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Asus’ Rampage III Gene & Sabertooth X58 @ Tech Report

“Gulftown’s arrival ushered in a renaissance of sorts for Intel’s LGA1366 platform, which includes the X58 Express core-logic chipset. As the original launch vehicle for the first Nehalem-based CPUs, the X58 has been around for just about two years now. Intel’s flagship chipset is still a competent competitor, but with Sandy Bridge lurking just over the horizon, rumors of a six-core derivative swirling, and motherboards based on new 6-series chipsets on display at IDF, the X58 is destined to be deprecated… eventually.”

Jetway Hummer HI06 @ Modders Inc

“Jetway is not a well known name like MSI, Gigabyte and others but they do offer motherboards with plenty of the needed features. Let’s jump in and take a look at their H55 HI06 board, the Hummer HI06.”

ASRock 890GX Extreme4 & 890FX Deluxe4 @ Legit Reviews

“ASRock has been releasing motherboards at a furious pace and some of the latest models have support for a pair of SuperSpeed USB 3.0 ports on the front of your machine. Read on as we take an in-depth look at the ASRock 890GX Extreme4 and 890FX Deluxe4 motherboards to see how they perform. You might just be shocked how these boards perform for less than $160!”

Gigtabyte GA-890GPA-UD3H @ TweakTown

“The GA-890GPA-UD3H is aimed at the upper end of the mainstream consumer and business market with options for six SATA 3.0 drives, two USB 3.0 ports and support for up to 140 Watts CPUs. For the more mainstream consumers (and more than a few business users) the HD 4290 integrated graphics will be more than enough to keep things going smoothly.”

ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 & Biostar TA880G HD @ Inside HW

“The first motherboard we’ve received for testing came in from Biostar, and is one of the representatives of their popular T-series. The Micro ATX format of Biostar TA880G HD board enables its use in HTPC machines and smaller enclosures. There’s the mandatory integrated DirectX 10.1 ATI Radeon 4250 graphics card, which means that hardware playback and high-res video conversion are in the list of features supported by this piece of hardware.”

MSI P55a Fuzion @ OC3D

“It looks great in its deep blue and black colour scheme. It has all the latest USB3.0 and SATA3 goodies. The OC Genie performs very well. Even without the Lucid chip this would be an easy recommendation. With it, it’s almost a no brainer. Finally the possiblity of running whatever graphics card you like is upon us, with the bugs ironed out and a good compatibility list.”

ASUS LGA1156 P7P55D-E Pro @ Hot Hardware

“When we published our comprehensive P55 motherboard roundup back in early April, one of the boards we discussed and really liked was the Asus P7P55D Deluxe. At $220, that particular board was priced significantly higher than some of the other LGA1156 options we considered. Fast forward a few months and we’ve got the LGA1156-based P7P55D-E Pro on the table.”

Gigabyte H55N-USB3 @ TweakTown

“To find this out, we dropped in our Core i7 875K, 4GB of Corsair DDR3 RAM, the H70 Cooler, F120 SSD and our Radeon HD 5970. This hardware pushes the upper limit of what the H55N-USB3 can handle, so we are not sure if there is any room to overclock or not. Let’s find out, shall we?”

Gigabyte GA-X58-UD9 @ PureOC

“We’ve seen many X58 motherboards since their initial launch, and lately some refreshes with SATA 6G and USB 3.0 coming to the market. But we’ve never seen a board with a price tag like the Gigabyte GA-X58-UD9. We are well aware of Gigabyte’s reputation among overclockers, and truth be told, we’re big fans as well, since we’ve seen them display some of the best stability and recovery from extreme overclocking we’ve ever encountered.”

ASUS AT3IONT-I Deluxe @ Neoseeker

“This is a mini ITX board based on the Nvidia ION chipset, and it is equipped with an Intel Atom 330 processor. Not only that but it is capable of full HD playback, and comes pre packaged with a wireless card. Another great little feature is the Home Theater Gate, which is like an OS before you even get to the OS.”