La motherboard oggetto della prova è attualmente il modello di punta dell'offerta di Foxconn per quanto riguarda le schede equipaggiate con chipset X58.

Appartiene alla linea Quantum Force che in passato ha sfornato prodotti innovativi e dalle notevoli performance come la Mars o la Black Ops .

Andremo quindi a verificare se, anche per la nuova architettura Nehalem, il produttore è stato capace di tirar fuori un prodotto all'altezza della sua fama.


Queste le caratteristiche tecniche dichiarate :


Model

Foxconn BloodRage

Processor

Supports the newest Intel® CoreTM i7 and CoreTM i7 Extreme (Bloomfield) processors, Socket T (LGA1366)

Chipset

Intel® X58 + ICH10R Chipset

Front Side Bus

QPI 6.4GT/S

Memory

Triple DDR3 1800(**oc)/1600/1333x 3 DIMMs, Max.12GB

VGA on Die

Discreted

Expansion Slots

4* PCIe2.0 x16, 1* PCIe2.0 x1, 1* PCI

IDE

1* ATA 133

Serial ATA(SATA)/RAID

6* SATAII + 2* eSATA w / RAID 0, 1, 5, 10; Intel® Matrix storage technology

Audio

SONAR X-Fi audio card, Realtek® ALC889, 7.1 channel Audio

LAN

Dual Gigabit LAN support teaming function by Realtek

IEEE1394

2*1394a

Back Panel I/O Ports

1 x PS/2 keyboard port
1 x S/PDIF Coaxial port
1 x 1394 port
2 x eSATA ports
2 x RJ45 LAN ports
8 x USB 2.0 ports

Internal I/O Connectors

1 x ATX 24-Pin power connector
1 x 8-Pin ATX 12V power connector
1 x 4-Pin CPU Fan connector
1 x 3-Pin System Fan connector
1 x 3-Pin NB Fan connector
2 x 3-Pin Fan connectors
3 x Onboard On/Off/CCMOS/Force Reset buttons
1 x IDE connector
2 x USB 2.0 connectors support additional 4 ports
1 x HDA header
1 x Front Panel header
6 x SATAII connectors
1 x 1394 header
1 x SONAR X-Fi Card

BIOS Features

Dual 8Mb flash EEPROM w/ LAN boot PnP, ACPI, WfM, DMI

Support CD

Drivers, Adobe Reader, Norton

Standards/Manageability

PCI 2.3, USB2.0, DMI 2.5

Special Features

** Achieved by overclocking
* Quantum Force segment, based on Intel® X58 chipset
* Supports the newest Intel® CoreTM i7 and CoreTM i7 Extreme (Bloomfield) processors, Socket T (LGA1366)
* 4* PCIe x16 Gen 2.0 with ATI CrossFireX™ & NVIDIA® SLI™ support
* Triple DDR3 1800(**oc)/1600/1333x 3 DIMMs, Max.12GB
* 4in1 Quantum Cooler
* 14 phase Digital PWM
* Quantum BIOS
* SONAR X-Fi audio card–7.1 channel HDA daughter card with 108dB DAC SNR/104dB
* Quantum Flow and Quantum Lap unique accessories
* 100% SOLID Capacitor design and Ferrite Choke

Form Factor

ATX (12" x 9.6")