Quite a bit of X58 boards have been phased out off newegg too, I don't think they are getting phased out though, because Gigabyte is making a USB 3.0 SATA 6GB/s X58 board.
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Not getting phased out but my guess is Scan is cutting back on what X58 boards they stock. You'll probably find the boards that don't sell so well are the one's disapearing. Likely is that a lot of potential X58 sales are being lost due to people getting P55 instead cause lets face it for most enthusiasts X58 offers no advantages over P55
Originally Posted by Toonshorty  Scan UK used to list all the extreme motherboards (Gigabyte GA-EX58-EXTREME, Foxconn BloodRage, EVGA X58 Classified) however they do not list any of those any more and they are disappearing by the day. Are the current X58 motherboards being discontinued and replaced with SATA/USB 3 versions? Are other retailers doing the same? |
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Motherboard manufacturers and making revisions of there boards and adding SATA 6GB/s and USB 3.0, thats it, X58 is still X58.
Originally Posted by Toonshorty Sorry to revive this thread however numerous sites are now removing X58 motherboards from their listings? There MUST be some sort of update coming in the near future for X58 surely? SATA-III built into the chipset (X58 Revision 2 maybe). |
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the layout on that thing is horrible. 3 pcie in a role?
Originally Posted by Toonshorty Well, this just backs up my point exactly: http://overclockers.co.uk/showproduc...odid=MB-229-GI Gigabyte GA-EX58A-UD7 ... Watercooling support out the box all for £250. Not bad! |
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That silly feature doesn't even matter, you can still do 3 way SLI/Crossfire with the 1st, 3rd, and 4th slot.
It's just an unused slot, nothing more.
Originally Posted by kckyle the layout on that thing is horrible. 3 pcie in a role? |
It's just an unused slot, nothing more.
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except the 4th(and maybe the 3rd) will probably be x8 instead of x16.
this is newegg's explanation
2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1/PCIEX16_2)
2 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8_1/PCIEX8_2)
Note: The PCIEX8_1 and PCIEX8_2 slots share bandwidth with the PCIEX16_1 and PCIEX16_2 slots espectively. When PCIEX8_1 is populated with an expansion card, the PCIEX16_1 slot will operate at up to x8 mode; when PCIEX8_2 is populated with an expansion card, the PC IEX16_2 slot will operate at up to x8 mode.
Originally Posted by Skylit That silly feature doesn't even matter, you can still do 3 way SLI/Crossfire with the 1st, 3rd, and 4th slot. It's just an unused slot, nothing more. |
this is newegg's explanation
2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1/PCIEX16_2)
2 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8_1/PCIEX8_2)
Note: The PCIEX8_1 and PCIEX8_2 slots share bandwidth with the PCIEX16_1 and PCIEX16_2 slots espectively. When PCIEX8_1 is populated with an expansion card, the PCIEX16_1 slot will operate at up to x8 mode; when PCIEX8_2 is populated with an expansion card, the PC IEX16_2 slot will operate at up to x8 mode.
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hmm? x58 doesn't run at x16 @4 unless you have a separate PCI-e controller such as a NF200 or lucid hydra. x16/x16/x8 or x16/x8/x8 is normal for a majority of the x58 motherboards.
Originally Posted by kckyle except the 4th(and maybe the 3rd) will probably be x8 instead of x16. this is newegg's explanation 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1/PCIEX16_2) 2 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8_1/PCIEX8_2) Note: The PCIEX8_1 and PCIEX8_2 slots share bandwidth with the PCIEX16_1 and PCIEX16_2 slots espectively. When PCIEX8_1 is populated with an expansion card, the PCIEX16_1 slot will operate at up to x8 mode; when PCIEX8_2 is populated with an expansion card, the PC IEX16_2 slot will operate at up to x8 mode. |
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I can't see any close up pictures of the motherboard. I would think the 1st and 3rd slot is pure x16.
In 3 way sli/xfire the description says x16/x8/x8.
Originally Posted by kckyle so they put the two x16 slot right next to each other? |
In 3 way sli/xfire the description says x16/x8/x8.
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- 10x USB 2.0
- 2x USB 3.0/2.0
If USB 3.0 will be backward compatible, why so many USB 2.0 and only 2x USB 3.0? That would be my question. Phase out the 2's and have more 3's?
Originally Posted by Toonshorty Well, this just backs up my point exactly: http://overclockers.co.uk/showproduc...odid=MB-229-GI Gigabyte GA-EX58A-UD7 ... Watercooling support out the box all for £250. Not bad! |
- 2x USB 3.0/2.0
If USB 3.0 will be backward compatible, why so many USB 2.0 and only 2x USB 3.0? That would be my question. Phase out the 2's and have more 3's?
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No doubt. Just wondering.
Originally Posted by kckyle usb 3.0 probably still holds a premium atm. |
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