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EVGA Z68 FTW Motherboard Review

Manufacturer: eVGA
Product: EVGA Z68 FTW Part # 160-SB-E689-K2
Date: Mon, Dec 12, 2011 - 12:00 AM
Written By: Dan Stoltz -
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The Legit Reviews Test System

Before we look at the numbers, here is a brief glance at the test systems that were used. All testing was done on a fresh install of Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit. All benchmarks were completed on the desktop with no other software programs running.

Intel Z68 System

EVGA Z68 FTW Motherboard

 

                                            Intel Test Rig

 Processor  Intel Core I7 2600K  Live Pricing
 Motherboard  EVGA Z68 FTW
 Live Pricing
 Memory  8gb Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz  Live Pricing
 Hard Drive  Kingston SSDNow 96GB SSD  Live Pricing
 Video Card  XFX Radeon HD 6950  Live Pricing
 CPU cooler  Corsair A70
 Live Pricing
 Chassis  None - Open Bench  
 Power Supply  Corsair TX750   Live Pricing

EVGA Z68 FTW System Settings

Intel X79 System

ASUS P9X79 Pro Motherboard

 

                                            Intel Test Rig

 Processor  Intel Core i7 3960X
 Live Pricing
 Motherboard  ASUS P9X79 Pro
 Live Pricing
 Memory  16gb Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz  Live Pricing
 Hard Drive  Kingston SSDNow 96GB SSD  Live Pricing
 Video Card  XFX Radeon HD 6950  Live Pricing
 CPU cooler  Corsair A70
 Live Pricing
 Chassis  None - Open Bench  
 Power Supply  Corsair TX750   Live Pricing

ASUS P9X79 Pro System Settings

Intel X58 Platform

ASUS Sabertooth X58 Motherboard

 

                                            Intel Test Rig

 Processor  Intel Core I7 970  Live Pricing
 Motherboard  ASUS Sabertooth X58  Live Pricing
 Memory  6gb Corsair Dominator 1600MHz  Live Pricing
 Hard Drive  Kingston SSDNow 96GB SSD  Live Pricing
 Video Card  XFX Radeon HD 6950  Live Pricing
 CPU cooler  Titan Fenrir  Live Pricing
 Chassis  None - Open Bench  
 Power Supply  Corsair TX750   Live Pricing

ASUS Sabertooth X58 System Settings

AMD AM3+ Platform

AMD AM3+ Test System

The AMD AM3+ platform that we used to test the AMD Phenom and FX processors were run on the ASUS Crosshair V Formula motherboard with BIOS 9901 that came out on 9/26/2011. The Corsair Vengeance 8GB 1600MHz memory kit was set to 1600MHz with 1.5v and 9-9-9-24 1T memory timings on the AMD FX-8150 and then at 1600MHz with 1.5v and 9-9-9-24 1T memory timings on the Phenom II X6 1100T processor.

ASUS Crosshair V Formula Test Settings

AMD 990FX Test System

 Processor  AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition
 Live Pricing
 Motherboard  ASUS Crosshair V Formula
 Live Pricing
 Memory  8gb Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9  Live Pricing
 Hard Drive  Kingston SSDNow 96GB SSD  Live Pricing
 Video Card  XFX Radeon HD 6950  Live Pricing
 CPU cooler  Corsair A70  Live Pricing
 Chassis  None - Open Bench  
 Power Supply  Corsair TX750   Live Pricing

Next Page - SiSoftware Sandra 2011 SP5 Memory Bandwidth


Review Index
Page 1 - EVGA Z68 FTW Intel Z68 Motherboard
Page 2 - EVGA Z68 FTW Retail Box and Bundle
Page 3 - EVGA Z68 FTW Motherboard Layout
Page 4 - The Legit Reviews Test System
Page 5 - SiSoftware Sandra 2011 SP5 Memory Bandwidth
Page 6 - Futuremark 3DMark11 Synthetic Gaming Benchmark
Page 7 - AMD CrossFireX Gaming Performance
Page 8 - NVIDIA SLI Gaming Performance
Page 9 - EVGA Z68 FTW SATA III 6Gbps Performance
Page 10 - System Power Consumption
Page 11 - EVGA Z68 FTW Overclocking
Page 12 - EVGA Z68 FTW Final thoughts and Conlusion