DFI UT X58-T3eH8 Motherboard

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If you are hardcore PC enthusiast and in the market for a new motherboard, you should check out and evaluation of the DFI UT X58-T3eH8 at HardOCP. From their tests, it looks like DFI UT X58-T3eH8 has turned into quite the popular board with overclockers in the community.

Read a Complete Review at Hard OCP

Here are some details on the bord:

CPU

LGA 1366 socket for Intel® Core™ i7 processors
Intel® QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) technology – point-to-point interface that connects to X58; providing a dynamically scalable interconnect for increased bandwidth, lower latency and stability
Integrated Memory Controller (IMC) supports 3 channels of DDR3
Intel Hyper-Threading Technology delivers 8-threaded performance
8-phase digital PWM provides stable voltage to the CPU

Chipset

Intel chipset
Northbridge: Intel X58 Express chipset
Southbridge: Intel ICH10R
QPI
System bus – 4.8GT/s to 6.4GT/s

System Memory

Six 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets
DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600(O.C.) MHz DIMMs
Triple-channel memory architecture
Supports up to 24GB system memory
Delivers up to 43.2GB/s bandwidth
Unbuffered x8/x16, non-ECC and ECC, up to 4Gb DDR3 devices
Windows® 32-bit operating system is unable to accurately detect more than 4GB system memory. Therefore, if you are using this operating system, we strongly recommend that you install a less than 3GB system memory.

Expansion Slots

3 PCI Express (Gen 2) x16 slots
2-way CrossFire at x16/x16 transfer rate lanes; or
3-way SLI at x16/x8/x8 transfer rate lanes
1 PCI Express x4 slot
2 PCI slots

BIOS

Award BIOS
8Mbit SPI flash memory
CMOS Reloaded
Graphics

Multiple GPUs (Graphics Processing Unit)

3 graphics cards in 3-way SLI or Quad CrossFireX configuration

Audio

Bernstein audio module
Realtek ALC889 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC
Center/subwoofer, rear R/L and side R/L jacks
Line-in, line-out (front R/L) and mic-in jacks
2 coaxial RCA S/PDIF-in/out jacks
1 optical S/PDIF connector
1 CD-in connector
1 front audio connector
108dB Signal-to-Noise ratio (SNR) playback (DAC) quality and 104dB SNR recording (ADC) quality

LAN

Marvell 88E8052 and Marvell 88E8053 PCIE Gigabit LAN controllers with Teaming technology
Fully compliant to IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T), 802.3u (100BASE-TX) and 802.3ab (1000BASE-T) standards

Storage

Intel ICH10R chip
Intel Matrix Storage technology
Supports up to 6 SATA devices
SATA speed up to 3Gb/s
RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and RAID 5
JMicron JMB363 PCI Express to SATA and PATA host controller
Supports up to 2 UltraDMA 100Mbps IDE devices
Supports 2 SATA devices
SATA speed up to 3Gb/s
RAID 0 and RAID 1
IEEE 1394
VIA VT6308P
Supports two 100/200/400 Mb/sec IEEE 1394a ports

Rear Panel I/O

1 Mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port
1 Mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port
1 IEEE 1394 port
6 USB 2.0 ports
2 RJ45 LAN ports
Internal I/O
3 connectors for 6 additional external USB 2.0 ports
1 connector for an external COM port
1 connector for an IEEE 1394 port
1 connector for the Bernstein audio module
1 IrDA connector and 1 CIR connector
8 Serial ATA connectors
1 40-pin IDE connector and 1 floppy connector
1 24-pin ATX power connector
1 8-pin 12V power connector
2 4-pin 5V/12V power connectors (FDD type)
1 front panel connector
8 fan connectors
1 diagnostic LED
EZ touch switches (power switch and reset switch)

Power Management

ACPI and OS Directed Power Management
ACPI STR (Suspend to RAM) function
Wake-On-PS/2 / Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse
Wake-On-LAN and Wake-On-Ring
RTC timer to power-on the system
AC power failure recovery

Hardware Monitor

Monitors CPU/system/Northbridge temperature and overheat alarm
Monitors Vcore/Vdimm/Vnb/VCC5/12V/V5sb/Vbat voltages
Monitors the speed of the cooling fans
CPU Overheat Protection function monitors CPU temperature and fan during system boot-up – automatic shutdown upon system overheat

PCB

6 layers, ATX form factor;
24.5cm (9.64″) x 30.5cm (12″)
If you are hardcore PC enthusiast and in the market for a new motherboard, you should check out and evaluation of the DFI UT X58-T3eH8 at HardOCP. From their tests, it looks like DFI UT X58-T3eH8 has turned into quite the popular board with overclockers in the community.