Your P55 motherboard of choice?

[RPGWiZaRD]

Since P55 is already quite widely available around the globe and the planned release date is coming near, what looks like the most interesting motherboard for you? Please comment why you think your motherboard choice looks most interesting if you want to.

Since the forum only allows 10 options I'll try to pick the perhaps most popular boards as choice and then "Other" so you can specify in the thread if it's not listed.

For a good list of prices for comparision (some of the boards aren't yet listed or have few sites available) http://geizhals.at/eu/?cat=mbp4_1156&asuch=p55

EDIT: Sorry repost because of slightly tweaked options. Added EVGA and combined some more boards to the options.

[Chumbucket843]

EVGA 4 ever. me and evga make sweet love together! these are going to be some great folders at a great price.

[phsinc1]

Like the EVGA P55 FTW and P55-UD6

[LinkinParkBoy]

Asus P7P55D Premium

[JacobF]

The EVGA P55 Classified :)

http://images.hardwarecanucks.com/image//skymtl/MOBO/P55-FTW/P55-FTW-28.jpg

[nemesis2all]

Guess I'll vote Gigabyte p55m-ud4 since I was too impatient to wait. Have it sitting in my case waiting for I7-860.

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[labs23]

My choice is EVGA P55 FTW. I love the color scheme plus the board layout. Of course Giga is my sole alternative.

[railmeat]

they all look great.....i will let the guine pigs and numbers make my decesion for me.what do i mean?well i watched almost 3 generations of biostar midline priced boards wipe the floor with the rest.965pt,tpower i45,
tpower x58.

evga put out great cards and i will not buy from any other company besides them,forums,support,step-up..amazing evga!!

now there boards are def cutting edge but if the midline biostar can smash another fsb world record just like its been doing the last 2-3 years(965pt,i45,x58) i will save $200-$300 and continue modestly moving with biostar.its all about putting numbers out numbers clock wise,not cash wise.voltage on board options/led indicators etc + 4 way sli is sweet i guess(but limited to a certain card,special 285?).but hey lets not forget we do have dual gpu cards now.with that being said quad sli is nothing really new to me.i just want stable i5 clocks....i think biostar will blow some skulls off shoulders once again price wise and clock wise into 2010...thoughts?

[xdan]

Asrock P55 DELUXE
http://www.ocworkbench.com/2009/asrock/P55-Deluxe-Review/IMG_2283%20copy.jpg
Solid VRM 16+2 phases, LGA 775 holes (C.C.O):up:
SATA3 bundle..:up:
And another thing they have a clean layout , i mean without NB heatsink which covers nothing -Gigabyte/MSI case.:up:
http://www.ocworkbench.com/2009/asrock/P55-Deluxe-Review/IMG_2263%20copy.jpg
And a good price under 200$.
I mean i know that overclockers avoid Asrock but give it a chance it might be a cheap good overclcoking board.. Asrock has improve very much quality..
And P55 DELUXE/EXTREME/PRO all have POWER/RESET/CLEAR CMOS butons,DEBUG PANEL ..

[railmeat]

Asrock P55 DELUXE
http://www.ocworkbench.com/2009/asrock/P55-Deluxe-Review/IMG_2283%20copy.jpg
Solid VRM 16+2 phases, LGA 775 holes (C.C.O):up:
SATA3 bundle..:up:
And another thing they have a clean layout , i mean without NB heatsink which covers nothing -Gigabyte/MSI case.:up:
http://www.ocworkbench.com/2009/asrock/P55-Deluxe-Review/IMG_2263%20copy.jpg
And a good price under 200$.
I mean i know that overclockers avoid Asrock but give it a chance it might be a cheap good overclcoking board.. Asrock has improve very much quality..
And P55 DELUXE/EXTREME/PRO all have POWER/RESET/CLEAR CMOS butons,DEBUG PANEL ..


"Solid VRM 16+2 phases"
"P55 DELUXE/EXTREME/PRO all have POWER/RESET/CLEAR CMOS butons,DEBUG PANEL"

p55 basics man...



