Software and Accessories
As with the motherboard and BIOS, we’ve omitted the photos of the 790i Ultra SLI mystery motherboard accessory kit to honor its manufacturer’s request. But we’ll still show the list just in case the product is released. (We can always update this article with photos later if the board is re-announced.)
Even though the mystery board is targeted at extreme enthusiasts who typically prefer BIOS overclocking, it still includes a Windows overclocking utility. The first page shows key clock speeds, voltage and temperature levels, and fan speeds.
Alarm settings can be changed for each of the previously noted readings.
The third page allows you to change the CPU core and VTT, DRAM, Chipset, and PLL voltage, plus CPU FSB and PCI Express clocks. We didn’t have much luck with the software, but it’s likely still in the beta stage.
| Documentation & Software | Motherboard Manual |
| Quick Installation Guide | |
| Warranty Card | |
| Case Badge Pack (Six Decals, One Sticker | |
| Motherboard Driver CD | |
| RAID driver floppy (Intel + Jmicron) | |
| Branded Collector’s "Dog Tags" | |
| Hardware | 10x Plastic Cable Ties |
| 1x Optional Chipset Cooling Extension Sink | |
| 1x 50x15 mm Chipset Cooling Fan | |
| 1x 50 mm Fan Grille | |
| 1x Fan Installation Kit | |
| 1x 120x25 mm Blue LED System Fan | |
| 1x I/O Panel Shield | |
| 1x Chipset Cooler Replacement Seal | |
| 1x Chipset Cooler Replacement Hardware | |
| 1x Clear Plastic Bench Testing Tray | |
| 1x Standoff Kit for Bench Testing Tray | |
| 1x 3-Way SLI Bridge | |
| 1x 2-way SLI Bridge | |
| 6x SATA Data Cable | |
| 1x 80-conductor Ultra ATA cable, Round | |
| 1x Floppy Cable, Round | |
| 6x 4-pin to SATA power adapter | |
| 1x Port Breakout Plate (2x USB, 1x IEEE-1394) |
If you weren’t impressed with the hardware, you’d certainly be impressed with the swag—if only we could show it to you!
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I must say the mystery motherboard sounds alot like the foxconn blackops which has already been reviewed by custom pc which is in the shops so i would say if it is that then you should be safe to give the name, but I may be completely wrong
ALERT: The battleship is sinking. Foxconn take off their d*e*u*h*n*u*h* ... oops... site off for more than a week so something was to be awaited. Really bad thing at all 'cause evgas FTW will end in WTF again with nice corruption issues. But at least nehalem is in sight, so far we've to submerge and play submarine, sorry shamino can't refrain. ^^
#1. The Foxconn BlackOPs is an X48 board.. not a 790i... the Dreadnaught is the 790i Quantum Force board.
#2. Foxconn have announced they're dropping their 790i boards due to quality control issues in the Nvidia chipset...
[quote]Asus adds power and reset buttons to the lower edge of its Striker II Extreme, along with a switch that enables or disables a rear panel CLR_CMOS button. The firm continues to ignore the fact that front-panel switch connectors have been standardized for several years, and instead uses its own layout./[quote]
uhm lets see maybe they've put those switches on the motherboard because there are people that want to run their system on a testbench before putting it in a case...
so then those switches are pretty convenient aren't they? no more shorting pins with a screwdriver...