Sapphire Pure Black X58 Review - PAGE 1

Sapphire is as a brand mostly known for its AMD-based graphics cards solutions, but they do also venture into other segments of the market, and over the years they have been known to release a motherboard or two. These included the likes of their AM3 based IPC-AM3DD785G, and PE-I7RC410M, which used the Intel LGA 775 socket. For the most part the prior motherboards from Sapphire were geared more toward the mainstream consumer and didn’t necessarily include any high-end features.

Their latest motherboard lineup, however, is designed to be an enthusiast grade productline that comes packaged with a very robust feature set and high-quality components. The motherboards are branded ‘PURE Black’ and  the model we are looking at includes features such as on-board USB 3.0, SATA III and 3 Gen2 PCI-Express slots that work in a x16/x8/x8 configuration. In addition to this, the Pure Black is based on the X58 chipset and supports all current LGA-1366 processors, including the i7 980X.

Sapphire is releasing two new motherboards based on their latest PURE Black design. One utilizes the LGA-1366 socket along with the X58 chipset while the other is a Sandy Bridge LGA-1155 offering. In this review we will be looking at the PURE Black X58 motherboard to see if Sapphire has cooked up a winning design.