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Foxconn X58 'Blood Rage' motherboard

Author: Marc Mouthaan

Publication: 10/24/2008 3:31 PM

News type: Product news

Sources: DV Hardware / TechConnect / TweakTown

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Apart from the X58 'Renaissance', Foxconn is also working on another high-end motherboard for Intel's Core i7 platform. The X58 'Blood Rage' will be part of the Quantom Force line-up, which is aimed towards gamers and overclockers.

Foxconns X58 'Blood Rage' motherboard with passive cooling, image source: VR-Zone

The X58 motherboard has a black PCB and a claimed 14-phase power provision. The north and southbridge have cooling blocks placed on them. The block on the northbridge can be replaced by a waterblock, as can be seen in the second image.

The motherboard with a waterblock on the northbridge, image source: VR-Zone

The board is able to house up to three DDR3-1800 modules in a triple channel setup. It has four PCi-Express 2.0 slots to power CrossFireX and (Tri-)SLI configurations. The 'Blood Rage' board features two SAS-connectors, six SATA II and two eSATA ports, two Gbit LAN connectors and a seperate X-Fi soundcard is also bundled. Foxconn will also enclose an overclocking module that makes it possible to overclock on-the-fly from a 5.25 inch bay.

Foxconn X58 'Blood Rage' specifications
Processor	Intel Core i7 (Nehalem) LGA1366
Chipset	Intel X58 en ICH10R
QPI	t/m 6,4GT/sec
Memory	DDR3-1800/1600 MHz (overclocked)
	DDR3-1333/1066 MHz
	maximaal 3 x 8 GB
Expansion slots	4 x PCI-Express 2.0 x16, 1 x PCI-Express 2.0 x1, 1 x PCI
	CrossFireX (16+16 of 8+8+8+8 lanes)
	nVidia 3-way SLI (16+16+8 lanes + PhysX card)
Storage	6 x SATA, 2 x eSATA, 2 x SAS, 12 x USB 2.0, 2 x FireWire, 1 x PATA
Network	2 x Gbit LAN
Audio	Sonar X-Fi

Foxconn's X58 'Blood Rage' motherboard does not yet have a price and a release date.

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