This is a significant step back (price-wise) from the PLX-enabled quad-CFX/SLI boards of previous generations. Realistically, I think this is the better fight to pick then going up to the range where you might as well be picking up an Ivy-Bridge E for the native PCIe channels and add'l memory bandwidth anyway.... Good on you, Gigabyte!
There is a PLX-enabled quad-CFX/SLI board for this generation too - it came out at/near launch. The G1.Sniper 5. It's a halo board, designed to showcase the best of a company within a generation. The sub $200 gaming motherboards are where more people will focus, and the differences more down to software and minor choices in hardware.
There are some good features on this board, but why do so many higher-end motherboards only have 6 rear USB ports? My current (old 'beater) PC has 8 rear ports, and I use every one of them. I prefer not to have consistently attached devices in my front USB ports; they clutter my desk and get in the way of temporary devices that I want to plug in. I could just add a PCI add-on card, but would it be that difficult to place 8 or 10 USB ports back there? The chipset supports that many, and there seems to be plenty of room.
Is this lack of rear USB something that anyone else notices, or am I just going crazy?
I see the appeal in having a single PCI slot for some legacy cards, but I agree they should have dropped the 2nd one in favor of another PCI-E 4X or 16X slot..Still nice to see the prices coming down on the 1150 boards, especially if the Haswell refresh just requires a BIOS update (it is the same socket after all)..
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Stimpack - Friday, November 8, 2013 - link
I refuse to buy this until they include the word murder on the box. Otherwise I'll never be able to take them seriously.jdon - Friday, November 8, 2013 - link
nice.... I'm just glad they abandoned the ammo-clip heat spreader. That thing was horrendous looking.headbox - Sunday, November 10, 2013 - link
I wish it would come with a 48-inch ammo belt... the average waistline of a Gaymer sniper!jdon - Friday, November 8, 2013 - link
This is a significant step back (price-wise) from the PLX-enabled quad-CFX/SLI boards of previous generations. Realistically, I think this is the better fight to pick then going up to the range where you might as well be picking up an Ivy-Bridge E for the native PCIe channels and add'l memory bandwidth anyway.... Good on you, Gigabyte!IanCutress - Friday, November 8, 2013 - link
There is a PLX-enabled quad-CFX/SLI board for this generation too - it came out at/near launch. The G1.Sniper 5. It's a halo board, designed to showcase the best of a company within a generation. The sub $200 gaming motherboards are where more people will focus, and the differences more down to software and minor choices in hardware.Neden - Monday, November 11, 2013 - link
There are some good features on this board, but why do so many higher-end motherboards only have 6 rear USB ports? My current (old 'beater) PC has 8 rear ports, and I use every one of them. I prefer not to have consistently attached devices in my front USB ports; they clutter my desk and get in the way of temporary devices that I want to plug in. I could just add a PCI add-on card, but would it be that difficult to place 8 or 10 USB ports back there? The chipset supports that many, and there seems to be plenty of room.Is this lack of rear USB something that anyone else notices, or am I just going crazy?
jamesurry - Saturday, November 16, 2013 - link
Perfect board for me, but the 2 PCI slots make me sad. Why can't we have a couple of extra PCI-Express slots?C.C. - Sunday, November 17, 2013 - link
I see the appeal in having a single PCI slot for some legacy cards, but I agree they should have dropped the 2nd one in favor of another PCI-E 4X or 16X slot..Still nice to see the prices coming down on the 1150 boards, especially if the Haswell refresh just requires a BIOS update (it is the same socket after all)..Jay77 - Thursday, November 21, 2013 - link
What is it with Gigabyte and those damn pci slots...