Foxconn Launches Feature-Packed P55-Based Inferno Katana Motherboard
Foxconn Launches Feature-Packed P55-Based Inferno Katana Motherboard
Posted 08/24/2009 at 4:10pm
| by Paul Lilly
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As Intel's socket 1156-based Core i5 and Core i7 processors inch closer to an official release, look for motherboard vendors to start rolling out new mobos built around Intel's P55 chipset. That's exactly what Foxconn has done, who over the weekend unveiled its Inferno Katana motherboard as part of the company's Quantum Force series.
There's a lot to like about the Inferno Katana, at least on paper. Power user features are aplenty, including a 12 phase hybrid PWM and DirectFET MOSFET technology, 2 phase for VTT and memory, and a "Fuzzy Equalizer," which is an LED indicator light for displaying the PWM loading status.
Other specs include support for up to 16GB of dual-channel DDR3-1800, 8 SATA ports, 7.1 channel onboard audio with Dolby DTS, 3 PCI-E 2.0 x16 slots, 8 USB 2.0 ports, and "performance comparable to if not better than the C/P ratio of the Core i7."
No word yet on price or availability.
Image Credit: Foxconn
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jihnn
August 25, 2009 at 5:55am
i got rid of an asus blowtorch board picked up a foxconn on ebay just on price alone.... just trying to fix a midrange puter on the cheap...
what a suprise the foxconn surpassed the asus in every way ..... sweet
and no more thermal meltdowns
ghot
August 24, 2009 at 4:50pm
....hope they left enough room for large CPU coolers ;)
Take an OS, and edit out all the efficiency, and what you have left is a post-XP Microsoft operating system :)
BinaryMonkey
August 24, 2009 at 4:35pm
Very nice looking board.
Also, they don't say in their specs, but judging from the picture, it looks like they have a NAND slot right off of the memory banks. I'd love to take a look at the BIOS and see what support they give for it.
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