Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P @ Guru3D
“So get this I spotted this little cute Gigabyte motherboard still with 6x SATA, Gigabyte Ethernet, RAID, 4 DIMM slots, integrated audio, dual-BIOS and the entire Gigabyte enchilada of motherboards features for roughly 79 USD. Here in Europe you can even pick them up at just over 60 EUR. Pop on a nice value AMD Phenom II processors (as yes it’s AM3 ready as well) and you might have purchased a heap, seriously a HEAP of value.”
MSI X58M @ ITReviewed
“MSI should be applauded for bringing Intel’s X58 chipset to the masses at a sub-£150 price point. Sure there are full-size motherboards that offer better performance and overclocking features, but for mainstream users building a MicroATX-based machine the X58M is fantastic value. The motherboard offers an almost perfect balance of features and performance, and would make a great choice for a high performance small form factor multimedia (HTPC) or gaming system.”
ASUS Maximus II Gene @ Bjorn3D
“With all of this in mind, it is good to see manufacturers like ASUS still working hard on improving the Intel socket 775 CPU’s. Like its bigger brother the ASUS Rampage II GENE motherboard, the Asus Maximus II GENE motherboard is a micro ATX form factor, but with a couple of difference’s, the Maximus II GENE motherboard supports the Intel socket 775 CPU’s, dual channel DDR2 memory, and it uses the P45 Eaglelake chipset, paired up with a ICH10R south bridge, with a few extra’s added we seen with the Rampage II GENE motherboard.”
ASUS Crosshair III Formula @ TBreak
“As far as performance is concerned the motherboard performed very well when compared to its competitors. We also managed to overclock the board’s FSB to 260 using automatic settings and, going the manual route, we think it has got tons of overclocking potential.”