New Asus M4A79XTD EVO 790X Mortherboard

Asus is gearing up to release a new AM3 board, the M4A79XTD EVO. Based on AMD 790X / SB750 chipset, the board features an 8+2 phase power design, supports AMD Phenom II and Athlon II processors, and comes with four DDR3-1800 memory slots as well as two PCIe x16 slots for CrossFirex setups. In addition, the board also comes with several connectivity ports including eSATA, seven SATA 3.0 Gbps, 7.1 channel audio, Gigabit Ethernet and FireWire. The M4A79XTD EVO is expected to hit stores later this month for unannounced price yet.

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ASUS’ P55-Powered Maximus III Formula Motherboard

ASUS has unveiled its upcoming motherboard ‘Maximus III Formula’ that is based on the Intel P55 chipset. This high-end socket provides a heap of power phases, four dual channel-ready DDR3 memory slots, three PCI-Express x16 slots for multi-GPU setups and a secsy cooling system. In addition, it also integrates one eSATA and six SATA 3.0 Gbps ports, Gigabit Ethernet, Power, Reset, Clear CMOS buttons and a large number of overclocking perks. The Maximus III Formula is expected to hit stores in later Q3 for unannounced price yet.

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