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First X58 motherboard prices are out

by on06 October 2008

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We've got one word for you:  expensive

If you thought the Core i7 processors were expensive, then you won't be happy seeing the motherboard prices, as they're nothing but insane. OcUK has listed three motherboards which consists of the Intel Smackover, the Asus P6T Deluxe and the Asus P6T Deluxe OC Palm edition.

Starting with the Intel board, which is the cheapest of the three, it'll set you back £234.99 (€303/$413), which is a lot of cash to pay for a motherboard that doesn't even look like it's set to be one of the half decent boards out there. For starters, it only has four memory slots, so you're limited to using three memory modules, so anyone considering going over 3GB will have to buy expensive 2GB DDR3 modules. The design of the board doesn't really appeal to us, either, for that matter and we've yet to see a confirmation of this board getting software SLI.

The Asus P6T Deluxe isn't that much more expensive at £252.61 (€326/$444) and it has a much better design with six memory slots, not to mention that it has a wide range of additional features and it's likely that Asus will have this board certified for software SLI. The OC Palm edition doesn't look like it'll be a huge seller in our books, as you're paying an almost £30 premium for an external LCD display which plugs into a USB port, that is meant to help you overclock the board. At £281.99 (€365/$496) this board is one of the most expensive out there.

Taking into consideration that the Asus Rampage II Extreme hasn't had its official price revealed as yet, that €400 price point mentioned doesn't seem all that far off now and we can't imagine who will be buying these motherboards. We've yet to see pricing from a wide range of other companies such as Gigabyte, MSI, Foxconn and ECS, to mention a few, so there might still be room for some more affordable boards to turn up. It's also worth noting that OcUK isn't the cheapest place to get your motherboard, even in the UK.

You can find the listings here.
Last modified on 07 October 2008
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