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MSI 785GM-E65 @ Guru3D

“Recently AMD released the AMD 785 chipset – offering full support for the latest Athlon and Phenom II processors, DDR3 memory and a bucket load of features. Next to that the chipset we have tucked away on the motherboard tested today has an embedded Radeon HD 4200 IGP as it is the 785G chipset. It’s actually the latest embedded update offering really good and nice Home Theater PC functionality as it’s fully capable of accelerating and post-processing high-definition content.”

ASUS P7P55D Deluxe @ Legit Reviews

“What sticks out at me about the ASUS P7P55D Deluxe motherboard is that it goes about its business without any hassle. Simply type in some settings that look rational and off it goes. Not once did I have to reset the CMOS or pray that it would come back to life. If I put in a setting that it did not agree with, it simply rebooted with the default settings.”

Gigabyte P55A-UD4P @ Bjorn3D

“GIGABYTE is one of the first motherboard manufacturers to adopt this newer type SATA III HDD interfacing. One of these motherboards to get this new standard is GIGABYTE’s P55A-UD4P. This motherboard is not much different from the original P55-UD4P, review can be found HERE, except this one carries a SATA III controller, and uses an a designation in the name to differentiate between these two motherboards.”

ASUS Maximus III Gene @ PureOC

“The ASUS Maximus III Gene is a micro-ATX motherboard that promises virtually the same features and performance as its bigger brother, the Formula, but in a smaller package. The Republic of Gamer products offer some serious features and performance for demanding consumers, so let’s push this little board and see how far it goes.”

ASUS Maximus III Formula @ X-Bit Labs

“Mainboard makers have welcomed the arrival of LGA1156 platform with great enthusiasm. If even Intel offers four mainboard models based on Intel P55 Express chipset, then what can we say about Asus and Gigabyte who have at least a dozen different mainboard modifications even for flagship chipsets like Intel X58 Express. However, looks like we have been not quite fair towards Asus this time. So far we have already reviewed two mainboards from Gigabyte – GA-P55-UD6 and GA-P55-UD3R – and at least two more Gigabyte mainboards are awaiting their turn to be reviewed.”

ASUS P7H55D-M EVO @ Motherboards.org

“In terms of target market, the ASUS P7H55D-M EVO board fits the bill as the cornerstone of a digital home theater PC. The integrated graphics are good enough to run Blu-ray discs when paired with a powerful processor like the Core i5-661 CPU used in the testing. The board has the HDMI outputs that most HDTVs have on the market today and also has a DVI-D and VGA for monitor connections.”

ASRock H55M Pro (H55 Express) @ TweakTown

“As we have shown you with their X58 and P55 boards, ASRock has some excellent engineers behind the scenes developing boards that are able to give great performance and overclocking. With the launch of the 32nm Clarkdale Core i5 661, ASRock has come forward with their own H55 based motherboard.”

MSI Eclipse Plus @ PCStats

“As MSI Computer knows, sometimes overkill is a good thing. This seems to be the philosophy behind the MSI X58 Eclipse Plus motherboard – a jet black beauty built around Intel’s X58 Express and ICH10R chipsets for the Intel Core i7 family of socket 1366 processors. MSI’s X58 Eclipse Plus motherboard supports DDR3 memory exclusively, and triple channel kits at that.”

Well, the time has finally come to unveil the performance of Intel’s “Westmere” core with the combination of an Intel HD Graphics enabled Core i5-661, and Intel’s DH55TC “Tom Cove” motherboard. The Core i5-661 features Intel’s first processor with an integrated graphics die in a multi-chip package. It also adds several new AES instructions to boost encryption / decryption performance for AES applications. How does this chip compare against the i5-750 Lynnfield and i7-870?

Take a look at our review to find out!

Here are prices for several of the top tier to budget end products available. More motherboards will be added to the list this weekend. Thanks for your support all!

Intel Core i5 / i7 / 2 Duo Processors
Core i7 975 Extreme Edition
Core i7 940
Core i7 920
Core i7 870
Core i7 860
Core i5 750

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

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

Intel P55 Motherboards
ASUS Maximus III Formula
ASUS P7P55D EVO
EVGA P55 FTW
EVGA P55
EVGA P55LE
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD5
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD4P
Intel DP55KG
MSI P55- CD53
MSI P55- GD65
MSI P55- GD80

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

AMD Motherboards Coming Soon…