Stephen

As usual, here is a pretty good listing of the most popular processors and motherboards from the likes of Intel, AMD, ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte and more. We have boards listed based off of the X58, P55, H55 / H57, AMD 785G / 790GX and ION platforms. If you’re in the market for any of these products, click through to find the best prices on the web. I’ll be upgrading this guide soon back to it’s own section of the website, so be sure to check back soon! Thanks for your support all!

Intel Core Processors
Core i7-975 Extreme
Core i7-940
Core i7-920
Core i7-870
Core i7-860

Core i5-750
Core i5-670
Core i5-661
Core i5-660
Core i5-650

Core i3-540
Core i3-530

AMD Processors
Phenom II X4 955
Phenom II X4 945
Phenom II X4 940
Phenom II X3 720
Athlon II X4 620

X58 Motherboards
ASUS Rampage II Extreme
ASUS P6T
ASUS Rampage II GENE
EVGA X58 SLI
Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R
Intel DX58SO
MSI Eclipse SLI

P55 Motherboards
ASUS Maximus III Formula
ASUS P7P55D Deluxe
ASUS P7P55D EVO
EVGA P55 FTW
EVGA P55
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD5
Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P
Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD4
Intel DP55KG
Intel DP55WG
MSI P55-GD65
MSI P55-GD80

H55 / H57 Motherboards
ASUS P7H55-M PRO
Intel DH55TC
Gigabyte GA-H55M-UD2H
EVGA H55
ASUS P7H57D-V EVO

AMD 785G / 790GX Motherboards
ASUS M4A78T-E
Gigabyte GA-MA74GM-S2
MSI 790GX-G65
ASUS M4A785-M
MSI 785GTM-E45

ION Motherboards
ASUS AT3N7A-I
Zotac IONITX-A-U
Zotac IONITX-C-U
Zotac IONITX-B-E

Well, now that we’ve had some time for the mass of Intel Core i7-980X reviews to surface on the web, here is a list of all those that I have been made aware of. More coming in the near future no doubt…

Intel Core i7-980X @ Guru3D
Intel Core i7-980X @ Benchmark Reviews
Intel Core i7-980X @ iXBT Labs
Intel Core i7-980X @ Hot Hardware
Intel Core i7-980X @ Hexus
Intel Core i7-980X @ PC Perspective
Intel Core i7-980X @ Tech Report
Intel Core i7-980X @ OCC
Intel Core i7-980X @ TweakTown
Intel Core i7-980X @ Techgage
Intel Core i7-980X @ Motherboards.org
Intel Core i7-980X @ Hardware Secrets
Intel Core i7-980X @ TweakNews
Intel Core i7-980X @ Au-Ja!
Intel Core i7-980X @ Bjron3D

AMD CPU Reviews Galore @ Metku

“The CPUs included in the review are the Phenom 2 X2 555 BE C3, which is the highest performing dual core from the current range, as well as three CPUs from the Athlon range: X4 635, X3 440 and X2 255.”

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.”