DFI Lan Party UT X58 T3eH8 - Motherboard Review

We already introduced a detailed overview of the new generation Intel processors – Core i7 with Nehalem core as well as a X58 based motherboard. Today we will review the capabilities of another such motherboard, DFI Lan Party UT X58 T3eH8.

Our friends from Solytron were kind enough to provide a X58 based motherboard for testing, manufactured by DFI . It is from the Lan Party family, which features unique design and most of all unique UV reactive extension slots and connectors. Besides that, characteristic for this brand are high quality, performance and not last a high price tag. The price here is present – about 320EUR, lets check whether the rest of the characteristics are present also.

Features of DFI Lan Party UT X58 T3eH8:

• Intel X58 paired with ICH10R
• Supports Intel Core i7 processors (LGA 1366, QPI 6.4GT/s)
• Supports 3-Way SLI and CrossFire X
• 8-phase Volterra completely digital PWM
• Flame Freezer – motherboard cooling module
• LANParty utilizes solid state capacitors and MLCC for maximum stability
• EZ Clear
• Syntering Heat-pipe
• Realtek ALC885 for 8CH HD audio on a Bernstein expansion card
• LED status display
• 8 SATAII ports with RAID features
• Double Gbe LAN with teamingby Marvell 88E8052+8053
• Fluorescent slots and connectors
• auto Boost system
• Genie BIOS
• CMOS Reloaded
• 1 PCIe x4, 2 PCI, 1 IDE
• 2 IEEE1394 ports and 12 USB 2.0 ports