Stephen ASUS P6X58D Premium @ Benchmark Reviews
“ASUS feels the same way, and now offers their P6X58D-Premium motherboard to forward-thinking enthusiasts who might not want to wait for the launch of Intel’s X68-Express platform. In this article, Benchmark Reviews tests several X58-based ! motherboard against the ASUS P6X58D-Premium in heat-to-head graphics, processor, memory, and SSD storage performance.”
Gigabyte GA-H55M-USB3 @ Hardware Secrets
“Motherboards based on the new H55, H57 and Q57 chipsets are targeted to the new Core i3 and Core i5 processors with integrated video, and Gigabyte has so far released three different models. Today we are going to take a look on H55M-USB3, which brings as main feature the presence of USB 3.0 ports.”
Athlon II X4 635 & Phenom II X2 555 BE @ Techgage
“AMD last month launched five processor models, three Athlon II’s and two Phenom II’s, and we’re taking a look at one of each. The Phenom II is a 3.20GHz dual-core, and a Black Edition dual-core at that, while the Athlon II is the ultra-affordable 2.9GHz quad-core. Let’s see how both stack up to the rest of AMD’s line-up, and the competition.”
Intel Core i5-661 Clarksdale Processor @ Benchmark Reviews
“Intel continues filling out its processor lineup with the introduction of the 2010 Intel Core Processor Family, comprising new versions of Core i3, Core i5, and Core i7 processors. The new Core i3 and Core i5 processors use Intel’s new “Westmere” architecture, which brings facets of Intel’s “Nehalem” design to the lower-end desktop CPUs (code-named “Clarkdale”) and mobile CPUs (code-named “Arrandale”).”
Micron RealSSD C300 SATA III SSD @ Hot Hardware
“Initially, only a couple of companies laid the foundation for storage processors when solid state drives first arrived, now we have a broad range of options to choose from. Intel, Samsung, JMicron, Indilinx, and Sandforce, all make SSD controllers, just to name a few. Today we’re going to show you yet another new SSD based on a new controller from a long-time player in PC storage, Marvell.”
Kingston SSDNow V Series @ PC Perspective
“After a few iterations and revisions to their SSDNow V Series brand, Kingston have finally settled on a product that is true to the (V)alue portion of that name. Combining JMicron’s new JMF618 controller tech with Toshiba’s fabrication and flash memory has rapidly brought prices of solid state storage down to less than $2/GB.”
OCZ Vertex 2 Pro 100GB SF-1500 @ Legit Reviews
“The OCZ Vertex Series of Solid-State Drives (SSDs) has been without a doubt one of the most successful SSDs released by any manufacturer. When we reviewed the original Vertex 120GB drive in April 2009 we found it to be an amazing SSD that was one of the first on the market that had the ability to do garbage collection and TRIM. It was truly a drive that was better than much of the competition and even today it is a solid performing drive thanks to the Indilinx Barefoot controller.”
ECS H55H-CM @ HardwareZone
“The green PCB on the ECS H55H-CM brings back some memories; most motherboard vendors now have such a choice of colors that they rarely pick green, not that there’s anything wrong with this color. The board itself is square, due to its mATX dimensions and the features onboard appear to follow the chipset standard.”
EVGA P55 FTW @ PC Perspective
“As for aesthetics, this board is absolutely sexy and something I would definitely sport at my next LAN party. The entire color scheme could work in any user’s system and add a bit of flare that not many boards have. The P55 FTW also isn’t very “future proof” because it doesn’t include USB3 or SATA 6GB/s, but those items can easily be added with additional PCI cards. Overall, the board seemed more geared toward overclocking and daily-use operations and less about gaming.”
Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD7 @ Legit Reviews
“Based on the Intel X58 chipset, the GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD7 motherboard delivers all the killer next generation features that gaming enthusiasts and power users have been waiting for. The X58A-UD7 includes support for USB 3.0, SATA 6Gbps, Intel’s upcoming 32nm six-core high performance processors and NVIDIA 3-Way SLI and ATI CrossFireX multi-GPU configurations.”