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OCZ Blade DDR2 1066MHz 4GB Kit @ PCShopTalk
“The modules themselves are shiny black with a silver OCZ logo that really pops out. The PCB is black, and the motherboard connector is a nice contrasting gold. OCZ put a new cooler on the Blade series of memory modules. It is made out of two pieces of pure aluminum, once on each side. The two pieces are then screwed together.”
Palit’s GT 220 Sonic Edition Reviewed @ Overclockers Club
“The Palit GT 220 is not a gaming powerhouse but it does allow you to play at 1280×1024 with settings that are not the bottom of the barrel but fall into the middle of the road. With GPU computing becoming more mainstream, people are finding the tangible benefits of using the GPU as not just a video card but a way to increase productivity and make use of this new way of doing old tasks.”
Zotac GeForce GT 220 1 GB @ TechPowerUp!
“Zotac’s new GeForce GT 220 is based on NVIDIA’s new GT 216 GPU which features 48 shader processors. While this is certainly not enough to play games at high resolutions it is sure fine for casual gaming. Windows desktop use and HD video playback is what this card is really targeted at and here it shines with extremely low power consumption and good feature set.”
Palit GeForce GT 220 Sonic Edition 40nm @ TweakTown
“To be honest, this was a bit of a shock – we’re not talking about a GTX 275, we’re talking about a new low-end model. We have to wonder however, is this model worthy of the “Sonic” title, which has impressed us so often in the past? It’s been a while since we’ve seen anything from Palit and the video card they chose to reintroduce us to them was the GT 220 Sonic.”
Palit GeForce GT220 Sonic Edition @ Guru3D
“GeForce GT220’s (reference model) ships with 48 shader processors clocked at 1360MHz and 625MHz graphics core clock. Opposed to the 64-bit wide memory controller on the GT 210 the memory interface is 128-bit wide and runs at 800MHz. The GeForce GT 220 offering will be available for roughly 50 to 60 USD. Today we’ll look at the GeForce GT 220 from Palit.”
Galaxy GeForce 210 and GT 220 Review @ PC Perspective
“While we can’t fault Galaxy for this at all, the new GeForce 210s and GT 220s have a hard time standing up against the almost exactly one-year-old Radeon HD 4670 card. The gaming performance of the AMD option just blows away NVIDIA’s new parts and the added benefit of CUDA-support is really the only outstanding feature that might tempt us into picking up an NVIDIA offering.”
NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 – New Budget Arrivals @ HardwareZone
“The NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 is an all-new GPU that was initially meant for OEM but has since been made available to the public. Along with the GeForce GT 210, it is NVIDIA’s first desktop GPU manufactured using a 40nm process. How will this budget GPU perform? Will it allow you to get some decent gaming done? Let’s find out.”
Here are some prices for several of the top tier to budget end products available. Several new P55 based motherboards have been added to the list, and I will have AMD boards listed soon. 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 i7 870
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
Phenom II X3 710
Athlon II X4 620
Intel P55 Motherboards
ASUS Maximus III Formula
ASUS P7P55 Deluxe
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
Updated AMD Motherboards Coming Later Today…
ASUS P7P55D Premium Motherboard @ Hardware Secrets
“ASUS launched nothing less than nine different socket 1156 motherboard models based on the new Intel P55 chipset. Today we are going to take a look on one that is currently the most expensive socket 1156 motherboard from this manufacturer, P5P55D Premium, which comes with SATA-600 ports, an impressive 32-phase voltage regulator circuit, an overclocking remote control, support for SLI and more.”
Gigabyte P55M-UD4 Reviewed @ Bjorn3D
“Up until last year the thought of using a micro ATX motherboard was like scraping the bottom of the barrel. Especially if that computer had high end computer components. Nowadays with all of the options and features we get with micro ATX motherboards, even I wouldn’t hesitate on throwing one in my computer. GIGABYTE has joined the ranks of manufacturers that produce a micro ATX motherboard that performs very well, and has the capability of overclocking. Lets step into the world of the Gigabyte P55M-UD4 MATX motherboard and see whats makes this motherboard tick.”