Kal-EL
03-06-2009, 02:04 AM
Foxconn Makes Flaming Blade X58 Series Official (http://www.techpowerup.com/87278/Foxconn_Makes_Flaming_Blade_X58_Series_Official.ht ml)
Pictured last month as merely a low-end variant of the Blood Rage X58 series (read here (http://www.techpowerup.com/?85716)), Foxconn Flaming Blade X58 has emerged as a product series in itself, with two sub-variants: Flaming Blade X58 and Flaming Blade X58 GTI. The former being the base-model, while the latter is a scaled-down, even cheaper one.
Both motherboards (http://www.techpowerup.com/87278/Foxconn_Makes_Flaming_Blade_X58_Series_Official.ht ml#) feature an identical feature set for the most part: Three DDR3-1800 DIMM slots, two PCI-E x16 slots, near-identical board layouts, etc. The differences start with the GTI variant featuring simpler component cooling, with individual heatsinks over the chipset (http://www.techpowerup.com/87278/Foxconn_Makes_Flaming_Blade_X58_Series_Official.ht ml#) and VRM areas. The base-model has a heat-pipe based cooler. Another set of differences are present with the boards' back-panel and the connectors on offer: the GTI variant lacks two eSATA connectors and an Ethernet controller (although the picture suggests otherwise). Both models will cater to the $200 market price-point.
http://www.techpowerup.com/img/09-03-06/63a_thm.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/img/09-03-06/63a.jpg)
Source: TechConnect Magazine (http://www.tcmagazine.com/comments.php?shownews=25054&catid=2)
I'm almost tempted to buy it just for the flames, :ash1:
Pictured last month as merely a low-end variant of the Blood Rage X58 series (read here (http://www.techpowerup.com/?85716)), Foxconn Flaming Blade X58 has emerged as a product series in itself, with two sub-variants: Flaming Blade X58 and Flaming Blade X58 GTI. The former being the base-model, while the latter is a scaled-down, even cheaper one.
Both motherboards (http://www.techpowerup.com/87278/Foxconn_Makes_Flaming_Blade_X58_Series_Official.ht ml#) feature an identical feature set for the most part: Three DDR3-1800 DIMM slots, two PCI-E x16 slots, near-identical board layouts, etc. The differences start with the GTI variant featuring simpler component cooling, with individual heatsinks over the chipset (http://www.techpowerup.com/87278/Foxconn_Makes_Flaming_Blade_X58_Series_Official.ht ml#) and VRM areas. The base-model has a heat-pipe based cooler. Another set of differences are present with the boards' back-panel and the connectors on offer: the GTI variant lacks two eSATA connectors and an Ethernet controller (although the picture suggests otherwise). Both models will cater to the $200 market price-point.
http://www.techpowerup.com/img/09-03-06/63a_thm.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/img/09-03-06/63a.jpg)
Source: TechConnect Magazine (http://www.tcmagazine.com/comments.php?shownews=25054&catid=2)
I'm almost tempted to buy it just for the flames, :ash1: