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Gigabyte P55-UD6 / P55-UD3, MSI P55-GD80 @ MadShrimps.be

“Almost two weeks after the official release of the Core i5 platform, we review three LGA1156 motherboards. We put the Gigabyte P55-UD3 and UD6 through the same batch of tests as the MSI P55-GD80 and check who comes out on top. Next to that we have some surprising results for those who want to use Turbo mode and also have a look at the extreme overclocking capabilities of both high-end motherboards. Last but not least we publish our findings on the maximum voltages for the Core i5 platform.”

MSI P55-GD65 Xtreme Speed @ FutureLooks

“As you know, the Lynnfield LGA 1156 processor is supported by the P55 Chipset which may be second fiddle to the X58, but has clearly shown in our testing that it is no slacker. It’s also substantially cheaper than its older brother which means that you’ll have more cash to spend on a processors as well as something like the MSI P55-GD65 Motherboard on the test bench today. Does the dark and mysterious MSI work for this platform? Let’s find out!”

Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6 @ Bjorn3D

“We’ve run the Intel Core i7 870 ‘top dog’ CPU on the Gigabyte and we’d have to say this is one of the best boards we’ve seen to date. Not just one of the best P55 boards, we mean of all the motherboards we’ve seen entirely. This one fits into the ‘Get away from my motherboard’ category. With 24 Phase power, Trusted Platform Module chip, Bluetooth security, 2 oz copper PCB, Dynamic Energy Saver 2, and the Smart 6 suite of features, your going to be hard pressed to find a more feature rich motherboard.”

Here are links to some prices for several of the top tier to budget end products available. I plan on adding some new sections to this soon as well. Thanks for your support all!

Intel Core i5 / i7 / 2 Duo Processors
Core i7 975 Extreme Edition
Core i7 965 Extreme Edition
Core i7 940
Core i7 920
Core 2 Duo E8600
Core 2 Duo E8500
Core 2 Duo E8400
Core i7 870
Core i5 750

AMD Phenom II / Athlon X4 Processors
Phenom II X4 955
Phenom II X4 945
Phenom II X4 940
Phenom II X3 720
Phenom II X3 710
Athlon II X4 620

Intel P55 Motherboards
ASUS Maximus III Formula
ASUS P7P55 Deluxe
ASUS P7P55D EVO
EVGA P55LE
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD5
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD4P
Intel DP55KG
MSI P55-GD65

Intel X58 Motherboards
ASUS Rampage II Extreme
ASUS P6T
ASUS P6T Deluxe V2
ASUS Rampage II GENE
EVGA X58 SLI
Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R
Intel DX58SO
MSI Eclipse SLI

Updated AMD Motherboards Coming Soon…

Intel DP55KG Motherboard @ Motherboards.org

“Intel has done a great job with the DP55KG Extreme motherboard. The board overclocks decently, but the real treat for this board is on the automatic overclocking that Turbo Boost provides. The board automatically changes the multiplier for the Core i7 or i5 CPU higher so it operates at 3.2GHz for the Core i5 750 CPU or 3.6GHz for the Core i7 870 CPU.”

DFI Hybrid Motherboard HD Video Preview @ TweakTown

“The left side of the system is built up of the components for the NVIDIA ION and Intel Atom platform. This part could be used as a low-power file server or torrent downloading system or even Blu-ray movie playback. And the right side of the board features the parts seen on a traditional P45 + Socket 775 CPU motherboard, which could be used for gaming, video editing or other intensive applications.”

ASUS ROG Maximus III Formula @ OC Club

“Along that vein, the Maximus delivered a slightly higher overclock with less voltage than was needed on the same processor on the Intel Kingsberg board. The Turbo V Evo software auto tuning feature worked well enough but it took a while to test and tune to get the same overclock that I can manually set and boot in thirty seconds.”

ASUS’ P7P55D & Gigabyte’s GA-P55-UD4P @ Tech Report

“Ultra-high-end motherboards for Core i5 and i7-800 processors make little sense, but there are plenty of excellent mid-range models to choose from, including Asus’ P7P55D and Gigabyte’s GA-P55-UD4P. We’ve taken a close look at how those two boards match up against the P55 competition.”

Intel DP55KG P55 LGA1156 @ Benchmark Reviews

“While these were the stars of the launch, it wouldn’t be a complete platform without the motherboard. Released in parallel with the two processors, is the Intel P55 Express Chipset. In this review, we’ll examine the new chipset in detail and take a closer look at Intel’s flagship DP55KG Extreme Series Motherboard.”

Gigabyte AMD Motherboard Roundup @ OC Club

“The only drawback that I have with the majority of the boards, with the exception of the 790X board, is that the SATA ports become blocked or partially blocked when using large video cards. It would be nice to have all the boards using the 90 degree SATA ports like the 790X board has to eliminate the issue.”