G.Skill PC3-18400 (2300MHz) PI Series 4GB @ TweakTown
“While most companies are sitting around the PC3-17600 mark these days, G.Skill as always has kicked it up a notch with a PC3-19200 kit and a PC3-18400 one which we have on hand today. Like most high performance memory kits at the moment, the modules are aimed at P55 platforms due to them coming in dual-channel packets.”
Intel Core i3-530 Clarkdale @ PC Perspective
“I would even take this a step further and tell our readers that if you are looking for a budget gaming system the Core i3-530 would make a decent choice and should at least be considered for the job. I showed you on our gaming performance page that the difference between even the Core i7-975 and the Core i3-530 are minimal when we are comparing real-world resolutions and image quality settings.”
Intel’s Core i3-530 – The Budget Powerhouse? @ Techgage
“When Intel launched its Westmere-based line-up this past January, one of the more interesting models released was the Core i3-530. The big reason was its budget $120 price tag. But if there’s one thing that can make a budget chip interesting, it’s overclocking, and fortunately, there’s huge potential where this chip is concerned.”
ASUS P6T7 & P7P55 WS @ PC Perspective
“Both the ASUS P6T7 and P7P55 WS motherboards offer a slightly different set of features and specifications than the traditional motherboard in the gaming market. The P6T7 definitely is impressive for high-end users that are going to want to take advantage of multiple graphics card or other PCI Express-based accessories as it includes a total of 7 PCIe x16 slots along with the X58 chipset and support for the latest LGA1366 processors, including the upcoming Gulftown 6-core CPU.”
ASUS M4A89GTD @ Guru3D
“We merely released our first AMD890GX motherboard review a couple of days ago, and the new chipset is well received. But of course there are many more ODMs out there that have been preparing a new board based on the 890GX chipset from AMD. Today we’ll have a look at an offering from ASUS, namely the M4A89GTD Pro USB3. A motherboard carrying that new SATA6G controller and sure ASUS dropped a USB 3.0 controller onto this model as well.”
Gigabyte H55M-USB3 @ Techgage
“Finding a great H55 board to match up with your Clarkdale CPU isn’t hard, as the market currently has a great selection. But Gigabyte’s H55M-USB3 stands out, as it has a superb feature-set for its ~$100 price tag, and also proves itself in our tests as being a great all-around board, and one that seems to have no limit in overclocking.”
ASUS M4A89GTD Pro/USB3 @ PureOC
“Looking to capitalize on new technologies such as SATA 6.0Gb/s and USB 3.0, AMD’s new 890GX chipset incorporates these, and other several features in looking to continue to provide computing and gaming value to consumers. The 890GX sports “new” integrated graphics and a new SB850 southbridge, shedding previous limitations that nagged the popular 785G.”
Zotac ION-ITX-A @ X-Bit Labs
“The resulting “Intel-on-Nvidia” platform abbreviated to ION turned out a real success and become an inspiration for many computer enthusiasts having overshadowed the original platform that consisted only of Intel components. It is the ION based systems that allow combining the functionality of a traditional home computer system with that of a multimedia player and thus replacing a large ATX desktop with a compact Mini-ITX box.”
ASUS TUF SaberTooth 55i @ Bjorn3D
“This motherboard uses Intel’s P55 chipset, like other motherboards based on the this chipset, the ASUS Sabertooth 55i motherboard can support any 1156 socket CPU. It can be configured to run either Nvidia’s multi GPU configuration SLI, or ATI’s multi GPU configuration Crossfire X. But like all other P55 based motherboards, this motherboard only supports Dual Channel memory.”
AMD 785G Motherboard Roundup @ iXBT Labs
“The AMD 785G chipset expands the application of integrated graphics core in video transcoding tasks. Considering that it can still decode HD content, a compact motherboard with this chipset is one of the most attractive foundations for an inexpensive and energy-efficient home theater PC.”