Stephen The State of Intel Desktop Motherboards @ Benchmark Reviews
“The view from the top is very nice, but the price of admission is an unpleasant reminder of what it takes to lead an industry. Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), more formally known as Integrated Electronics Corporation, is the world leader in computing innovation. Intel designs and builds the essential technologies that serve as the foundation for the entire planet’s computing devices.”
MSI P67A-GD65 @ LANOC
“The MSI P67-GD65 is thus far the lowest price P67 board that we’ve tested; not bad for a board that was on par, and in some cases leading, our test results. The board is a great cornerstone to any build, and more than enough to tackle the most stressful titles that the gaming genre has to offer. Keep in mind that our tests were ran at the stock clock speed, which can be bumped up to around 4.2Ghz at any time by anyone with the press of a single-button.”
Gigabyte H67A-UD3H @ LANOC
“Our testing of the H67A-UD3H was hit and miss when comparing it to the Intel DH67BL. In reality you won’t see much of a boost going from an Intel H67 to the H67A-UD3A, at least in game where it counts. Where you are going to see the improvement is in the amazing software, the quality of the components, and a lot more flexibility in the BIOS.”
Gigabyte P67A-UD4 @ LANOC
“Overall the P67A-UD4 from Gigabyte lived up to our expectations and wowed us with its new flat black style. I can’t wait to see what they will do with even higher end boards in the future; we should have a chance to take a look at their upcoming offers at CES in just a few days. With a MSRP of just under $200 it is a little on the high side…”
ASUS Crosshair IV Extreme @ Bjorn3D
“When we first reviewed the ASUS Crosshair IV Extreme, we had our reservations about the Hydra CrossLinX 3 due to the fact that we did not have the right cards to fully test its capability. Now, armed with two GTX 470s, we can test the SLI performance on the ASUS Crosshair IV Extreme via the Hydra chip.”
Sapphire Pure Black P67 Hyrda & X58 @ Legit Reviews
“Sapphire will be bringing two motherboards to market. The first one will be the Pure Black X58 and the second will be the Pure Black P67 Hydra. We are going to start with the Sapphire Pure Black P67 Hydra motherboard as this is the motherboard for the new Intel Sandy Bridge processor that was announced last week.”
Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD4 @ Guru3D
“So let’s sum it up, the P67A-UD4 is a Sandy Bridge processor ready motherboard with a nice feature set. Connectivity wise you are set and good to go, that rear IO panel is just chucked full with connectors. The feature set is good as well, the baseline performance again good. We did expect an EFI BIOS however Gigabyte stuck to the original BIOS.”
Sapphire Pure Black X58 @ TweakTown
“Sapphire has been in the game for a long time. The company is best known not only for making video cards, but also for making some of the best on the market when AMD (previously ATI) are on top of their game. Sapphire getting into motherboards isn’t really anything new, as we’ve seen them offer AMD ones for a while with the Pure line.”
ECS A890GXM-A2 @ PureOC
“The pricing has yet to be confirmed but we understand the A890GXM-A2 is set to retail for about $125 USD. That’s pushing into higher end territory for 890GX, competing with the likes of ASUS and Gigabyte which have established products and reputations for high performance.”
Intel DH67BL @ FunkyKit
“The Intel DH67BL motherboard is a good all-rounder that offers decent performance. It’s perfect for any HTPC or media PC users, as it takes advantage of the processor graphics, as well as supporting all the new onboard features. It complements very well with Intel’s new Sandy Bridge LGA 1155 processors … call it “a match made in heaven”.”