"I mean i know that overclockers avoid Asrock"

your right!!!ppl also avoid wasp nests for a reason....





asrock were ALWAYS buggy nightmares(ecs also!).cheap lower end mobo companys like biostar are the ones who built there name for mainstream/hi-end overclockers at a midline price while smashing world records to bo0t.

let me know how that asrock does....:rolleyes: crushed asparin works good on bee stings

[xdan]

asrock were ALWAYS buggy nightmares(ecs also!).cheap lower end mobo companys like biostar are the ones who built there name for mainstream/hi-end overclockers at a midline price.
let me know how that asrock does....
like this:up:
http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/7647/4120ghz.jpg
P45DE a 80$ MB capabe off >500FSB and >4GHZ on a E6300...:up:
http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=602306 512fsb anf higher i can't because of some KINGMAX "stock" memory..
And the P55 lineup it has 2X quality bether than a P45DE MB
I mean P45DE it's more an "empty" board..
http://www.asrock.com/mb/photo/P45DE(Enlarge).jpg

[RPGWiZaRD]

I cannot yet decide myself either so gonna wait for some guinea pigs like railmeat. :rofl:

But I'm very satisfied with the design and features and price of lots of P55 boards, for me they easily beat X58 boards from this perspective. There's so many nice options but currently the perhaps most interesting ones for me are either Gigabyte UD5 (highend slotrich board for 165 EUR with 12 phases, yea baby!) and I've had a pleasure overclocking on the P35 DS4 with 6 phases which provided amazingly stable voltage output already and stable fsb 500+ was a walk in the park with minor NB voltage increase (it's only a shame about the RAM killing feature but I really haven't seen much reports for that for newer Gigabyte boards so). MSI GD80 cuz of an amazingly clean layout and simply looks better than any previous MSI board by far. Still got my doubts in MSI though. EVGA I won't doubt will be clocking nicely but the prob for me is either the 6x SATA slots or 200 EUR+ price. I'm not particularly impressed by Asus boards but I'll leave the task to Asus fans to try and impress with some nice results. :p: Then I dunno about Foxconn and DFI and Biostar cuz there's like no results or info about them, but if I'd have to choose one of them right now it would be like 1. Biostar, 2. DFI and 3. Foxconn.

It's interesting that so many voted EVGA already, but I suppose there's a reason for it, the boards will probably be among the best clocking boards but will be also expensive but EVGA has such awesome customer support and the forums & community to back that up. I've dived into that a little when getting this EVGA GTX 260 SP216 55nm card, they are doing some excellent job at that company at the moment.

A company that's gonna get little love from enthusiasts this time around is Foxconn I bet. Then I see no problem for EVGA, Gigabyte & Asus (Asus has such a huge fanbase). Especially Gigabyte has a strong lineup of very price efficient boards and even the UD3 has a lot to offer already for a small price, you get many slots (USB, SATA, eSATA etc) and quality components & lots of phases for a little buck and their BIOS seems to only improve more and more (maybe much thanks to Hicookie? ^^) which was the weak point for Gigabyte a couple of years ago. What puts off some people might still be the colorscheme though lol but I personally like the newer white and lightblue colorscheme but I'm not particularly a fan of the white stripes on the heatsinks that reminds me of "Silja Line" over here which are some huge passanger fleet so I always start thinking of them when seeing pics of the boards. Check this pic for example http://www.vastavalo.fi/albums/userpics/10686/kuvatoimisto_siljaeuropa_nonhdr_pieni.jpg

[hiwa]

15 vote for eVGA :D,Tried 3 of them and the best Solid,Stable,Best was E658 :up:

[xdan]

15 vote for eVGA :D,Tried 3 of them and the best Solid,Stable,Best was E658 :up:
Yes indeed, i bet that P55 Classified will continue the X58 tradition and it will be the best oc MB. The only bad thing is that i'm not so "extreme" on money to have enough money to buy it..:shakes:

[Migi06]

I cannot yet decide myself either so gonna wait for some guinea pigs like railmeat. :rofl:

But I'm very satisfied with the design and features and price of lots of P55 boards, for me they easily beat X58 boards from this perspective. There's so many nice options but currently the perhaps most interesting ones for me are either Gigabyte UD5 (highend slotrich board for 165 EUR with 12 phases, yea baby!)
Then you want check P55M-UD4 wich also have 12phases and not so much useless stuff.. I dont even get why they want so many pci-e graphic slots, 2 is absolute maximun (One true 16 line pcie and 4 line pcie to southbridge..)
http://www.overclock3d.net/gfx/articles/2009/08/05120244180l.jpg


It's interesting that so many voted EVGA already, but I suppose there's a reason for it, the boards will probably be among the best clocking boards but will be also expensive but EVGA has such awesome customer support and the forums & community to back that up.

