Month: February 2010

Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD6 @ APHNetworks

“The Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD6 is one such example of a motherboard designed with Intel’s new budget oriented Platform Controller Hub. Combined with USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s, how does it step up in the world of being an high end P55 motherboard from the motherboard giant? (By the way, the “A” in the P55A-UD6 name, like the rest of the Gigabyte motherboard line, symbolizes that it has USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s — its close brethren, the P55-UD6, is pretty much the same motherboard, but without USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s.)”

Gigabyte P55A-UD7 @ Motherboards.org

“GIGABYTE has taken their already very successful P55A-UD6 board and improved upon it. They added a NF200 chip to allow for extra PCI Express lanes and the ability to do 3-way SLI or Crossfire on this board. The second feature they include is the Hybrid Silent-Pipe accessory which cools the chips that run notoriously hot by putting a heatpipe module to transfer the heat.”

Gigabyte MA790XT-UD4P @ Extreme OC

“The MA790XT-UD4P motherboard is what I would consider in the middle to upper class of AM3 motherboards that GIGABYTE offers. Based on the AMD 790X/SB750 chipset combination it supports all of the latest AMD Phenom II and Athlon II processors, and also has ATI CrossFireX support.”

MSI P55-GD85 LGA 1156 @ Legit Reviews

“MSI has a staggering nine Intel P55 motherboards and a total of 14 LGA1156 motherboards available. Today we have MSI’s P55-GD85 which sits up near the top of boards. In the MSI pecking order sitting at the top is the MSI P55 Big Bang Fuzion at $369.99  followed closely by the MSI P55 Big Bang Trinergy at $329.99. Sitting a full $100 lower at $229.99  is the P55-GD85 motherboard which, strangely enough, features a few key technologies that aren’t included on the Big Bang boards. Namely these are USB 3.0 and SATA 6 Gbps.”

Jetway NC63-330-LF @ EPIACenter.de

“When Jetway ‘NC63-330-LF is a perfect mini-ITX motherboard for use in a nettop, HTPC or HTMS system. Not only because of the relatively low consumption levels, but also multimedia performance, temperature response, handling and price can satisfy. In terms of handling, you can point out that the use of Windows 7 is free and easy, because no driver installation is necessary.”

Crucial RealSSD C300 SATA 3G Performance @ TweakTown

“Today we are going to make another run at the Crucial RealSSD C300, but this time focus on the drives performance on the Intel ICH SATA 3G. SATA 6G may be the way of the future and even though it is available on a select few motherboards and add-on cards are available for less than 50 USD, the fact is that SATA 3G is everywhere right now.”

Corsair P64 SSD RAID 0 @ PureOC

“We’re looking at a pair of Corsair P64 SSDs, specifically their RAID-PK1 set, in a RAID 0 configuration to see just what’s possible in terms of blazing speed. There are a couple drawbacks to configuring SSDs in a RAID setup, however, so let’s take a closer look at these Corsair P64’s in RAID 0 and how the benefits stack up against the disadvantages, and just how fast these drives can fly.”

MSI P55-GD80 & P55-GD55 @ TweakPC.de

“The first topic is the MSI P55-GD80. As just stated, they were in this model with a P55 chipset is a variant with full equipment. The target group is clearly enthusiasts, overclockers and gamers. So, users who are happy to take a little deeper into their pockets to buy a high-end motherboard.”

ASUS Maximus III Gene @ OCAholic

“The Asus Maximus III genes makes for a mATX motherboard has a very good impression and is a standard ATX motherboard is not for nothing. The board is for gamers, PC enthusiasts, but also suitable for the office user.   Through the mATX format, it is possible to assemble a compact machine that is extremely powerful.”

ASUS P7H57D-V EVO @ Hartware.de

“The ASUS P7H57D EVO-V will cost 160 euros in the trade well. The advantages of the Intel chipset H57 compared with H55, the two additional PCI 2.0 lanes, but also with only 250 MB / s transfer rate, two USB 2.0 ports (total 14) and the possibility of RAID on the onboard SATA ports to use can.”