http://www.gadgetadvisor.com Cutting Through the Cutting Edge Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:09:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.gadgetadvisor.com/computer-hardware/foxconn-x58-renaissance-motherboard http://www.gadgetadvisor.com/computer-hardware/foxconn-x58-renaissance-motherboard#comments Fri, 24 Oct 2008 02:51:53 +0000 Gadget Advisor http://www.gadgetadvisor.com/?p=470 Continuing with the recent announcements of X58 motherboards, Foxconn’s X58 Renaissance offering will boast truly remarkable features.  Like all X58 motherboards, it supports triple-channel DDR3 memory, Intel Bloomfield LGA1366 (Core i7) processors, ATI CrossFire X multi-GPU technology, ICH10-R southbridge, etc.  However, what makes this motherboard stand out is the unprecedented four PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots, fourteen USB 2.0 ports, and impressive overclocking capabilities.  Otherwise, the motherboard supports up to 24GB of DDR3-1333/1066/800 memory via the six DIMMs, 7.1 channel HDA audio with Dolby Digital Live and DTS connect support, and a 6-phase power circuit for the CPU.  This will be one to watch for, especially if you use multiple RAID cards that require x8 or x16 PCI Express slots, in addition to one or more video cards.  So far, this is the only X58 motherboard offering four PCI Express x16 slots.

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