Yeah biggest reasons to not get evga is THE price and "lower" performance (if you look evga board reviews they all say evga is awesome overclocker and tweaking board but performance isnt quite good than others. I will get shotted now :yepp:

My P55 mobo list is (if I dont get x58 platform):
Asus P7P55D vanilla (12 phase) & Sabertooth 55i (12 phase)
Gigabyte UD4 (8 phase) & M-UD4 (12 phase)
Biostar Tpower P55 (12 phase)

[ReverendMaynard]

UD4x here.

[clon22]

I have the msi GD80 and evga ftw E658.
Very please with both so far. :)
Guess its down to personal preference.

[railmeat]

im tellin u guys i bet biostar will contiue to wipe the floor right into the p55 era.....u guys can have 4way sli(rofl) etc,flasy lights,voltage indicaters etc.but biostar means buisness.there a spooky company because they dont hype up anything(look at us etc!?)they let others do it for them(wr,s),lol...evga spends all this time in promotions etc,its funny.biostar wipped the crap outta evga,asus,etc the last run of mobo gens..and on average were $200-$300 less...LOL to think i used to laff at biostar.then i got my first 965pt and was blown outta ma chair with just turning up fsb and it just kept going up,lol..


evga mobo = $1.2million dollar 600 horsepower ferrari

biostar mobo = $70,000 supercharged mustang gt500 600 horsepower


ummmm.....?the ferrari has a better paintjob?

[nemesis2all]

Then you want check P55M-UD4 wich also have 12phases and not so much useless stuff.. I dont even get why they want so many pci-e graphic slots, 2 is absolute maximun (One true 16 line pcie and 4 line pcie to southbridge..)
http://www.overclock3d.net/gfx/articles/2009/08/05120244180l.jpg

If anyone is interested. The retail p55m-ud4 only has one orange slot, and that is the x4 pcie slot. The second x16 pcie slot is blue on the retail board.

[ReverendMaynard]

im tellin u guys i bet biostar will contiue to wipe the floor right into the p55 era.....u guys can have 4way sli(rofl) etc,flasy lights,voltage indicaters etc.but biostar means buisness.there a spooky company because they dont hype up anything(look at us etc!?)they let others do it for them(wr,s),lol...evga spends all this time in promotions etc,its funny.biostar wipped the crap outta evga,asus,etc the last run of mobo gens..and on average were $200-$300 less...LOL to think i used to laff at biostar.then i got my first 965pt and was blown outta ma chair with just turning up fsb and it just kept going up,lol..


evga mobo = $1.2million dollar 600 horsepower ferrari

biostar mobo = $70,000 supercharged mustang gt500 600 horsepower


ummmm.....?the ferrari has a better paintjob?

Biostar honestly and truly sucks balls and I'm being kind. Push your second rate poorly manufactured junk on a crowd that doesn't know better.:rofl:

You just compared a ferrari with a mustang and told us the only difference in the paint job.

That is most ignorant thing I've heard or read this week. Congrats!

[zsamz_]

Biostar honestly and truly sucks balls and I'm being kind. Push your second rate poorly manufactured junk on a crowd that doesn't know better.:rofl:

You just compared a ferrari with a mustang and told us the only difference in the paint job.

That is most ignorant thing I've heard or read this week. Congrats!

:yepp::yepp::yepp::yepp::yepp::yepp::yepp::yepp:

[Splave]

im tellin u guys i bet biostar will contiue to wipe the floor right into the p55 era.....u guys can have 4way sli(rofl) etc,flasy lights,voltage indicaters etc.but biostar means buisness.there a spooky company because they dont hype up anything(look at us etc!?)they let others do it for them(wr,s),lol...evga spends all this time in promotions etc,its funny.biostar wipped the crap outta evga,asus,etc the last run of mobo gens..and on average were $200-$300 less...LOL to think i used to laff at biostar.then i got my first 965pt and was blown outta ma chair with just turning up fsb and it just kept going up,lol..


evga mobo = $1.2million dollar 600 horsepower ferrari

biostar mobo = $70,000 supercharged mustang gt500 600 horsepower


ummmm.....?the ferrari has a better paintjob?
Hmm where can I start?
-You dont own a x58 board at all
-Last round of mobos doesnt mean anything to the current (i tend to thinks asus and dfi dominated last gen myself)
-Their boards are way cheaper for a reason :up:
-I like your ferrari to mustang comment puts your attitude in perspective
---classified = ferrari, built from the ground up for speed and handling
---biostar = supercharged mustang, needed to be modded to get some kind of speed and we wont talk about handling :ROTF:

[Kylzer]

Msi just cause of the launch day sale.

