Foxconn Bloodrage quick review (VR-Zone) and manual

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Buy it! http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813186163

Check it out, Foxconn's Bloodrage mobo's manual is out and downloadable: http://www.foxconnchannel.com/support/downloads.aspx?ProductModel=Bloodrage&TypeID=en-us0000001

Product page is here, and has been for a while: http://www.foxconnchannel.com/product/Motherboards/detail_overview.aspx?ID=en-us0000430

Anyhow, here's the fast review by VR-Zone: http://vr-zone.com/articles/first-look-foxconn-blood-rage/6314.html?doc=6314

Anyone see any more reviews? I'll add 'em here.

EDIT: Review from Hexus, much longer than VR-Zone's: http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=16666

Another review, on XtremeSystems, forum thread: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=211634

Another XtremeSystems thread: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=211836
 
It looks like a pretty awesome board actually. It's too bad they decided to go with only three memory slots.
 
Zero82z said:
It looks like a pretty awesome board actually. It's too bad they decided to go with only three memory slots.
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Three run at max performance anyways. It's an X58 limitation. 3x4GB (12 GB total) 1800Mhz. 14 phase power sounds cool. 16x 8x 8x pcie mode doesn't.
 
I'm not thrilled with my Gigabyte EX58 Extreme so I may look into this board when it's (finally) available.
 
Zero82z said:
That may be the case, but it's still a limitation that I would rather not have.
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You can have up to 24gb in this sucker. The only thing "limiting" you is memory manufacturers not making 8gb dimms, not Foxconn (though they may manufacture ram after all, lol, I don't remember).
 
I have been waiting for the other shoe to drop on this board for ages. I read from a Foxconn rep that this was supposed to be out at least a week or two ago, still no board.

The P6T6 Revolution is tempting, but so far it does not seem that impressive. I just want to get my new system rolling...

Either way, if anyone spots this bad boy for sale I think I am pulling the trigger immediately.

The 3 ram slots are all I need. Starting off w/ 6 gigs and from what I see, no OS I will use will require anything more, even Windows 7 is supposed to be more efficient and less ram heavy.

Cmon Foxconn, get on the ball and make my Christmas a happy one.
 
Galerius said:
The P6T6 Revolution is tempting, but so far it does not seem that impressive. I just want to get my new system rolling...
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The P6T6 WS Revolution is tied at the top of my short list with this Foxconn board. An R2E is closely behind. I really want to buy something to replace my i945-chipset board but can't wait much longer to decide on something. Jan 2. is the day I place my order for new components. I'm ready to spend on X58 but may just going with a budget Quad on a P45 build for now until the dust settles a little bit more.
 
Tobit said:
The P6T6 WS Revolution is tied at the top of my short list with this Foxconn board. An R2E is closely behind. I really want to buy something to replace my i945-chipset board but can't wait much longer to decide on something. Jan 2. is the day I place my order for new components. I'm ready to spend on X58 but may just going with a budget Quad on a P45 build for now until the dust settles a little bit more.
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Yeah, they keep pushing the release on this mobo back and back. Was supposed to be this month, now it's the next. :l
 
I'm not too sure about that January release and I am still hoping for a this week or next week release date. Different countries will get it at different times so Hexus might be talking about their release date. Here in Japan, the only authorized seller of Foxconn has already had some for sale but unfortunately they were sold out by the time I found out. According to them, the next shipment is on it's way by ship from Taiwan bound for Japan.

http://www.dospara.co.jp/5goods_parts/parts_list.php?h=d&f=d&m=parts&br=21&sbr=483&lf=0&mkr=566
 
They should just release the board already. Reviews are meaningless with mobos. All there is to them is can they handle more FSB than the CPU can. With the newly locked multiplier further supported my point.

I am selling my P6T for this, really hope they can bring it early January.
 
Has one big flaw that Foxconn - can't run SLI and physX card, or triple SLI if you want to go for it.
 
MorgothPl said:
Has one big flaw that Foxconn - can't run SLI and physX card, or triple SLI if you want to go for it.
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what you talking about according to their website and xtreme forum it can.

"
ATI CrossFireX™ & NVIDIA SLI™support
ATI CrossFireX™ technology harnesses the power of up to 4 ATI graphics cards simultaneously to deliver ultra-smooth 3D graphics.NVIDIA® 3-way SLI™ enables up to 2.8x performance gain over a single GPU and supports full HD gaming. "

http://www.foxconnchannel.com/product/Motherboards/detail_overview.aspx?ID=en-us0000430
 
s002wjh said:
what you talking about according to their website and xtreme forum it can.
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Because of the way the slots are laid out, it isn't possible to use triple-SLI. That's what MorgothPI was referring to. Two-card SLI is supported, but three-way isn't.
 
s002wjh said:
what you talking about according to their website and xtreme forum it can.

"
ATI CrossFireX™ & NVIDIA SLI™support
ATI CrossFireX™ technology harnesses the power of up to 4 ATI graphics cards simultaneously to deliver ultra-smooth 3D graphics.NVIDIA® 3-way SLI™ enables up to 2.8x performance gain over a single GPU and supports full HD gaming. "

http://www.foxconnchannel.com/product/Motherboards/detail_overview.aspx?ID=en-us0000430
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Yep. Looks like we are going to have to call Bullshit on that no sli - xfire report. Unless this is a typo. : )
 
Zero82z said:
Because of the way the slots are laid out, it isn't possible to use triple-SLI. That's what MorgothPI was referring to. Two-card SLI is supported, but three-way isn't.
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Wow - that is poor layout - paired up like that. No double slot free for triple sli.

http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=16666&page=3

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some guy from xtremesystem.org said if you cool 1 vga using water then it will fit fine. not many people do triple sli though
 
s002wjh said:
some guy from xtremesystem.org said if you cool 1 vga using water then it will fit fine. not many people do triple sli though
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The board doesn't come with a triple-SLI bridge though, and a standard one wouldn't fit either since the slots aren't evenly spaced.
 
This board has too many quirks - just in the slot layout. What a waste of (4) full 16x 2.0 slots.
 
God damn people, you're looking at this wrong.

Me? Personally, I'm using it for a one-card PC with 12gb DDR3 as soon as they start churning out 4gb sticks.

Red on black is the color scheme, starting with the mobo. Then an ATi card, some red DDR3, maybe toss in a Fatal1ty X-Fi instead of the pack-in, a Corsair PSU (which wattage has the red sticker again?), etc., etc..

Anyhow, time to edit the first post.
 
I am planning on using Triple SLI in my next build, which forces me to cross this mobo off my list.
 
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