ECS X48T-A Black Edition

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

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.”

Foxconn BlackOps

Foxconn BlackOps @ X-Bit Labs

“In January 2008 at the CES show Foxconn demonstrated for the first time a new Quantum Force mainboard on Intel X48 Express also known as Foxconn BlackOps. Today we are going to take a closer look at this unique product in our new review!”

ASRock AOD790GX/128M

ASRock AOD790GX/128M @ Think Computers

“This chipset was so successful that AMD decided to design a new chipset based on it, giving it a higher clock speed, sideport memory, and upgrade to ATI 3300 integrated graphics. Along with the new NB, AMD has also built a new Southbridge, known as the SB750, which not only adds RAID5, but has added a new feature called Advanced Clock Calibration (ACC), that AMD claims will allow much higher overclocking of the Phenom CPU. Will ASRock’s version of the 790GX, in the AOD790GX/128M, be a winner? Read on to see!”

MSI X48 Platinum

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

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

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.”

Gigabyte X48T-DQ6

Gigabyte X48T-DQ6 @ TBreak

“Today we take a look at Gigabyte’s highest-end X48 chipset based motherboard- the X48T-DQ6. Based on DDR3, this board features Gigabyte’s “6-Quad”technologies that, among other things, allow minimize power consumption with maximum performance.”

Gigabyte GA-EP45-DQ6

Gigabyte GA-EP45-DQ6 @ PC Per

“However, this board does not leave the hardcore enthusiast with a sour taste either. It has a plethora of tweaking options in the BIOS second to none. Its one of most advanced BIOS’s I have encountered in some time, in regards to the voltage and timing adjustments available to the end user.”

Gigabyte EP-45 Extreme

Gigabyte EP-45 Extreme @ OC Club

“Overall, I would have to say that the limited edition Gigabyte EP-45 Extreme is the best motherboard that I’ve ever used for overclocking. The BIOS was simple to navigate, and Gigabyte’s Dual BIOS technology really gives the user some peace of mind knowing that if they screw one BIOS up, another BIOS is right there for them to use.”