Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6 & GA-P55M-UD4 @ Legit Reviews
“The GA-P55M-UD4 is their high-end P55 mATX motherboard featuring the vast majority of the options on the GA-P55-UD6 albeit laid out on a compact mATX canvas. The only thing missing on the GA-P55M-UD4 is the TPM security module, the onboard LED debug reader, half(12) of the power phases, and a few expansion slots which might sound like a lot but in reality isn’t nearly that much.”
ASUS P7P55D @ Elite Bastards
“With a new range of Intel CPUs, all of which utilise a new socket type, launched today, you’re going to need a suitable motherboard to plug your shiny new processor into. But what to choose? Today should also see the release of a wealth of motherboards which make use of Intel’s new P55 motherboard chipset, and today we’ll be taking a look at just one of them – ASUS’ P7P55D, which aims to be affordable while retaining plenty of the rich vein of features which tends to make the company’s offerings stand out.”
ASUS P7P55D EVO @ OC3D
“Here we see the Intel PCH P55 chipset itself. This little sliver of silicon controls the USB, Ethernet, BIOS support, Audio and SATA along with e-SATA and PCI Express x1 ports. This is of course interlinked to the new CPU architecture which has control over PCIe 2.0, and the memory functions of the motherboard. The Chipset heatsink was very small but as this is a pre-release sample I would expect this sink to be enlarged upon final retail release.”
MSI P55-GD80 @ HardOCP
“The MSI P55-GD80 motherboard supports the LGA1156 line of Intel processors via the integrated Intel P55 chipset. The chipset itself has in-built support for the following technologies: Intel LGA 1156 Core i7 and Core i5 processors, DDR3 memory operating in Dual Channel mode up to 1333MHz officially, and either NVIDIA SLI and ATI CrossFireX graphics mode using matched video cards.”
Foxconn A7DA 3.0 @ X-Bit Labs
“Today we are going to talk about Foxconn A7DA 3.0. It is another solution based on AMD 790GX chipset. The name of this mainboard model may give you an impression that it is the third revision of A7DA solution, however, it is not the case. There is no and has never been a Foxconn A7DA 2.0, but Foxconn A7DA does in fact exist.”
ASUS MAXIMUS III Formula @ Motherboards.org
“The Maximus III Formula is a solid Editors Choice as the performance is there as well as great features. Also with so many new boards on the market, I am sure we will see even better boards by ASUS and the other manufactures as time rolls by.”
ECS P55H-A Black Series @ PureOC
“With the launch of Intel’s Lynnfield LGA1156 socket processors upon us, motherboard manufacturers have been gearing up for the big Core i5 and Core i7 into the mainstream market, busy readying boards for release. One of the new motherboards is the P55H-A Black Series from ECS, as they look to continue their push further into the market with what are essentially affordable enthusiast products in their Black Series lineup.”
MSI P55-CD53 @ Motherboards.org
“Turbo Mode does not seem to overclock the CPU as much as on the Intel Extreme board, but the combination of the OC Genie and gradual overclocking using the + button on the board I was able to hit over 3.4GHz with the Intel Core i5 750, a nearly 800MHz Overclock. Overall this motherboard is great for those wanting to get onto the new i5 bandwagon, but don’t want to pay the high price for a new setup.”
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6 & GA-P55M-UD4 @ Motherboards.org
“The Intel P55 Express chipset and the LGA-1156 CPUs are Intel’s new mainstream solution replacing the Core 2 Quad and Duo solutions earlier. As such the MSI P55-CD53 motherboard is a value board with costs of around $109 online at launch. The board does the job with performance that matches the Intel reference board.”
Intel today has officially announced and released their latest line of processors, the Core i5 and Core i7 “Lynnfield” chips, as well as the new P55 chipset. We should have our review of these processors, as well as initial looks at P55 performance posted in the coming days. To tide you over until then, here are some reviews from around the web:
Intel Lynnfield Core i5 / i7 @ HardOCP
Intel Lynnfield Core i5 / i7 @ PC Perspective
Intel Lynnfield Core i5 / i7 @ Anandtech
Intel Lynnfield / P55 Chipset @ Hot Hardware
Intel Lynnfield / P55 Chipset @ Motherboards.org
Intel Lynnfield Core i5 / i7 @ Legion Hardware
Intel Lynnfield Core i5 / i7 @ Guru3D
Intel Lynnfield Core i5 / i7 @ Tech Report
Intel P55 Chipset @ Tech Report
Intel Lynnfield Core i5 / i7 @ DriverHeaven
Intel Core i7 870 @ OC3D
Intel Lynnfield @ Bit-Tech
Intel Lynnfield @ Lost Circuits
Intel Lynnfield Core i5 / i7 @ Neoseeker
Intel Lynnfield Core i5 / i7 @ TweakTown
Intel Lynnfield Core i5 / i7 @ HardwareZone
Intel Lynnfield Core i5 / i7 @ Bjorn3D
Intel Lynnfield Core i5 / i7 @ TechGage
More to Come…