DFI LP DK X58-T3EH6 Intel X58 - £159.23 @ SpecialTech

The first CPU with a built-in memory controller of Intel, Core i7, running with X58 chipset of completely new configuration, will further improve performance of personal computers. X58 motherboard unveiled by LANParty this time also embodies the design philosophy of "performance first" and will bring supreme efficacy to players with top specification and material.

It has 6 memory DIMMs, which support unprecedented 3-channel memory and can significantly expand the memory bandwidth; and also three PCI Express 2.0 slots, which, for the first time, simultaneously support Nvidia SLI and ATI CrossFireX and can considerably improve the 3D processing capability of the system.

Features
- LGA 1366 socket for Intel® CoreTM i7 processors
- Intel® QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) technology
- Integrated Memory Controller (IMC) supports 3 channels of DDR3
- Intel Hyper-Threading Technology delivers 8-threaded performance
- 6-phase digital PWM provides stable voltage to the CPU
- Intel® chipset - Northbridge: Intel® X58 Express chipset - Southbridge: Intel® ICH10R
- System bus - 4.8GT/s to 6.4GT/s
- Six 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets
- DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600(O.C.) MHz DIMMs
- Triple-channel memory architecture
- Supports up to 24GB system memory
- Delivers up to 43.2GB/s bandwidth
- Unbuffered x8/x16, non-ECC and ECC, up to 4Gb DDR3 devices
- 3 PCI Express (Gen 2) x16 slots - 2-way SLI or Quad CrossFireX configuration at - x16/x16/x4 transfer rate lanes
- 1 PCI Express x4 slot
- 2 PCI slots
- Award BIOS
- 8Mbit SPI flash memory
- CMOS Reloaded
- Multiple GPUs - 3 graphics cards in 2-way SLI or Quad CrossFireX configuration
- Realtek ALC889 High Definition audio CODEC
- 8-channel audio output
- 108dB Signal-to-Noise ratio (SNR) playback (DAC) quality and 104dB SNR recording (ADC) quality
- Marvell 88E8053 PCIE Gigabit LAN controller with Teaming technology
- Fully compliant to IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T), 802.3u (100BASE-TX) and 802.3ab - (1000BASE-T) standards
- Intel ICH10R chip - Intel Matrix Storage technology - Supports up to 6 SATA devices - - SATA speed up to 3Gb/s - RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and RAID 5
- JMicron JMB363 PCI Express to SATA and PATA host controller - Supports up to 2 - UltraDMA 100Mbps IDE devices - Supports 2 SATA devices - SATA speed up to 3Gb/s - RAID 0 and RAID 1
- VIA VT6308P