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- New UEFI is painfully slow
- Default UEFI menu is the "Startup Guide"
- Doesn't support overclocking
Gigabyte X99-SOC Force
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By APC Magazine
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Like its little brother, the SOC Force gets programmable LED lighting and the ability to automatically flash the BIOS from a USB stick. The Realtek audio implementation is quite good, though was actually very slightly behind the cheaper Gigabyte board....
By Ocaholic
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performance of the X99 SOC Force from Gigabyte is average and since this is an overclocking motherboard we would have liked to see it compete in the very top On another note we also had a look at power consumption and noted that this is board is not the...
By hardwareasylum.com
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It goes without saying that as overclockers we often demand more from our hardware and want something that is specially built to help us reach insane performance levels. Sometimes those may include getting a SuperPi record while others might be simpler...
By uk.hardware.info
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The Hardware.Info Price comparison tool at the moment has a total of 30 X99 boards, out of the 30 we have now tested 20 motherboards. This should give us a good view on what is on the market and what are the best choices at the moment. We are basing...
By proclockers.com
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The Gigabyte overclocking boards have an outstanding reputation for results. Time and time again, records have been broken with these motherboards. There is no doubting the overclocking ability of the X99-SOC Force. A stable 4600 MHz clock on the i7...
By vortez.net
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The GIGABYTE X99 SOC Force is one hell of a good looking motherboard. Form the outset with the Formula 1 themed packaging this motherboard screams speed. When we first saw the X58 orange and black theme we fell in love with the looks and so welcomed a...
By Kitguru.net
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As the dust starts to settle from the launch of Intel's X99 platform and the latest GTX9xx cards from nVidia, level heads are looking at the benefits being offered by the new technologies, and beginning to think about making the investment. With prices...
By Legit Reviews
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Last night GIGABYTE had a fairly large Intel Developer Form (IDF) X99 motherboard overclocking and media gathering event that Legit Reviews was able to attend. The event had many big name overclockers at it that were given a fairly large amount of LN2,...
By uk.hardware.info
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Intel has introduced their new high-end Haswell-E CPUs, click here for our extensive review . The new high-end processors make use of a new socket, Socket 2011 v3, and have to be paired with a new chipset, Intel X99. More than enough reason for several...
By AwardFabrik
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Das X99 SOC-Force gibt dem ambitionierten Overclocker alles an die Hand um sich mit der neuen Plattform schnell anzufreunden. Die Erfahrungen von anderen Plattformen wie dem Z97 reichen in der Regel aus um sich schnell im UEFI zurechtzufinden. Selbiges...
By moddingmx.com
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Ya no sorprende que Gigabyte rompa records frecuentemente con sus productos y esto es debido al empeño de ingenieros, diseñadores y todo el equipo de trabajo detrás de la fabricación de sus tarjetas madres y ahora en X99 nos vuelve a sorprender con la...
By Gamezoom.net
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Mit dem GA-X99-SOC Force liefert Gigabyte erneut ein überzeugendes Mainboard für Overclocker ab. Für knapp 350 Euro bekommt man nicht nur eine sehr gute Leistung und Verarbeitungsqualität geboten sondern auch eine ausgereifte Technik und ein...
By overclockingmadeinfrance.com
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Alors cette Gigabyte X99-SOC Force ? Quel est votre appréciation ? Gigabyte a tapé très fort sur la table, du côté des spécifications techniques, du design de la carte et des diverses fonctionnalités. On est donc en présence d'une carte qui...
By PCBrain
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Gigabyte è riuscita nell' intento di migliorare ulteriormente un progetto già vincente, infatti la serie SOC nelle precedenti versioni aveva sbancato il mercato proponendo features da top di gamma ad un prezzo davvero invitante, insomma una manna sia per...
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