ASUS P9X79-E WS Motherboard Review

Posted January 14, 2014 by Kenny in CPU & Motherboards

Overview

Hardware: CPU & Motherboards

Price at time of Review: $469.99 on Newegg.com

WHAT WE LIKED:

Feature and Performance Packed, Intuitive Software package, Large CPU and Memory Support List and Overclocking Stable

WHAT WE DISLIKED:

A bit expensive, but makes sense for a workstation motherboard

BOTTOM LINE:

ASUS Workstation platform hits the mark with great feature and performance capabilities without compromise. This is a must have for all WS builders!

by Kenny

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Introduction

The X79 based chipset motherboards have been out for quite some time now and with the recent launch of Intel Ivy-Bridge E chips, Intel didn’t do much at this time to improve the chipset. Some will say it’s not needed and some will advise against this and say go for the new release of the Z87 based chipset. While the Z87 base chipset did have great improvements for the newly release Haswell chips, we still see a strong stand from the X79 chipset.

Today, we are going to take a look at a board from ASUS that has given the X79 chipset a revision which will push the limits and take full use on Ivy-B E. This is the new ASUS P9X79-E WS motherboard. What does WS stand for? Well this is designed to be a workstation motherboard for those serious video encoders or server and workload crunching. Of course, it makes for a great enthusiast’s motherboard too.

While this P9X79-E WS (workstation) motherboard is not as mainstream as some of the newer Z87 chipset based boards, ASUS has put together some unique touches to offer better performance and features. Let’s dive in a talk more about what this X79 chipset based board can do.