In our first P55 Overclocking showdown we take a look at the top boards from ASUS, EVGA, and Gigabyte. One failed, the other three made it through our torture tests. Find out which one deserves your attention if you are into serious overclocking on the P55 platform….
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P55 Overclocking Showdown - ASUS, Gigabyte, and EVGA at the OC Corral
Friday, November 6th, 2009
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P55 Extreme Overclockers: Check your sockets!
Thursday, October 15th, 2009
If you plan on overclocking your P55 past current 4.3GHz limits on air or water, you need to be aware of potential problems with current socket designs….
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If you plan on overclocking your P55 past current 4.3GHz limits on air or water, you need to be aware of potential problems with current socket designs….
MSI P55-GD65 - Mid-Range P55 for the Masses
Saturday, October 10th, 2009
We provide an in-depth review of MSI’s midrange P55 offering and find a great board in need of a few adjustments. …
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We provide an in-depth review of MSI’s midrange P55 offering and find a great board in need of a few adjustments. …
Budget Micro-ATX P55 Faceoff: Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD2 and ASRock P55M Pro
Monday, October 5th, 2009
We take our first look at two of the budget micro-ATX P55 offerings from Gigabyte and ASRock. Who wins, who loses, does it really matter if both boards are great buys?…
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We take our first look at two of the budget micro-ATX P55 offerings from Gigabyte and ASRock. Who wins, who loses, does it really matter if both boards are great buys?…
ATI HD 5870 Scaling Performance: X58 vs P55 Showdown
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
We compare the performance of AMD’s latest HD 5870 GPU on Intel’s latest Core i7/P55 platform to see if it can keep up with the Core i7/X58 platform. …
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We compare the performance of AMD’s latest HD 5870 GPU on Intel’s latest Core i7/P55 platform to see if it can keep up with the Core i7/X58 platform. …
i5 / P55 Lab Update - Now with more numbers
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009
We take a quick look at clock for clock comparisons against the Core i7/920 and Phenom II x4 965 BE when overclocked. …
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We take a quick look at clock for clock comparisons against the Core i7/920 and Phenom II x4 965 BE when overclocked. …
Two New Ions: ASUS AT3N7A-I and ASRock Ion 330
Friday, August 28th, 2009
ASUS and NVIDIA gave us a chance to preview the world’s second mini-ITX Ion motherboard: the AT3N7A-I. We took this opportunity to round up the three DIY Ion platforms on the market today from ASRock, ASUS and Zotac. If you want an Ion, we’ll help you find the best one….
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ASUS and NVIDIA gave us a chance to preview the world’s second mini-ITX Ion motherboard: the AT3N7A-I. We took this opportunity to round up the three DIY Ion platforms on the market today from ASRock, ASUS and Zotac. If you want an Ion, we’ll help you find the best one….
Intel P55 Launch Activities - We want your opinion!
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009
As the P55 platform release (official) date fast approaches, we want to know your opinion on a few subjects. …
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As the P55 platform release (official) date fast approaches, we want to know your opinion on a few subjects. …
Intel P55 Launch Activities - We want your opinion!
Monday, August 24th, 2009
As the P55 platform release (official) date fast approaches, we want to know your opinion on a few subjects. …
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As the P55 platform release (official) date fast approaches, we want to know your opinion on a few subjects. …
Preparing for P55: Motherboards, Memory and NVIDIA
Thursday, August 20th, 2009
We’re less than a month away from the biggest deployment of Intel’s Nehalem architecture ever. Everyone is jumping on the bandwagon, motherboard manufacturers, memory vendors and even NVIDIA. We sum up some of the details on P55 motherboards, share the plans of one memory vendor and look at what NVIDIA is offering with P55….
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We’re less than a month away from the biggest deployment of Intel’s Nehalem architecture ever. Everyone is jumping on the bandwagon, motherboard manufacturers, memory vendors and even NVIDIA. We sum up some of the details on P55 motherboards, share the plans of one memory vendor and look at what NVIDIA is offering with P55….








































