649 (Westmere-EP) @ 3.70GHz/4.07GHz Turbo
Motherboard:	Asus P6X58D Premium
Cooling:	Swiftech MCP35X / XSPC Rasa CPU / Heatkiller GPU-X HD79x0 / Swiftech MCW82 / Koolance HX-1320 4x12cm
Memory:	12GB (6 x 2 GB) Patriot DDR3-1333 @ 1480MHz 8-8-8-24
Video Card:	3 X AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB CrossfireX @ 1.11GHz core/7GHz mem
Hard Disk:	OCZ Agility 3 240GB 6Gbps, 2TB Toshiba MK2002TSKB
Optical Drive:	Pioneer 12X BD-Writer BDR-207D
CRT/LCD Model:	3 x Asus VW266H 26" in Surround 5760x1200
Case:	Antec Nine Hundred Two, Logitech G15, Gigabyte Aivia Krypton
Sound Card:	Integrated ALC889 + Logitech Z-5500 5.1
PSU:	Enermax MAXREVO 1.5 kW
Software:	Windows 8 Pro x64
Benchmarks:	2350 MH/s @ 1175MHz GPU Core 2.25 MH/J

May 29, 2012, 06:36 AM	#15
Completely Bonkers Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,415 (1.04/day) Thanks: 582 Thanked 533 Times in 374 Posts System Specs	White is the new brown is the new black? Or do they think marketing via associating words with drugs is cool and hip? __________________ ... some things in life just drive you bonkers. Especially the rubbish you see in forum posts

Processor:	Mysterious Engineering Prototype
Motherboard:	Intel 865
Cooling:	Custom block made in workshop
Memory:	Corsair XMS 2GB
Video Card:	FireGL X3-256
CRT/LCD Model:	1600x1200 SyncMaster x 2 = 3200x1200
Software:	Windows 2003

May 29, 2012, 09:51 AM	#16
Velvet Wafer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: North of Germany Posts: 3,849 (2.63/day) Thanks: 2,288 Thanked 1,026 Times in 839 Posts System Specs	Their marketing team and their production teams seem to be severely out of sync. Congratz, another Sapphire Board no one would want to buy! __________________ CPU-Z validation sig pics temporarily blocked

System Name:	Heatbitch / The Dark Tower / Custom Acer
Processor:	AMD Phenom 2 X4 960T @ 4200mhz 1,44v,3130NB /Q9550 3.4ghz 1.20v/ X2 260 1.42v @3.6
Motherboard:	Asus M4A89GTD PRO / Asus Rampage Formula/Foxconn A7DA-S 3.0
Cooling:	Heatkiller 3.0 LT,Laing DDC+,Octakaideca-Rad /EK SP,Tt 400L, B.Ice XT2/Xiggy Black Knight
Memory:	4x2gb Transcend 2400 CL10 1.65v: 1600 7-8-7-24-40 1.65 /Dominator 1066 2GB/Ripjaws 2000 CL9 4GB
Video Card:	6970, soon to be WCed/ 4870x2 HK Full Cover WC´d / 2xGeforce 8800GT HyperSLI
Hard Disk:	128gb Vertex 3, 32GB Ultradrive GX2, 320GB+500GB+2x1TB F1 /160gb Maxtor,500gb F1/ 160GB WD
Optical Drive:	No Room for these
CRT/LCD Model:	LG Flatron 23" W2353V /Benq 19" FP93E-S/TFT 17"
Case:	Thermaltake Shark /Superflower SF-860B/Acer m-ATX Tower
Sound Card:	Realtek Onboard Sound, on all of them
PSU:	Corsair TX850/ OCZ Modxstream-Pro 600W/ MS-Tech 750w
Software:	XP 32bit Professional+ Win7 64Bit Ultimate
Benchmarks:	3DMark Vantage: P21385 3DM11: P5920

May 29, 2012, 01:23 PM	#17
babash*t Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Nairobi, Kenya Posts: 74 (0.17/day) Thanks: 7 Thanked 10 Times in 7 Posts System Specs	yeah, pure white

System Name:	Baba
Processor:	AMD FX 8120 @4.2Ghz
Motherboard:	MSi 990FX GD65
Cooling:	Thermaltake Frio
Memory:	2x4gb Corsair Vengeance LP
Video Card:	Sapphire HD 7870 2gb
Hard Disk:	500GB WD blue + 2x2TB WD green
Optical Drive:	Whats the point
CRT/LCD Model:	2x AOC i2353Fh IPS LED Monitors
Case:	Generic
Sound Card:	Onboard
PSU:	CoolerMaster GX650 Bronze
Software:	Win 7 Ultimate 64bit / Win 8 64bit Release Preview

May 29, 2012, 01:42 PM	#18
brandonwh64 Addicted to Bacon and StarCrunches!!! Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Chatsworth, GA Posts: 13,662 (9.90/day) Thanks: 2,164 Thanked 5,382 Times in 3,729 Posts System Specs	Looks like a weak board anyways. I wished they would do another all white PCB though __________________ Cruncher's: All GPU's GPU's: 7970 3GB = 8 Threads 5770 1GB OCed = 2 Threads

System Name:	The StarCrunch Defender!
Processor:	I7 2600K @ 4.5ghz 1.32V
Motherboard:	Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3
Cooling:	Corsair A70 Push/Pull
Memory:	G-Skill Ripjaws 2x4GB DDR3 1866mhz
Video Card:	Gigabyte 7970 3GB Reference Card at boost clocks
Hard Disk:	2x 500GB WD Blue Raid 0 / 1TB WD Black
Optical Drive:	Samsung DVD/R/RW SATA
CRT/LCD Model:	ViewSonic VG2227wm 1080P
Case:	NZXT Tempest 410 Elite
Sound Card:	Onboard Realtek (Azalia)
PSU:	Corsair 750TX
Software:	Windows 7 Home X64

May 30, 2012, 11:55 AM	#19
sy5tem Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Canada/quebec/Montreal Posts: 447 (0.14/day) Thanks: 37 Thanked 48 Times in 36 Posts System Specs	racist motherboard i say, that what it is LOL __________________

System Name:	Custom DIY
Processor:	Intel i7 2600K @ 4.8 Turbo 1.4v
Motherboard:	Asus P8Z68-V Pro 8801
Cooling:	XSPC RS240 + 120mm Rad/fan
Memory:	Corsair 1866 Vangence 9-10-9-27-2T
Video Card:	2X EVGA GTX570 SLI
Hard Disk:	OCZ Revodrive 110GB + 2x1TB seagate
Optical Drive:	SATA TSSTcorp SH-S223C SB03ROM
CRT/LCD Model:	ASUS MT276HE
Case:	CoolerMaster Sniper
Sound Card:	X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series
PSU:	ANTEC TP-750 Blue 750Watts
Software:	win7 64
Benchmarks:	http://3dmark.com/3dm11/1347866

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Sapphire Intros Pure Platinum A55V Motherboard	btarunr	News	9	Mar 27, 2012 03:28 PM
Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3V Detailed	btarunr	News	4	Mar 5, 2012 04:10 PM
Sapphire Intros Pure Platinum A75P Motherboard	btarunr	News	5	Sep 30, 2011 01:29 AM
Sapphire Readies Pure CrossfireX 890GX Motherboard	btarunr	News	29	May 20, 2010 06:27 PM
Sapphire Announces Pure AMD 785G Motherboard	btarunr	News	11	Sep 9, 2009 07:13 PM