EVGA X58 3X SLI Core i7 Motherboard @ HotHardware.com

news · December 17, 2008

Hello Everyone,

Intel's recent launch of the Core i7 processor and its accompanying chipset

platform, was met with plenty of buzz and splash, due not only to the

product's architectural enhancements but also its performance gains.

However, the new serially enabled Core i7 also brought with it fairly

significant platform changes as well. Though some folks may be resistant to

it, most times, change is good and Intel's new, more scalable QPI serial

interface was long overdue. In fact, the Core i7 marks what could be

considered one of the most significant changes in Intel's desktop processor

architecture in many years. And though the new CPU requires a new processor

socket and the new X58 Express chipset, end user migration to the new Core

i7 desktop chip will be gradual at first but build momentum as the platform

matures into 2009.

Of course, all of these changes mean lots of new product releases from

Intel's "ecosystem partners", as they like to call them. Since our launch

article took flight in November, a steady stream of Intel X58 chipset-based

motherboards have been filing into our labs here at HotHardware and we're

queueing them up for testing and evaluation. One of the first boards we got

in was an offering from EVGA, aptly branded the X58 3X SLI. Though the

board's part number is a bit cryptic (we tested an EVGA p/n: 132-BL-E758-A1

board), the model naming should tip you off that this motherboard not only

supports AMD ATI multi-GPU CrossFireX graphics configurations but also

NVIDIA SLI graphics setups including 3-way SLI...

EVGA X58 3X SLI Core i7 Motherboard:

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