Intel P55 Motherboard Review Roundup - ASRock, Gigabyte, Intel

• ocaholic: Intel DP55KG Office Mainboard:
  
  

  "Regarding the layout the DP55KG core components are clearly arranged. The design in black and blue leaves a good optical impression. Looking at shoretened PCI-Express slots is quite uncommon. On the other hand a refreshing thing is the Intel Skull which is illuminated blue with red eyes. Looking at it when hard disk accesses are being processed is quite funny though. Furthermore practical is the build in bluetooth receiver.
  
  Looking at the performance the board really is average. It can't show off with amazing performance in any of the tests. Basically we have to mention that the performance differences between mainboards can only be measured with these specific benchmarksa and you wont able to distinguish if a certain board is faster in every day use than an other."

  
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• Techgage: Gigabyte P55A-UD4P Motherboard:
  
  

  "The P55A-UD4P is a great addition to Gigabyte's line-up, and it's priced-right at around ~$180. That's a bit higher than most might want to spend on a motherboard, but the features included with the board, along with its smart design (and almost flawless layout) and of course its incredible overclocking ability, make it a good choice for those who done mind shelling out $200 for a quality motherboard. Plus, it includes S-ATA 3.0 and USB 3.0, making the board that much sweeter.
  
  As mentioned on the front page of this review, though, one rather significant issue at the current time with most (if not all) P55 implementations of either S-ATA or USB 3.0, or both, is that both technologies share the already-limited PCI-E bus. Because of this, using either will degrade the overall bandwidth of the primary graphics PCI-E slot from 16x to 8x. Because X58 has so much PCI-E bandwidth at its perusal, this problem doesn't exist there."

  
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• ThinkComputers: ASRock P55 Deluxe Motherboard:
  
  

  "The P55 Deluxe may be the nicest motherboard I’ve reviewed costing under $200. It has everything I’d expect to find on Asus’ and Gigabyte’s mainstream boards costing $250 or more. Little things like plenty of fan connectors, three internal USB ports, and a PoweredUSB port, along with a well put together BIOS sets this motherboard apart from anything in its price point. Add to that its being the first motherboard supporting DDR3-2600, and the 16 phase power regulation, this board is a real winner."

  
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• X-bit labs: Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R Mainboard:
  
  

  "At this point I am sure you understand very well why I was so excited about Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R, which review went on smoothly and without any issues. It is the greatest luck for the user as well as reviewer when the board responses adequately and predictably to your actions; when its performance, power consumption and overclocking potential are just as good as those of its more expensive competitors. Like any other mainboard, Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R is not totally ideal. Some may be upset about the absence of NVIDIA SLI support, some will need an additional IEEE1394 (FireWire) controller. If the functionality of Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R is sufficient for your needs, then I hope doesn’t disappoint you and maybe even impresses you, like it impressed me."

  
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