MSI Big Bang XPOWER @ OC Club
“The MSI Big Bang Xpower motherboard comes in a flashy gold and black themed package. The front panel shows the Big Bang graphic with the slogan “Designed for the Extreme Gamer” under the Xpower logo.The graphics along the bottom of the front panel list the processors supported (Intel Socket 1366), the chipset package (X58, ICH10R), support for Windows 7, and both CrossFireX and SLI multi-GPU strategies.”
Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD9 @ TweakTown
“I almost feel sorry for the CPU knowing how I am going to torture it with this weapon, and torture it I will. As you know, I’m not one for air testing so I will leave most of that to others. What I want to know is how it rocks when we crank the volts over 1.9vcore and freeze it to below -150degrees celcius.”
ASUS P6X58D-E @ Bjorn3D
“This motherboard supports the latest Intel® Core™ i7 processors in LGA1366 package with integrated memory controller to support 3-channel (6 DIMMs) DDR3 memory. Supports Intel® QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) with a system bus of up to 6.4 GT/s and a max bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s. Intel® Core™ i7 processor is one of the most powerful and energy efficient CPUs in the world.”
Gigabyte 890FXA-UD7 @ Bjorn3D
“The 890FXA-UD7 has four unique features that I personally like to see on a motherboard. One of these features is the use of SATA 3 (SATA 6 Gb/s), USB 3 and USB Power 3 (Gigabyte’s very own ‘333’ design). This motherboard is one of the few motherboards that can fully support AMD/ATI’s four-way CrossfireX.”
BIOSTAR TA890GXB HD @ Legit Reviews
“Overall the BIOSTAR TA890GXB HD is a solid Micro-ATX motherboard for what it is. It isn’t being marketed as an extreme overclocking board, because it’s not. It is a board designed for the mainstream market who are looking for a board that will support the latest processors from AMD and have great integrated graphics without breaking the bank.”
MSI X58 Pro-E @ Au-Ja!
“If you’re looking for an affordable motherboard to run a CPU from Intel’s Core i7 9xx series, the MSI X58 Pro-E looks like an interesting choice. This mainboard offers six slots for DDR3 memory modules and seven slots for expansion cards – you can fit three graphic cards into this mainboard. There’s no SATA 6 Gb/s or USB 3.0 but 170 Euro sounds quite nice and you can easily add an PCIe controller card with full performance on four lanes.”
Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD7 @ TweakTown
“We have played with a couple of the 8xx series chipsets, but so far have not gotten too deep into the 890FX. We have tried it out, but only once. Now we have been able to acquire a second 890FX board; this one is the GIGABYTE GA-890FXA-UD7. As an ultra-durable board it features GIGABYTE’s top end components and design. You get SATA 3.0, USB 3.0, Dual LAN ports (both GBe), advanced chipset cooling and much more.”
ASUS P6X58D-E @ PureOC
“As the big brother to the P55, the LGA1366 socket X58 chipset has been lagging behind in terms of new features that have been implemented in the other chipsets, specifically USB 3.0 and SATA III 6Gb/s. As a result, ASUS has released the P6X58D-E, featuring USB 3.0 and SATA 6G, hence the “-E” suffix on the model name.”
MSI H55M-ED55 @ PC Perspective
“The H55M-ED55 is a great example of their commitment to quality boards that are geared toward overclockers and gamers. We saw good performance results in both of these categories during testing and were impressed with how flexibilty and feature rich the BIOS was.”
As usual, here is a pretty good listing of the most popular processors and motherboards from the likes of Intel, AMD, ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte and more. We have boards listed based off of the X58, P55, H55 / H57, AMD 785G / 790GX and ION platforms. If you’re in the market for any of these products, click through to find the best prices on the web.
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Intel Processors
Core i7-940
Core i7-920
Core i7-870
Core i7-860
Core i5-750
Core i5-670
Core i5-661
Core i5-660
Core i5-650
AMD Processors
Phenom II X4 955
Phenom II X4 945
Phenom II X4 940
Phenom II X3 720
Athlon II X4 620
X58 Motherboards
ASUS Rampage II Extreme
ASUS P6T
ASUS Rampage II GENE
EVGA X58 SLI
Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R
Intel DX58SO
MSI Eclipse SLI
P55 Motherboards
ASUS Maximus III Formula
ASUS P7P55D Deluxe
ASUS P7P55D EVO
EVGA P55 FTW
EVGA P55
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD5
Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P
Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD4
Intel DP55KG
Intel DP55WG
MSI P55-GD65
MSI P55-GD80
H55 / H57 Motherboards
ASUS P7H55-M PRO
Intel DH55TC
Gigabyte GA-H55M-UD2H
EVGA H55
ASUS P7H57D-V EVO
AMD 785G / 790GX Motherboards
ASUS M4A78T-E
Gigabyte GA-MA74GM-S2
MSI 790GX-G65
ASUS M4A785-M
MSI 785GTM-E45
ION Motherboards
ASUS AT3N7A-I
Zotac IONITX-A-U
Zotac IONITX-C-U
Zotac IONITX-B-E