Stephen Intel Atom/ECS 945GCT-D @ TBreak
“There are a fair number of applications that require a cost effective quick and easy computing solution that gets the job done with least power consumption. ECS brings us the 945GCT-D motherboard that comes with an Intel Atom 230 (1.6GHz) Diamondville CPU and delivers just that. With the integrated Intel GMA 950 graphics solution included, it’s almost half way ready to go.”
Biostar TPower I45 @ PCStats
“As chipsets go, the Intel P45 Express is largely identical to the P35 Express which preceded it, so if you’re familiar with that platform the P45 will be a comfortable fit from the first boot up. The main difference is PCI Express 2.0 compliance, and to that end Biostar have equipped the TPower I45 with a pair of PCI Express x16 slots.”
Intel D945GCLF2 @ Neoseeker
“Last week, when going through the “what’s new” list of a local supplier, I found a gem: an inexpensive mini-ITX motherboard with a dual core Atom processor. This little marvel, the Intel D945GCLF2, does not even show up on the Intel web site – other than being noted as announced during IDF. Interested in what it was capable of, I bought one on the spot.”
Gigabyte EP45-DQ6 @ Motherboards.org
“The Gigabyte EP45-DQ6 has all of the features you would want from a motherboard based upon the Intel P45 and more. The board is so feature-laden in fact that I would have to say it’s a bit over the top compared with most of its competition. Having Ten SATA ports, 8 USBs on the rear IO and four Gigabit LANs would make this the most feature-rich P45 I’ve ever seen.”
ECS P945GC @ Guru3D
“This little ECS mainboard comes with the new Intel Dual Core Atom 330 processor. It has integrated sound, 10/100 Ethernet and integrated graphics. Really all you need to do is insert a slice of DDR2 533 memory and connect a HD, and you are on the web … browsing at fairly normal speeds, listening to songs, or watching a DVD … heck it all works fine on that Intel Atom 330 for sure.”
ECS X48T-A Black Edition @ Motherboards.org
“For those wanting an inexpensive X48 based motherboard this is a good choice, as the features are the same across the board and ECS uses high quality components like Solid Capacitors in their design and the board is $20 less expensive on Newegg at the moment than the next least expensive motherboard. From a performance point of view the ECS board behaves exactly like the other X48 based motherboards, which is a good thing.”
Sapphire Pure PC-AM2RX780 @ OC Club
“For the purpose of this review I testing overclocking on both options and ended up with the same result both ways. In the end the Sapphire board did not like any changes at all in the bus speed, not even 201Mhz, but this board was the most liberal I have had with the multiplier, allowing me to raise it up to 16x for a whopping 3.20GHz on the Phenom x4 9850 Black Box.”
MSI X48 Platinum @ PureOC
“What a good motherboard really gives you is potential–potential to take that pile of parts you ordered and make it into something great. A motherboard is truly one of those things that must be greater than the sum of its parts in order to be successful. Today we’re looking at the MSI X48 Platinum motherboard to see if it succeeds or squanders that potential.”
ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe @ Digit-Life
“Speaking of PCs with three or more graphics cards, they are for hardcore gamers. Percentage of such users is very low. Nevertheless, ASUS does not complain about the lack of attention to this motherboard. Most users consider buying this model (and other similar products) for computers that can be upgraded in future.”
Gigabyte EP45-Extreme @ TweakTown
“P45 not only supports true Crossfire thanks to its twin x8 PCIe slots, but it also manages to support DDR2 and DDR3 along with the latest ICH10R Southbridge and PCI Express 2.0 support. The best thing is that all this falls into the mid-range PCs price point. Who could argue with that? Today GIGABYTE has sent us their latest high-end offering, based on the P45 chipset. This baby is dubbed the EP45-Extreme and we will show you why soon.”