[WaterFlex]

Maximus III Formula :up:

[railmeat]

Biostar honestly and truly sucks balls and I'm being kind. Push your second rate poorly manufactured junk on a crowd that doesn't know better.:rofl:

You just compared a ferrari with a mustang and told us the only difference in the paint job.

That is most ignorant thing I've heard or read this week. Congrats!

"You just compared a ferrari with a mustang and told us the only difference in the paint job."

no junior,u missed the point completely...the price for same horespower...;)



"Biostar honestly and truly sucks balls and I'm being kind. Push your second rate poorly manufactured junk on a crowd that doesn't know better"


laff...hmmm guess u dont know what world records are then?well biostar grabbed a few...ask a few guys here :rolleyes: umm lets see youngpro,pitt,andre,shamino on biostars....the list goes on.relax there kid,read a lil bit.






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X58-

New Biostar Tpower X58A can do +5Ghz Uncore -pitt

"Got 234 under cold with no mod."

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=231131 <--READ THIS!!!!!!!

Biostar TPower X58 has been awarded “PRODUCT OF THE YEAR 2009- GOLD” by Hardware Test online, Denmark:
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AMD-790GX-SB750 AM2+

Biostar TA790GX-A2+ Hits 450HTT @ Rebels Haven!
"This is Biostar's entrance into the 790GX-SB750 AM2+ Motherboard arena! If the board is anything like past offerings, this board should be a killer! There are a total of 10 models."

http://www.rebelshavenforum.com/sis-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=45;t=000164




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I45-


Biostar Claims Another Overclocking World Record


"Last summer, a Biostar board was used to set the frontside bus world record when an overclocker who goes by the name Youngpro manged to maneuver the Biostar I45 board's FSB to 725MHz"

Their TSeries and TPower uses high quality Japanese Solid caps which will prolong the boards life and OCing.


http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/biostar_claims_another_overclocking_world_record

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/biostar_board_hits_725mhz_sets_fsb_world_record


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965PT-right there with the asus commado

Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe/965PT

http://www.rebelshavenforum.com/sis-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=33;t=000001






V-Ranger technology helps break 3DMark06 world record, claims Biostar (Digi Times)

http://www.digitimes.com/Backgrounders/ArtReview.asp?datePublish=2007/08/20&pages=PR&seq=201

[dro]

evga mobo = $1.2million dollar 600 horsepower ferrari

biostar mobo = $70,000 supercharged mustang gt500 600 horsepower



:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[Planet]

"You just compared a ferrari with a mustang and told us the only difference in the paint job."

no junior,u missed the point completely...the price for same horespower...;)



"Biostar honestly and truly sucks balls and I'm being kind. Push your second rate poorly manufactured junk on a crowd that doesn't know better"


laff...hmmm guess u dont know what world records are then?well biostar grabbed a few...ask a few guys here :rolleyes: umm lets see youngpro,pitt,andre,shamino on biostars....the list goes on.relax there kid,read a lil bit.


New Biostar Tpower X58A can do +5Ghz Uncore -pitt

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=231131





Biostar Claims Another Overclocking World Record


"Last summer, a Biostar board was used to set the frontside bus world record when an overclocker who goes by the name Youngpro manged to maneuver the Biostar I45 board's FSB to 725MHz"

Their TSeries and TPower uses high quality Japanese Solid caps which will prolong the boards life and OCing.


http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/biostar_claims_another_overclocking_world_record

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/biostar_board_hits_725mhz_sets_fsb_world_record



Biostar TPower X58 has been awarded “PRODUCT OF THE YEAR 2009- GOLD” by Hardware Test online, Denmark:






V-Ranger technology helps break 3DMark06 world record, claims Biostar (Digi Times)

http://www.digitimes.com/Backgrounders/ArtReview.asp?datePublish=2007/08/20&pages=PR&seq=201


That's 3 World Records ill give you the last one. I am pretty sure the EVGA Classified alone holds more world records than Biostar as a company.

