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Gigabyte EP45-T Extreme @ Neoseeker

“On one hand, it ran fine with up to 500MHz (2000MHz) FSB with few changes other than Vcore and Vfsb being bumped to 1.45V and 1.4V respectively, as long as the DDR3 timings were left at “Auto” and no attempt was made to exceed about 1600MHz memory speed with pretty sad auto timings. On the other hand, the memory performance of the P45 chipset – as my other P45 reviews showed – is sub-standard compared to the X38 and even P35 chipsets.”

ECS A790GXM @ Guru3D

“A mainboard in the sub 140 USD range, yet ECS style – with a bucket load of features like integrated graphics, HDMI connector, passive cooling, 8-channel sound, dual GigE Ethernet, Crossfire ready … and decent tweakability. Overall for the money these motherboards is just very interesting, and the performance and power-consumption, really amazing.”

Gigabyte EP45-DQ6 @ Motherboards.org

“The Gigabyte EP45-DQ6 has all of the features you would want from a motherboard based upon the Intel P45 and more. The board is so feature-laden in fact that I would have to say it’s a bit over the top compared with most of its competition.”

Gigabyte EP45-UD3P @ Techgage

“Looking to build a new machine on a budget? Then look no further than choosing Gigabyte’s EP45-UD3P as your choice for motherboard. It may not offer a lot in the area of bling, but it includes a solid design, lots of connectivity options (including 8 USB and S-ATA), fantastic overclocking potential and best of all, it comes in at an average price of $115.”

Biostar TP45 HP @ X-Bit labs

“However, Biostar TP45D2-A7 doesn’t look like an overclocker legend. The simple aluminum heatsinks on the chipset and the four-pin ATX12V processor power connector are not really impressive, and the solid-state capacitors in the CPU voltage regulator circuitry are no longer a distinguishing feature of elite mainboards and can very often be found on regular mainstream solutions, too.”

Gigabyte GA-EP45-DQ6 @ Techware Labs

“Behind every amazing computer, there is an amazing motherboard. Today, RTM takes Gigabytes GA-EP45-DQ6 for a spin. Competing with such boards as the ASUS Striker II, we have high hopes for this energy efficient little devil. Now we are left wondering: Can this board out perform the competition?”

MSI DKA790GX Platinum @ Motherboards.org

“MSI has built a stellar motherboard with the DKA790GX Platinum board. The board has all of the features that you would want from a 790GX motherboard including HD 3300 graphics with Crossfire X capability, ACC overclocking and more. From a performance point of view, the DKA790GX has nearly the same performance as the other 790GX board that I tested, meaning that it is pretty high on the totem pole.”

MSI P45-8D @ MadShrimps

“Did you know that the ‘I’ in MSI stands for ‘Innovation’? Well, it doesn´t, but it should be changed, because of one reason: the MSI P45-8D Memory Lover. This motherboard features 8-dimm slot memory configuration, unseen on the mainstream desktop market. Madshrimps has a look at the performances of this motherboard in both DDR2 and DDR3 test setting comparing it to three other P45 motherboards; a 4-way P45 motherboard comparison in other words.”

ECS GF9300T-A @ Hardware Secrets

“ECS GF9300T-A is a socket 775 motherboard targeted to Intel processors featuring on-board video based on the new GeForce 9300 chipset and HDMI output. Let’s take a look on the features and performance of this new product.”

ECS X48T-A Black Edition @ Motherboards.org

“For those wanting an inexpensive X48 based motherboard this is a good choice, as the features are the same across the board and ECS uses high quality components like Solid Capacitors in their design and the board is $20 less expensive on Newegg at the moment than the next least expensive motherboard. From a performance point of view the ECS board behaves exactly like the other X48 based motherboards, which is a good thing.”