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DFI LanParty BI G41-T33 Motherboard Review
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 "Today we have the opportunity to take a look at another board in the LanParty series from DFI. The LanParty series has always been a favorite of mine because of the tweaking options and the overclocking ability that they have. The board we get to look at today, though, was one that most would not think would belong in that series of boards. It is a micro board, uses the older LGA775 socket coupled with DDR3 memory, and has the G41 chipset that sports the GMA X4500 on-board graphics chip..."
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Gigabyte's GA-P55M-UD4 and MSI's P55M-GD45 motherboards compared
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The first wave of P55-based Lynnfield motherboards has included not just the usual ATX fare, but also number of interesting MicroATX models. We've rounded up a pair of micro boards from Gigabyte and MSI to see how they stack up against full-size competition.
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Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6 Motherboard
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"The Smart Quick Boost utility delivered a 3.84GHz clock speed with the click of the icon or just over 900MHz worth of increase, just by choosing the Twin Turbo option. The Turbo and Faster options delivered clock speed increases, but, as you can imagine, they were not as dramatic as the Twin Turbo option. The 3.84GHz clock speed is about 100Mhz higher than the utilities on the Maximus III Formula and MSI P55-GD65 delivered (at 3.7GHz), but the OC Genie is still by far the easiest to use option with the Gigabyte running a close second."
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Intel's P55 chipset and LGA 1156 platform
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"This board's overclocking achievements were some of the best we've
been able to produce out of any P55 board we've currently tested. While the
overall voltage settings seem to be on par for the needs of experienced
overclockers, we did notice some stability issues with the DRAM's timings
and power configurations. Typically, we've had success setting the DRAM
ratio at its lowest setting and everything else to auto, but during our
overclocking experience with the P55-UD6 we had to set things up a bit
differently."
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GIGABYTE P55-UD6 (P55 Express) Motherboard
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"Today's candidate is a high-end board for the mainstream market from the good people at GIGABYTE. The P55-UD6 is one of the latest boards to run on the P55 single chip solution from Intel.
Aimed for a more high-end market in the mainstream, this board comes in at just under $250USD over at Newegg which isn’t a great deal more than the ASUS offering. Will it match up in performance and features? We shall endeavour to answer this question."
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Gigabyte P55-UD6 & P55M-UD4 Motherboard
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"With Lynnfield processors, even the cheapest motherboards perform very similarly to the most expensive ones we have found, so that opens up the battlefield for manufacturers to come up with unique features as selling points."
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GIGABYTE P55-UD3P Motherboard Overclocking Test
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MB Chipset is P55 and all MB makers also launched the products at the same time. Currently, the P55 MB price is between 160~280 USD. If you want to buy LGA 1156 platform, i5-750 plus 160USD P55 MB is the best C/P. Certainly, if you need HT and also affordable, you also can consider i7-860. Merely, i7-860 price is very close to LGA1366 platform
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Review on the Gigabyte GA-P55 UD3R
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"First off, I have to say that the GA-P55-UD3R shocked me when I was able to push the i7 870 to almost 4.4GHz. It fell just a tick below, because at a 210MHz bclock it did not want to give me any stability, even at reduced speeds. With that said, a bclock of 209MHz with a 21x clock multiplier proved fruitful and allowed the UD3R to shine. While I had problems going over 1600MHz with a set of dual sided DIMMs on the P55-UD6, I did not have that problem on the P55-UD3R. In fact, the modules scaled above what they have done in the past by a good 40MHz, to 1020MHz. To say I was stoked is an understatement! At this level of performance on air, you can be sure there is more left on the table that can be obtained when you can go for it with improved cooling."
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Gigabyte - GA-G41M-ES2H Micro ATX motherboard
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It would seem the growing trend lately is bigger, better and faster. Sometimes bigger is not always better, as in the case of Gigabytes new GA-G41M- ES2h micro ATX motherboard. This board promises to pack a ton of features into the small 9.6"x9.6" dimensions that make up the micro ATX standard. What may come as a surprise due to its small size and relatively low price range, is this board is designed for high end multimedia and mainstream gaming. Join me in giving this little board a full rundown to really see what its made of, and if Gigabyte can really pull off putting lots of features into a small price and smaller package.
