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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 @ 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 @ 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 @ 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 @ 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 @ 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 @ 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.”
ASUS P7P55D EVO @ OC3D
“Here we see the Intel PCH P55 chipset itself. This little sliver of silicon controls the USB, Ethernet, BIOS support, Audio and SATA along with e-SATA and PCI Express x1 ports. This is of course interlinked to the new CPU architecture which has control over PCIe 2.0, and the memory functions of the motherboard. The Chipset heatsink was very small but as this is a pre-release sample I would expect this sink to be enlarged upon final retail release.”
MSI P55-GD80 @ HardOCP
“The MSI P55-GD80 motherboard supports the LGA1156 line of Intel processors via the integrated Intel P55 chipset. The chipset itself has in-built support for the following technologies: Intel LGA 1156 Core i7 and Core i5 processors, DDR3 memory operating in Dual Channel mode up to 1333MHz officially, and either NVIDIA SLI and ATI CrossFireX graphics mode using matched video cards.”
Foxconn A7DA 3.0 @ X-Bit Labs
“Today we are going to talk about Foxconn A7DA 3.0. It is another solution based on AMD 790GX chipset. The name of this mainboard model may give you an impression that it is the third revision of A7DA solution, however, it is not the case. There is no and has never been a Foxconn A7DA 2.0, but Foxconn A7DA does in fact exist.”