ASUS P9X79-E WS Motherboard Review

Final Thoughts

Pros:

• Support for i7 and Xeon
• 7 PCI-E slots with support for 4-way at x16
• Plenty of USB and SATA ports
• Excellent overclocking performance

Cons:

• None

Overall, I was really impressed with the ASUS P9X79-E WS motherboard. You have the option to run either a desktop or server processor, giving you plenty of options as well as some “future-proofing” by letting you change to a completely different platform by only swapping the CPU. You also have tons of room to expand with an abundance of PCI-E slots that have the ability to run quad SLI/CrossFire at the full x16 speed as well as enough USB and SATA ports for as many devices as you will ever need. Finally, for the enthusiasts, you get awesome overclocking performance and the ability to tweak every possible setting you can think of in the UEFI. At $460 it is one of the most expensive socket 2011 motherboards available, but it is also the most feature rich and the only one that supports both i7 and Xeon.

If you are looking for a motherboard that can do it all from server duty to Call of Duty, the P9X79-E WS is in a class of its own.

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