Stephen Biostar TA785GE 128 M @ Hardware Secrets
“Biostar TA785GE 128 M is a micro ATX socket AM2+ motherboard with on-board video based on the new AMD 785G chipset, which uses a new DirectX 10.1 graphics engine (Radeon HD 4200, codenamed RV620) featuring dedicated 128 MB video memory on the motherboard (feature called “Side Port” by AMD) to increase performance.”
MSI P55-GD65 @ Motherboards.org
“The MSI P55-GD65 has a few distinctions over the P55-CD53 motherboard, which I reviewed on launch day. First is the ability to do Voltage Checkpoints, which the other board cannot do. Second is the higher Overclock ability (slightly) of the board. MSI has three models of P55 chipset on the market including this one and the P55-CD53 and P55-GD80 with slightly modified feature set for each.”
ASRock P55 Deluxe @ TweakTown
“It is a very impressive motherboard in terms of performance. There are some layout issues that need to be corrected and the SATA 6G card is not quite the offering it seems on the surface. Still this product managed to convey the dedication that ASRock is showing to the enthusiast.”
Intel i5-750 Socket 1156 Lynnfield Processor @ TweakNews
“Intel knows that most people will spring for the cheaper Lynnfield in most cases and enjoy a big upgrade for little money. It’s hard to really point out anything wrong with this processor. It’s cheap, its performance for the dollar is unrivaled in the industry and at last allows the consumer to upgrade above a socket 775 system without having to re-mortgage the house.”
AMD Athlon II X4 620 & 630 @ Techware Labs
“Built with the same great architecture as the Phenom II X4, Athlon II X4 represents real value at $99 for the 2.6GHz X4 620 model and $122 for the 2.8GHz 630. When an Athlon II X4 processor is combined with a sub-$100 motherboard featuring our 785G chipset, you have a perfect example of AMD’s new mainstream desktop platform for Windows 7.”
AMD Athlon II X4 620 & 630 @ TweakTown
“Moving ahead today though, Phenom II is one of the most versatile processors, due to its dual mode memory controller. You can easily put a Phenom II processor into any AM2+ motherboard and use it with DDR2 memory or AM3 based motherboard and run it on DDR3 memory and this is one thing AMD definitely got right.”
AMD Athlon II X4 620 & 630 @ Hot Hardware
“AMD has been attacking the mainstream PC segment lately with a slew of modestly priced processors and chipsets. The attack started with the new Athlon II X2 value processors back in June, which were a much needed replacement for the out-dated Athlon X2 series. Then a few weeks later, AMD released their new mainstream chipset, the 785G, which we found to be an excellent complement to the new Athlon II’s.”
AMD Athlon II X4 620 & 630 @ Legit Reviews
“The AMD Athlon II X4 620 and Athlon II X4 630 processors offer nothing new or inspiring on the performance front, but they have a price point that will make you smile. For just $99 the AMD Athlon II X4 620 packs a mean punch and is the ideal processor to pair with an AMD 785G based motherboard.”
AMD Athlon II X4 620 & 630 @ OC Club
“I have to say, I am very impressed with the new Athlon II X4 series processor. This baby performed very well despite having a low L2 cache, no L3 cache and a low clock speed of 2.6GHz. While it was no match for the Intel i7 series, it did come close when put up against the Intel i5 series in the gaming benchmarks and some of the scientific ones as well.”
AMD Athlon II X4 620 & 630 @ PC Perspective
“AMD has not reinvented the wheel with the Athlon II X4 series of chips. They are not disruptive products from a performance standpoint, and they bring nothing particularly new to the marketplace. Except price of course. When we consider that, then the Athlon II X4s are disruptive. A fast, quad core at $122 will turn a few heads.”
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD5 @ AwardFabrik (Deutsche)
“Gigabyte also offers a wide range of motherboards with the Intel P55 (Ibex Peak) chipset. Today we have the Gigabyte GA-P55-UD5 one of the better-equipped boards in the series in the test. It belongs to the class of high-end P55 motherboards and accordingly cost 169 € (19.08.2009).”
ASUS P7P55D Deluxe @ AwardFabrik (Deutsche)
“The packaging is kept simple Asus typical. Various features are shown and described on the packaging. The accessory is enough. It includes a manual, driver / software CD, 6 SATA cables, an Ultra DMA cable, a USB / eSATA bracket, I / O panel (Q-Shield), the Q-Connector Kit, an SLI bridge and a small remote control ( TurboV Remote).”
EVGA P55 Classified 200 Preview @ Hardware Canucks
“The primary feature of the P55 Classified 200 is the ability to run 3-Way SLI + PhysX or QuadFire (quad CrossFireX) through the use of its five PCI-E 2.0 16X slots. Most P55 motherboards support two PCI-E 2.0 16X slots limiting SLI and CrossFireX to two video cards. The P55 Classified 200 gets part of its name for how this feature is possible, by way of the NVIDIA NF200 chip that resides onboard.”
ECS P55H-A @ Guru3D
“Today as such we’ll have a look at yet another P55 motherboard, ECS is launching their P55H-A which is a Black Edition that comes with some nifty additional features and really tasty looks, and it doesn’t break the bank.”
Intel’s P55 Express Chipset @ TweakTown
“The extra cost hurt Intel with the mainstream community especially given the economic problems that happened in conjunction with the Core i7 original launch. AMD for their part saw an opportunity and acted. They priced their Phenom II X4 and chipsets to undercut Intel. They knew they could not compete with the Core i7 in a clock for clock war, so they hit the market where it counted; in the wallet.”