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Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P Mainboard Review
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The Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P Mainboard arrived Technic3D. The GA-MA790FXT-UD5P introduces Gigabyte Ultra Durable 3 technology on latest AMD socket AM3 platform with featuring 2 oz copper PCB and further helps to reduce the system temperature and dramatically enhance the performance. Based on AMD 790FX chipset, the GA-MA790FXT-UD5P supports the generation of 45nm AMD Phenom II series processors, integrated DDR3 memory controller, HyperTransport 3.0 technology links and dual PCI Express 2.0 graphics interfaces (running at x16 and x16) for ATI CrossFireX support. We check this on Windows 7 and Kubuntu 9.10"
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Gigabyte G41M-ES2L Motherboard
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"Gigabyte G41M-ES2L is a value motheboard for Intel socket 775 processors based on Intel G41 chipset, which replaces G31 as the simpliest chipset from Intel, supporting 45 nm CPUs, 1,333 MHz front side bus and 800 MHz memory modules in dual channel configuration."
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MSI NF980-E65 SLI for the AMD Motherboard
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While NVIDIA may not be taking SLI for the AMD market seriously anymore,
luckily their partner MSI is. The NF980-E65 is the only triple SLI
enthusiast board aimed at the AMD AM3 market, and they are hoping to
capitalize on that distinction. The big question is... do they succeed in
providing a motherboard for that niche worthy of your money? Overall the MSI NF980-E65 is a good board. It does everything it
promises, it does not waste the consumers' hard earned dollars by including
a lot of superfluous extras that may or may not be used, and the build
quality should allow it to run for years in even the most sweltering of
cases imagined. MSI essentially has the high end AMD/SLI market to itself
with this product."
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ASUS P7P55D Pro
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On the lookout for a P55 motherboard to match that shiny new Lynnfield CPU? Given the sheer selection available, deciding on one can be a hassle. ASUS' P7P55D Pro looks to appeal to a large crowd, though, by offering a slew of useful options, impressive overclocking abilities and a great design for an easy-to-stomach $170.
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Gigabyte MA-785GPMT-UD2H Motherboard
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TechwareLabs reviews the Gigabyte MA-785GPMT-UD2H, an AM3 board aimed at the HTPC market. See if this board has what it takes to deliver a star performance, or deserves an early curtain call. Is this board worth your cash and does it perform up to our standards? Read our review to find out.
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the ASUS Maximus III Formula LGA1156 Motherboard
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P55 motherboards come in all shapes and sizes while retailing for prices that are sure to fit anyone’s budget. On one end of the spectrum we have the budget friendly, basic products while on the other there are the high-end, feature rich enthusiast boards like the ASUS Maximus III Formula. This board looks to offer everything an overclocker could want and them some. Let’s hope it delivers.
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GIGABYTE Unleashes First UD7 Motherboard
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GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD7 featuring 333 Onboard Acceleration, 3-Way SLI™ and CrossFireX
Taipei, Taiwan, November 18, 2009 – GIGABYTE Technology CO., LTD., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, is pleased to launch their latest flagship motherboard, the GA-X58A-UD7. Based on the Intel® X58 chipset, the GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD7 delivers all the killer next generation features that gaming enthusiasts and power users have been waiting for including GIGABYTE’s 333 Onboard Acceleration features with support for USB 3.0, Serial-ATA Revision 3.0 (6Gbps) and a 3x USB Power Boost, as well as multi-GPU support for NVIDIA 3-Way SLI™ and ATI CrossFireX™ and support for Intel’s upcoming 32nm high performance processors.
“GIGABYTE is once again raising the standard by which all other motherboards are judged with our latest flagship GA-X58A-UD7,” commented Henry Kao, Vice President GIGABYTE Motherboard Business Unit. “Featuring next generation storage capabilities including USB 3.0 and SATA 3, as well as GIGABYTE’s own unique 3x USB Power Boost, the GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD7 truly epitomizes everything that a highest performance, highest feature set motherboard is all about.”
