EVGA P67 FTW (160-SB-E679-K2) Motherboard Review


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Before we get too much deeper in to the review of the EVGA P67 FTW motherboard, let’s give a list of the features and specifications.

First the features as provided by EVGA:

EVGA P67 FTW 160-SB-E679-K2 Features
  • Supports Intel Core i5 and i7 Socket 1155 Processors
  • Intel P67 B3 Chipset
  • 4 DIMM Dual-Channel DDR3 1333MHz+ (up to 16GB)
  • 8 Channel High Definition Audio
  • 100% Solid State Capacitors
  • EVGA Vdroop Control
  • EVGA Dummy OC
  • EVGA E-LEET Tuning Support
  • EVGA EZ Voltage read points
  • Onboard Clear CMOS, Power and Reset Buttons
  • Onboard CPU Temperature Monitor
  • EVGA Double Play Heat Sink
  • Passive Chipset Heatsink

And the specifications, again provided by EVGA:

EVGA P67 FTW 160-SB-E679-K2 Specifications
Performance
  • Based on Intel P67 (B3) chipset
  • Supports Intel Socket 1155 Processors
Memory
  • 4 x 240-pin DIMM sockets
  • Dual Channel DDR3
  • Maximum of 16GB of DDR3 2133MHz+
Expansion Slots
  • 3 x PCIe x16/x8, 2 x PCIe x8, 2 x PCIe x1
Storage I/O
  • 0 x UltraDMA133
  • 8 x Serial ATA 300MB/sec (6x Internal + 2x E-SATA) with support for RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 0+1, RAID5, JBOD
  • 2 x Serial ATA 600MB/sec (2 Internal) with support for RAID 0, RAID1, RAID5, RAID10
Integrated Periphials
  • 8 Channel High Definition Realtek ALC889
  • 2 x Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000
Multi I/O
  • 10 x USB2.0 ports (6 external + 4 internal headers)
  • 4 x USB3.0 ports (2 external + 2 internal headers)
  • Audio connector (Line-in, Line-out, MIC)
  • FireWire 1394A (1 external)
Form Factor
  • EATX Form Factor
  • Length: 12in – 304.8mm
  • Width: 10.375in – 263.5mm
Warranty
  • 3 year limited warranty
Operating System
  • Windows 7 32/64bit, Windows Vista 32/64bit, Windows XP 32/64bit
Fan Headers
  • 7
BIOS Type
  • AMI / UEFI

The P67 FTW certainly seems to have all the features one would look for in a P67 platform motherboard. Read on as we take a closer look!

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