Month: September 2009

ECS P55H-A @ Guru3D

“Today as such we’ll have a look at yet another P55 motherboard, ECS is launching their P55H-A which is a Black Edition that comes with some nifty additional features and really tasty looks, and it doesn’t break the bank.”

Intel’s P55 Express Chipset @ TweakTown

“The extra cost hurt Intel with the mainstream community especially given the economic problems that happened in conjunction with the Core i7 original launch. AMD for their part saw an opportunity and acted. They priced their Phenom II X4 and chipsets to undercut Intel. They knew they could not compete with the Core i7 in a clock for clock war, so they hit the market where it counted; in the wallet.”

Intel Core i7-860 Lynnfield @ PC Perspective

“While the above table does a very good job of making our arguments for us, that the Core i5-750 is the best deal for a Lynnfield processor, there are still some cases where the performance provided by HyperThreading and the slight boost in clock speed might make the jump to the Core i7-860 a worthwhile decision.”

Gigabyte GA-P55-UD5 @ Motherboards.org

“GIGABYTE has gone the extra mile with this board. The board performed well in the default settings against the other P55 boards. The board overclocked to over 3.5GHz on air cooling which is not insignificant when using the 2.66GHz Core i5 750.”

ASUS M4A78-HTPC/RC @ Bjorn3D

“The ASUS M4A78-HTPC/RC on the surface is just another micro-ATX motherboard with the AMD 780G/SB700 chipset but as its name implies there is more to it than that. In fact the ASUS M4A78-HTPC/RC is marketed as the motherboard to use when “Building the Dream Home Theater PC”.”

ASUS P7P55DX Deluxe @ Motherboards.org

“ASUS has really gone the extra mile with their P7P55D Deluxe board with performance that exceeds that of its competition and a slew of new features including the Hybrid Phase and Xtreme Design. The board overclocked using ASUS’s automated overclocking utility to a respectable 3.15GHz totally stable. Hand overclocking got the board over 3.5GHz, a very nice overclock indeed.”

Biostar TA785GE @ InsideHW

“BIOSTAR is one of the biggest manufacturers when it comes to AMD base small factor motherboards. This model is based on AMD 785G chipset, has 128MB Sideport memory and supports CPUs with TDP up to 125W. However, before we sink our teeth into this motherboard let’s reflect on AMD 758G chipset and its market position.”

MSI P55 GD65 @ Bit-Tech

“MSI’s GD65 might not be the all feature encompassing GD80, but this performance P55 board still has the right mix of sexy looks and features to get all but the most hardcore overclocker really engaged. It still manages to carve a niche of hardware and design, yet remains distinct from its cheaper offerings unlike Gigabyte and Asus whose design is uniform from top to bottom.”

ASUS P7P55D Deluxe @ HardOCP

“The ASUS P7P55D Deluxe is among the first boards to be designed for Intel’s new LGA 1156 Core i5 and Core i7 processors. This means a new chipset as well as a new socket. The P7P55D Deluxe integrates the Intel P55 Express chipset which is Intel’s first unified chipset. No longer is there a north and south bridge each with their own functions.”

EVGA P55 LE @ Hardware Secrets

“EVGA has released six different motherboard models based on the new Intel P55 chipset, with suggested prices ranging from USD 169.99 to USD 349.99. We decided to take a look on their most affordable model, P55 LE.”