AMD Athlon II X4

AMD Athlon II X4 @ Au-Ja!

“The Athlon X4 is the latest 45nm processor. Er besitzt einen integrierten Speicher-Controller für DDR2- und DDR3-Module sowie eine HyperTransport-Anbindung der dritten Generation mit einer Bandbreite von bis zu 16,0 GB/s und 4000 MT/s. It has an integrated memory controller for DDR2 and DDR3 modules, and a HyperTransport connection to the third generation with a bandwidth of up to 16.0 GB / s and 4000 MT / s.”

Intel Core i5 750 – High Eng OC’ing

Intel Core i5 750 – High Eng OC’ing @ MadShrimps

“Basically: Core i5, LGA1156 and the Intel P55 chipset. I can assume that, since this article is a couple of days too late, you already know what this new release is all about. In short I would describe the LGA1156 platform as “affordable 1366″, although you will notice that the high-end 1156 hardware configurations will come close to the less-expensive 1366 configurations price-wise.”

MBR: CPU & Mobo Prices 9/10

Here are some prices for several of the top tier to budget end products available. Intel P55 motherboard and LGA-1156 processors to be added shortly!

Processor Prices
Core i7 965 Extreme Edition
Core i7 920

QX9775 Quad Core
Q9650 Quad Core
Q9550 Quad Core
Q8300 Quad Core

Core 2 Duo E8600
Core 2 Duo E8500
Core 2 Duo E8400
Core 2 Duo E8200

Phenom II X4 955
Phenom II X4 945
Phenom II X4 940
Phenom II X4 920

Phenom X4 9850
Phenom X4 9750
Phenom X4 9650

Phenom II X3 720
Phenom II X3 710

Phenom X3 8750
Phenom X3 8650
Phenom X3 8450

Intel X58 Motherboard Prices
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

Intel P45 Motherboard Prices
ASUS P5Q Premium
ASUS Maximus II Formula
ASUS P5Q PRO Turbo
ASUS P5Q
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P
Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3L
MSI P45 Platinum
MSI P45 Neo2-FR
MSI P45 Neo3-FR

AMD 790G/GX Motherboard Prices
ASUS M4A78T-E
Gigabyte GA-MA74GM-S2
MSI DKA790GX Platinum

Gigabyte GA-MA790FX-DS5
Gigabyte GA-MA790X-DS4
MSI K9A2 Platinum

NVIDIA 79/8/50i Motherboard Prices
XFX nForce 790i Ultra MB-N790-IUL9
EVGA nForce 790i SLI FTW
ASUS P5N-T Deluxe
ASUS P5N72-T Premium
EVGA nForce 780i SLI FTW
EVGA nForce 750i SLI FTW
MSI P7N SLI-FI

Overclocking Intel’s Core i5-750 & i7-870

Overclocking Intel’s Core i5-750 & i7-870 @ TechGage

“We found out earlier this week that Intel’s Lynnfield-based processors are fast, but who said that cranking the clocks to make them even faster was a bad idea? In this article, we take both the Core i5-750 and i7-870 for an overclocking joyride, and the stable overclocks we were able to achieve is nothing short of impressive.”

ECS P55H-A Black Series

ECS P55H-A Black Series @ Hardware Secrets

“The first socket 1156 processors were released this week together with a new chipset from Intel, P55. Of course the main motherboard manufacturers are releasing products based on this new platform. Today we are going to take a look on a model from ECS, P55H-A Black Series, which is a mainstream model featuring all-solid capacitors.”

ASUS P7P55D Deluxe

ASUS P7P55D Deluxe @ Guru3D

You’ll notice in the photo shoot that is comes with 3x 16x PCIe slots 2.0 e board features eight SATA II 3.0Gbps ports as well as dual gigabit Ethernet, as well as a Via VT2020 10-channel (9.1) hi-def audio codec and the Express Gate instant-on OS feature. The board also comes bundled with a TurboV overclocking remote and corresponding software, Turbo Key, Xtreme Phase, Anti-EMI, and StackCool 3.”

ASRock M3A785GXH/128M

ASRock M3A785GXH/128M @ TweakTown

Today’s offering is the M3A785GXH/128M, this board is available on Newegg for an incredible $99.99 USD. Is it worth the dollars? Does it overclock and what does it have for you? Let’s get those questions answered right now.”

ASUS P6T SE X58 i7 Motherboard

ASUS P6T SE X58 i7 Motherboard @ Tech-Reviews

“With the release of the X58 chipset around 10 months ago, a lot has changed in the world of computer hardware. Suddenly, gamers and hardcore enthusiasts were able to purchase a motherboard which supported both SLI and CrossFire, were able to run memory in an all-new triple-channel scenario and last but not least, make use of the awesome performance the i7 series processor offered.”

Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6 & GA-P55M-UD4

Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6 & GA-P55M-UD4 @ Legit Reviews

“The GA-P55M-UD4 is their high-end P55 mATX motherboard featuring the vast majority of the options on the GA-P55-UD6 albeit laid out on a compact mATX canvas. The only thing missing on the GA-P55M-UD4 is the TPM security module, the onboard LED debug reader, half(12) of the power phases, and a few expansion slots which might sound like a lot but in reality isn’t nearly that much.”

ASUS P7P55D

ASUS P7P55D @ Elite Bastards

“With a new range of Intel CPUs, all of which utilise a new socket type, launched today, you’re going to need a suitable motherboard to plug your shiny new processor into. But what to choose? Today should also see the release of a wealth of motherboards which make use of Intel’s new P55 motherboard chipset, and today we’ll be taking a look at just one of them – ASUS’ P7P55D, which aims to be affordable while retaining plenty of the rich vein of features which tends to make the company’s offerings stand out.”