Asus' super motherboard tested

MOTHERBOARDS.ORG has a go at the Asus P6T7 WS Supercomputer mobo. It supports Core i7 or Xeon (Bloomfield) processors and has seven (!) PCIe x16 slots. Octo-or-more-core GPU processing is possible with this monster, as is SAS storage. This is a $500 motherboard, after all.

Tech Gage is testing the Asus Eee PC 1008HA “Seashell” netbook. Glossy and sleek, the Seashell attempts to make the netbook as clean looking as possible, and nails it. As a mate of mine would put it “frickin’ cool”.

Driver Heaven tests MSI’s GX 723 gaming notebook. Slightly underpowered compared to some gaming notebooks out there, the GX 723 is a 17-incher (1680x1050) with a P8600 Core 2 Duo processor 4GB or DDR2-800 and 500GB of storage. It’s driven by a Geforce 130M mobile GPU… *cough*. Rucksack and gaming mouse included.

As Ion-based devices start flooding the market, Benchmark Reviews takes the time to test the Zotac IONITX-A-U Atom N330 WiFi N Motherboard. 100% passively cooled, this DIY kit will get you started on your HTPC project.

Earphone Audio Processors are a bit new to us, but Thrusted Reviews, well got a Tension Labs EAP 03 Earphone Audio Processor to test. This is essentially a headphone amp that plugs in the middle that costs an arm and a leg.

Hot Hardware got some (video) hands-on time with a load of Nvidia kit, namely Lenovo’s S12 Atom+Ion netbook. Tegra also makes a showing in case you just can’t help yourself…

Yes, Core 2 Quad is going the way of the dodo, but in the meantime some nice chaps at Tom’s Hardware found the time to do some memory scaling tests on the processors. So if you aren’t planning on moving to Core i7 anytime soon…

TechARP updates its Desktop CPU comparison guide to revision 7.1. It now covers over 700 processors, which is quite the feat.

German site Technic 3D is testing Scythe’s new Kamariki-series power supply, the KMRK4-P-650A. “P” is for plug-in, meaning it’s all modular. Michael couldn’t have been more impressed with it.

Dexgo, another German site *sigh* has something of a treat for overclockers: Bitspower and Koolance duke it out in liquid cooling systems for the Asus Rampage II Extreme.

Overclockers Club tests the budget-ish ECS X58B-A motherboard. Stock performance is on par with the Tier One brands, but overclocking falls pitifully behind.

Tbreak got some new SSDs in the lab. Enter the OCZ Apex and the Imation M-series SSDs. These two face off in a battle of the wimps (‘cos they get compared to an almighty Intel X25-M SSD).

Finally, Tech Reviews in the UK tests the Coolermaster Hyper N520 PSU. This allows dual-fan operation and great cooling performance. Noise might be an issue, but that is the price - a low one, actually - to pay.

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