Sapphire motherboard based on Intel H67

The company's latest innovation is based on the Intel H67 Express chipset and is designed for Intel Core i3/i5/i7 Sandy Bridge processors using the LGA1155 socket.

The "Platinum" motherboard features a three-phase power system with Diamond Black chokes. For storage, the Pure Platinum H67 includes two SATA 3 Gb/s ports and two SATA 6 Gb/s ports. Additionally, it comes equipped with a Gigabit Ethernet network controller, a Bluetooth module, an integrated sound card, multiple video outputs, a PCI-Express x16 slot for a discrete graphics card, a mini-PCIe slot, and support for Virtu technology.

According to the developers, the motherboard stands out due to its advanced technologies, including Intel Rapid Storage Technology (allowing the creation of RAID 0 and 1 arrays) and LucidLogix Virtu GPU Virtualization Technology (which enables dynamic switching between the CPU's integrated graphics and a discrete video adapter).

Key Technical Specifications:

• Intel LGA1155 compatibility: Supports Intel Core i7 / i5 / i3 processors
• Chipset: Intel® H67 Express
• BIOS: AMI, 32MB Flash ROM
• RAM: 2 x 240-pin DDR3 slots (800/1066/1333/1600+ ECC, unbuffered, up to 16GB)
• Graphics: Intel® HD Graphics, up to 1024MB
• Expansion slots: 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16, 1 x Mini PCI-E x1
• Storage: 2 x SATA III (6Gb/s), 2 x SATA II (3Gb/s), supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 10
• Audio: Realtek ALC892 HD codec, 8-channel audio
• Networking: Marvell 88E8057 PCI-Express Gigabit LAN

This motherboard is already available for order from select European online retailers.