XFX 58i Motherboard

This motherboard is the first to support Intel Core 7i on Nehalem

architecture. Also it is the first motherboard to support NVIDIA 3-Way SLI or

CrossFireX ATI, which means it allows more than 2 graphics cards to work

simultaneously. It supports Intel technologies such as Turbo Boost, which allows

processors to run faster than base operating frequencies and Quick Path

Interconnect, which provides a point-to-point interconnection between processors

and other system components.

For reviewing this motherboard we used Core i7 3.2 GHz processor with 2 GB

DDR3 RAM, Windows XP SP3 and NVIDIA 9600 GTX. It performed well in all our

benchmarks. In 3D Mark 06 the score ticked to 12,673 3DMarks which is good as

compared Gigabyte EP45-UD3P UD (reviewed May 09) which scored 10,460 on a

similar test bed. In CineBench 10 it scored 14,878 CB-CPUs and in PCMark 05 it

ticked 9,716 PCMarks which is also better than Gigabyte EP45-UD3P UD

motherboard. Overall, the performance is considered good for this price.

Bottomline: These results suggest that it is a great choice for gamers

and power users.