It's very rarely here at OC3D that we actually find ourselves arguing over who gets to test a certain product and, let's be frank, to get a group of journalists who work with hardware day in day out to actually care enough that they threaten to take the biscuits ransom and, god forbid, cut the plug off of the kettle in an attempt to secure the review sample from the others, it's then and only then can you sit back and realise that we may just have something very very special on our hands.The product that caused all the commotion at OC3D towers was the Gigabyte X58-OC. A motherboard designed from the ground up by HiCookie of hardcore overclocking stardom to be THE best X58 overclocking motherboard on the planet. I can confirm after threatening VonBlade with the lack of caffiene and explaining this motherboard is about far more than its Cincinnati Bengals colouring that he conceded and allowed me the chance, maybe even the last chance to have some proper fun with the X58 platform I quite openly love.The X58-OC is about far more than bright colours and massive heat sinks that some other brands would say denotes an enthusiast motherboard, however there is so many hardcore features crammed into the X58-OC its actually quite mind boggling. For now though we will give you a first look at some of the features to whet your appetite while I lock myself away in an air conditioned room with a multimeter and a big pile of CPU's and GPU's to torture!So enough waffling lets move on and take a look at some of the features this board has to offer. We have to start with what seems to me the insane power delivery possible from the 12 phases around the CPU. Up to 1500w input is possible from the two 8pin power connectors and output to the CPU is capable of a staggering 1200w! Imagine having a Corsair AX1200w running at its limits just powering a CPU overclock and you should understand quite how insane these numbers are! The low temperature chokes are capable of handling up to 50 amps each and the entire motherboard is fed with what they call fast and durable Poscaps. Right at the top of the board there is also a very handy set of dip switches to change the PWM frequency in real time from 600K to 800K or 1000K!