Just take a look at the Futuremark Hall of Fame

[railmeat]

That's 3 World Records ill give you the last one. I am pretty sure the EVGA Classified alone holds more world records than Biostar as a company.

Just take a look at the Futuremark Hall of Fame


ty sir..

the world records were not my point,but they are facts.my point was performance for almost %50 less then evga,asus,etc.my point is biostar is NOT junk on the top end mobos.the last 3 gen have been flat out jaw dropping...these dam kids dont read anything these days.:shakes:


by ReverendMaynard calling them junk is just so funny...

New Biostar Tpower X58A can do +5Ghz Uncore -reviewed by P1tt <--yes its complete junk,lol???

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=231131


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@BOBBYLITE

Hmm where can I start?
-You dont own a x58 board at all

why would i ????

i can buy 12 gigs of ram,920,wiked mobo tommorow but whats the gain gaming wise ??? im maxed fps in games i play with my current setup? these are actually pretty amazing times for me and gaming as it runs incredible for me.notice how long i been a member and my low post count.if my pc is hooked up and flyin like the wind im using it,im gaming!!!

my i45 still stomps wholes in the ground gaming on cod4,bf2,quake4,etqw settings maxed out 2048x1536 75hz/75 SOLID fps.why would i even think about switching at this point?u know what fps pegged means?it means they dont move at all even during HEAVY firefights.....my GAMING video card,mobo,ram,are used to run games.lemme guess u dont play games?a game to u is looping 3dmark all day long?u stare at your moniter and bench all day,thats cool i guess for like 20 min....so i guess theres never enough for u as bencher(never is).when your a gamer/overclocker/modder u hit a point were your pc rapes your games and your actually good for awhile.its gratifying.u should put away your temp probes/silly pots(are u a engineer?) for awhile and actually use your gaming video cards and pc what it was built/designed for...games.its called fun with no hassle.







-Last round of mobos doesnt mean anything to the current

really never heard of a thing called repuatation,trend setter??? interesting...well biostar is trying to do both and doing ok i might add.

hmmm biostar boards with wr,s or good reps----lets see 965pt,i45,x58 all beat or hung with top mobos...its called a trend and biostar started 1.....p55 will do well my friend.





"(i tend to thinks asus and dfi dominated last gen myself)"

my dfi ultra-d---was AMAZING!!!!,but had to go intel...

my dfi rd600-buggy codes-died

my dfi 680i -buggy codes-died

my evga 750i ftw- complete trash can,rma full refund.

threw my first biostar 965pt in and flew right out of the box,like a mobo should.hung right with the commando.

biostar beat asus at times (whatever u think,facts are facts).and blew dfi outta the water...dfi have been slacking.

[TotalLamer]

I'd probably go for MSI. Their P55 boards look to be very nice (The guys over at [H]ard|OCP have mentioned more than once on their forums that they're very impressed with them so far), plus I am very satisfied with the performance of my Eclipse Plus.

[Planet]

ty sir..

the world records were not my point,but they are facts.my point was performance for almost %50 less then evga,asus,etc.my point is biostar is NOT junk on the top end mobos.the last 3 gen have been flat out jaw dropping...these dam kids dont read anything these days.:shakes:


by ReverendMaynard calling them junk is just so funny...

New Biostar Tpower X58A can do +5Ghz Uncore -reviewed by P1tt <--yes its complete junk,lol???

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=231131

Classified almost breaks 5.1
http://3oh6photos.com/forum_post/xs/09_09/05_50426_5575-1.png

[railmeat]

Classified almost breaks 5.1
http://3oh6photos.com/forum_post/xs/09_09/05_50426_5575-1.png


thats nice,for a few hundred dollars more i hope it would ;):clap:

[nemesis2all]

FYI i7-860 available at zipzoomfly now. Just put in my order.

[zsamz_]

some poeple wear nike versace puma G&B..........drive a ferarri

then some people go to the salvation army and get some cheap stuff ... n take the bus

to each his own

life is too short gotta enjoy :yepp:

[nemesis2all]

i5 750 4 sale so0n:shrug:.....think ppl are waiting on that as there good with there 920,s in there rigs currently?...