Continuing GIGABYTE’s technology leadership, the GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD7 features the revolutionary GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ 3 design, with 2 ounces of copper for both the Power and Ground layers to enable dramatically lower system temperature, improved energy efficiency and enhanced stability for overclocking. The GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD7 also features the GIGABYTE Smart 6™ technology, offering a combination of 6 innovative software utilities that provides an easier and smarter way for managing your system, including improved system performance, faster boot-up time, secure platform management as well as easy to enable system recovery with a click of mouse button.
The GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD7 supports the latest Intel® Core™ i7 processors for the LGA 1366 socket as well as Intel’s next generation 32nm processors, offering a high level of future CPU headroom for users wanting to maintain cutting-edge levels of performance. With the memory controller integrated directly into the processor die, the GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD7 also supports triple channel DDR3 memory for blazing fast memory performance.
USB 3.0 Support
The GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD7 motherboard supports the latest generation SuperSpeed USB 3.0 technology made possible through an onboard NEC uPD720200 host controller. With superfast transfer rates of up to 5 Gbps, users are able to experience an almost a 10x improvement over USB 2.0. Additionally, backwards compatibility with USB 2.0 assures users of long term use of their legacy USB 2.0 devices. The onboard NEC SuperSpeed USB 3.0 technology also provides new power management features that include increased maximum bus power and device current draw to better accommodate power-hungry devices.
SATA 6 Gbps Support
Yet another onboard feature of the GIGABYTE X58A-UD7 is Marvell’s new SE9128 chips for high-speed SATA Revision 3.0 compatibility, delivering superfast 6Gbps link speeds for twice the data transfer rates of SATA Revision 2.0 (3 Gbps). When used in RAID 0 (Stripe) mode, the GIGABYTE X58A-UD7 offers even faster data transfer rates of up to 4x the speed of current SATA interfaces. Another advantage of the Marvell SE9128 is its onboard RAID processor, which enables hardware based data balancing for ultra low CPU utilization, providing a much more powerful RAID solution compared to traditional software based RAID.
3x USB Power Boost
The GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD7 motherboard features a 3x USB power boost, delivering greater compatibility and extra power for USB devices. GIGABYTE’s unique USB power design is also able to efficiently regulate output over the full voltage range, which greatly enhances USB device compatibility. In addition, dedicated lower resistance fuses ensure lower voltage drops, and provide a more stable and plentiful power delivery.
For additional information about the GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD7 motherboard, please visit the GIGABYTE website at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/...ProductID=3251
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MSI NF980-G65 motherboard
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"Overall, MSI did much better using the NForce 980a chipset than ASUS with the M4N82 Deluxe. If one shops for an SLI-licensed AMD board, I have no choice but to recommend the NF980-G65."
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ASRock M3A785GXH/128M Motherboard Review
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"The ASRock M3A785GXH128M uses a 4+1 Phase power design. While this might be a red flag for some, we were able to overclock a 140W Phenom II X4 965 to a vCore of 1.55v with just a simple 80mm fan blowing across the MOSFETs. With a BIOS made for overclocking and AMD's awesome OverDrive at our disposal we were able to squeeze an extra 500mhz out of our Phenom II X4 965 Black edition Processor. Even with bare MOSFETS we had no trouble cranking up the voltage to 1.52v. and were able to reach 3.9GHz!"
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World's 1st Review of ASRock ION 330HT-BD
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ASRock ups it's ante introducing the 2nd generation ION 330 2.5L system. The new ASRock ION 330HT-BD features the BD Combo which not only supports Blu-ray disc, but also capable of burning and reading DVD and CD. It definitely brings you the efficient, stable data transfer, the dazzling audio and visual experience. With DTS, you get cinematic sound effect right there in your living room. With the MCE Remote Controller, you can now remote control your system. With the press of a button, you can launch the MCE of Windows 7, go through the options and watch, listen your videos, audios easily.
On top of that, connectivity is now made simpler with the integrated 802.11 b/g/n wireless LAN built in. WIth 802.11n (150Mbps) for fast download, file transfer and media streaming is made possible. If you are thinking of expansion, this new model now comes with an extra SATA port, you can now even do a RAID 0 to speed up data access. Configure RAID 1 if you want your system to be mirrored by introducing another 2.5" HDD. Something that we insisted is the Powered eSATA/USB port. ASRock ION 330HT-BD has that built right out of the box. You can now easily transfer files using both type of sticks.
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