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

Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD6 @ APHNetworks

“The Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD6 is one such example of a motherboard designed with Intel’s new budget oriented Platform Controller Hub. Combined with USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s, how does it step up in the world of being an high end P55 motherboard from the motherboard giant? (By the way, the “A” in the P55A-UD6 name, like the rest of the Gigabyte motherboard line, symbolizes that it has USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s — its close brethren, the P55-UD6, is pretty much the same motherboard, but without USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s.)”

Gigabyte P55A-UD7 @ Motherboards.org

“GIGABYTE has taken their already very successful P55A-UD6 board and improved upon it. They added a NF200 chip to allow for extra PCI Express lanes and the ability to do 3-way SLI or Crossfire on this board. The second feature they include is the Hybrid Silent-Pipe accessory which cools the chips that run notoriously hot by putting a heatpipe module to transfer the heat.”

Gigabyte MA790XT-UD4P @ Extreme OC

“The MA790XT-UD4P motherboard is what I would consider in the middle to upper class of AM3 motherboards that GIGABYTE offers. Based on the AMD 790X/SB750 chipset combination it supports all of the latest AMD Phenom II and Athlon II processors, and also has ATI CrossFireX support.”

MSI P55-GD85 LGA 1156 @ Legit Reviews

“MSI has a staggering nine Intel P55 motherboards and a total of 14 LGA1156 motherboards available. Today we have MSI’s P55-GD85 which sits up near the top of boards. In the MSI pecking order sitting at the top is the MSI P55 Big Bang Fuzion at $369.99  followed closely by the MSI P55 Big Bang Trinergy at $329.99. Sitting a full $100 lower at $229.99  is the P55-GD85 motherboard which, strangely enough, features a few key technologies that aren’t included on the Big Bang boards. Namely these are USB 3.0 and SATA 6 Gbps.”

Jetway NC63-330-LF @ EPIACenter.de

“When Jetway ‘NC63-330-LF is a perfect mini-ITX motherboard for use in a nettop, HTPC or HTMS system. Not only because of the relatively low consumption levels, but also multimedia performance, temperature response, handling and price can satisfy. In terms of handling, you can point out that the use of Windows 7 is free and easy, because no driver installation is necessary.”

Crucial RealSSD C300 SATA 3G Performance @ TweakTown

“Today we are going to make another run at the Crucial RealSSD C300, but this time focus on the drives performance on the Intel ICH SATA 3G. SATA 6G may be the way of the future and even though it is available on a select few motherboards and add-on cards are available for less than 50 USD, the fact is that SATA 3G is everywhere right now.”

Corsair P64 SSD RAID 0 @ PureOC

“We’re looking at a pair of Corsair P64 SSDs, specifically their RAID-PK1 set, in a RAID 0 configuration to see just what’s possible in terms of blazing speed. There are a couple drawbacks to configuring SSDs in a RAID setup, however, so let’s take a closer look at these Corsair P64’s in RAID 0 and how the benefits stack up against the disadvantages, and just how fast these drives can fly.”

MSI P55-GD80 & P55-GD55 @ TweakPC.de

“The first topic is the MSI P55-GD80. As just stated, they were in this model with a P55 chipset is a variant with full equipment. The target group is clearly enthusiasts, overclockers and gamers. So, users who are happy to take a little deeper into their pockets to buy a high-end motherboard.”

ASUS Maximus III Gene @ OCAholic

“The Asus Maximus III genes makes for a mATX motherboard has a very good impression and is a standard ATX motherboard is not for nothing. The board is for gamers, PC enthusiasts, but also suitable for the office user.   Through the mATX format, it is possible to assemble a compact machine that is extremely powerful.”