Gigabyte X99 SOC Champion Reviews

Most enthusiasts would agree that X99 motherboard rumors have been rather flat since CES except for the new X99 SOC motherboard from Gigabyte called the Champion.  or.. Gigabyte X99 SOC Champion if you like the long proper name.  This motherboard is designed to replace the X99 SOC Force and goes back to the Gigabyte OC roots by giving you plenty of overclocking controls without the hardware bloat.

As I heard from Gigabyte the Champion is designed with memory overclocking in mind and should push X99 performance higher than ever.  Assuming the system is properly overclocked and cooled with LN2.  Not many review sites bother with LN2 anymore but, they aren't afraid to put the hardware thru their testing suite to give you an "accurate" assessment.

Web Reviews
- GIGABYTE X99 SOC Champion LGA 2011-v3 Review @ [H]
- GIGABYTE X99-SOC Champion Review @ Hardware Canucks

I'm still waiting for my sample and when it arrives I plan to look at what changed between the Force and Champion editions and maybe, just maybe, do some LN2 testing and see just how good my 5960X really is.