Intel DP55WG & DP55KG

Intel DP55WG & DP55KG @ Legit Reviews

“These two boards might have the same form factor, chipset and processor support, but the price difference shows something bigger must be happening. When Legit Reviews first saw these motherboards at Quakecon 2009 we discovered that the Intel DP55WG ‘Warrensburg’ motherboard is based off the same PCB as the Intel DP55KG ‘Kinsberg’ motherboard, but has been stripped down.”

MSI P55M-GD45

MSI P55M-GD45 @ iXBT Labs

“MSI P55M-GD45 has all the necessary features, even offering additional support for a number of older technologies. Owners of compact PC enclosures who don’t intend overclocking, may consider this model as a good deal.”

ASUS P7P55D-E PRO

ASUS P7P55D-E PRO @ Techgage

“A couple of weeks ago, ASUS released its first two under-$200 P55 motherboards that support both S-ATA and USB 3.0. We’re taking a look at the higher-end of the two, the P7P55D-E PRO. As you’d expect, this is one packed board, featuring a great design and a number of improvements over the company’s P55 launch boards.”

Zotac IONITX-A-U

Zotac IONITX-A-U @ Legit Reviews

“Zotac’s IONITX-A-U Mini-ITX motherboard stood up to a battery of tests and proved itself fully capable of all it promised, from its HDMI output and high definition audio to its built-in 802.11n wireless card and low-power. In almost all benchmarks, the Intel ATOM N330 and NVIDIA ION based motherboard stood head and shoulders above mobile variations of similar configurations.”

ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO

ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO @ iXBT Labs

“This motherboard offers all modern peripheral interfaces, including eSATA and FireWire, as well as a full set of video outputs. Users looking for Socket AM3 motherboards with integrated 780/790GX chipsets have a wide choice of feature-rich solutions for all-purpose home configurations, this board included.”

MSI 785GM-E65

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

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

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

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

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.”