ASUS M3N78 Pro @ Motherboards.org
“Overclocking features are adequate, but this board is really not for the hardcore gamer or enthusiast buyer.As a HTPC motherboard this is great as the onboard video has HDMI and has the ability to run 7.1 surround- sound through the HDMI port. NVIDIA really needs to launch a faster integrated graphics processor if they intend to compete with ATI on pure performance comparisons.”
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.”