Gigabyte Readies GA-EX58-Extreme2, Jumps the USB 3.0 and SATA 6 Gb/s Bandwagon

[Zubasa]

guys sorry for the retard question, but the NB, what is that on it, I never got around to asking or reading on it. Looks like nozzles for water cooling?

Yes, built in water block.

 

[Chicken Patty]

Yes, built in water block.

so basically you just hook up the lines and that's it?

 

[Zubasa]

so basically you just hook up the lines and that's it?

Exactly.

 

[Chicken Patty]

Exactly.

Awesome, so bascially you get a board with a NB block already GB really got a winner there

 

[SK-1]

It is=tis

 

[Chicken Patty]

It is=tis

Thanks for clearing that up

 

[theubersmurf]

I've been waiting for this refresh of x58 mobos, pcie, sata, and usb 3.0, and hopefully lucid logix chips...well perhaps. I still have yet to see actual third party benchmarks with one. But if they perform as described by some journalists...I would buy a new motherboard.

 

[csendesmark]

I currently have the "old" EX58-Extreme mobo, and It's amazing, and I missig features like SATA3 and USB3 from it

Extreme 2 will rock!

 

[Chicken Patty]

I've been waiting for this refresh of x58 mobos, pcie, sata, and usb 3.0, and hopefully lucid logix chips...well perhaps. I still have yet to see actual third party benchmarks with one. But if they perform as described by some journalists...I would buy a new motherboard.

Lucid will be something to see my friend, can't wait.

 

[Bjorn_Of_Iceland]

I have to admit.. that whole asus ROG thing tricked me. (had 2 RoG boards) Meh. never again. Ima going gigabyte next time.

 

[Scrizz]

Yeah ASUS FTL!

 

[REVHEAD]

That board looks great, but I really think its better to wait for Intel to adopt there own tech, like Sata 3 and USB 3 before using a board with 3rd party chips. Allso if you have PCI soundcard were screwed, allso unless your running water your screwed with a PCIE soundcard allso.

 

[Wshlist]

Peeved

They've been announcing this with similar vagueness for over a year now I think, I consider it vaporware unless I see one in a shop with my own eyes, and I don't see that happen really, for some reason gigabyte doesn't want to update the x58 platform currently.

In their defense I'm going to guess they are waiting for statements from intel to solidify, seeing they get info early and if they were told there would be some x59 or something (VRD-12 perhaps?) they might be holding introduction to avoid having a production line of expensive boards and have intel a week later come with a new chipset revision that is required for the next CPU's.