When I put my order in. i7-860 and i7-870 was available. Im sure alot want the i5-750 aswell but I did not see it listed and I wanted 8 threads.

[zsamz_]

Hmm where can I start?
-You dont own a x58 board at all
-Last round of mobos doesnt mean anything to the current (i tend to thinks asus and dfi dominated last gen myself)
-Their boards are way cheaper for a reason :up:
-I like your ferrari to mustang comment puts your attitude in perspective
---classified = ferrari, built from the ground up for speed and handling
---biostar = supercharged mustang, needed to be modded to get some kind of speed and we wont talk about handling :ROTF:

even my maxima can outcorner a mustang:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[RPGWiZaRD]

Looks like I'll wait a couple of weeks for the Lynnfield CPU prices to settle down a bit (or until my current Socket 775 setup dies & get X58 & 920). At current CPU prices the P55 platform doesn't make that much sense.

[nemesis2all]

I7-860 now up at newegg aswell.

[gunbo13]

Biostar has a handful of world records. Therefore it is the P55 motherboard of choice.

Ah it is all clear.........now I know who shot J.R.

[railmeat]

@gunbo13
"Biostar has a handful of world records. Therefore it is the P55 motherboard of choice"

hi your new i see :o
anyway good choice man,reputation means nothing to some of these guys i guess.but u know the deal clearly....if a boxer just knocked out/draw 3 of his last fights,i think the next upcoming fight he may have a chance.







Looks like I'll wait a couple of weeks for the Lynnfield CPU prices to settle down a bit (or until my current Socket 775 setup dies & get X58 & 920). At current CPU prices the P55 platform doesn't make that much sense.

you could not have said that any better,your with me on a wiked fast dual 8400 at 4ghz,good stuff surrounding it running amazing.....if your here(in these forums)to long im %100 sure u get subconciusly peer pressured into buying "the newest stuff out". its like oh man...your 2 sockets away man.e8400 at 4ghz,bah my i7 920 is getting replaced with i5...???WHY lol this place will make your WALLET light on fire!!!!LOL enjoy your current rig if its lightning fast and u know it is(i do!).play on it!:D if your pc is a toilet and u dont even have a core2 duo then upgrade.other then that there is no just cause or real performance gains.these friggin parts(mobos,cpus,vid cards) are flying out the door it seems as we already have AMAZING rigs period! teens in a 3rd world country would BITE there feet off for our setups.LOL its true..

theres some really amazing mobos coming out/out already so the choices all really do look good.its nice were technology actually friggin caught up to my pc games and to me its "MISSION accomplished".good for now.theres NO better feeling when a man gets on his rig thats %100 solid and its time to frag like the wrath of khan!!! sux only like i figured %40 gamers here %60 benchmarker dudes...bleh fun for a hour tops.yay broke this record look at me,opps fried that,popped that,rma time..thats cool i guess.gaming goes on for days on a solid 4ghz oc rig...like a crack adicCt!!:ROTF:







save $300+
biostar ip55 ftw!! lol

done with this thread completely.lol call of duty4 time.anyone wanna batlle down cod4 with there 5ghz rigs,LOL??--brothers in arms server(1,2)--.lets see how stable that rig really is.also how good u can dodge bullets...lol

[zsamz_]

elvis has left the thread:rofl:

[RPGWiZaRD]

LOL, well he's got a point altho the way he worded it made him lose quite a bit credibility I suppose. :p:

Personally I would be in no hurry to upgrade if it wasn't for my Gigabyte P35-DS4 died/corrupting bios on its own and being stuck with a crappy Abit IP35 Pro that isn't even able to run 500x8 stable at even NB: 1.52v Vcore: 1.42v, VTT: 1.3v when the Gigabyte board did it easily at NB: 1.37 - 1.42v (the latter is required for Performance Level 7 stability for RAM), Vcore: 1.36v, VTT: 1.2v. So I have to run the Abit board at 8.5x472 / DDR2-944 4-4-4-8 and being a tweaker and person that wants to find an efficiently performing config, it almost brings me a tear to my eye every day that passes. Now perhaps if I'd find some person willing to sell a Biostar Tpower P45 or Gigabyte P45-UD3x board for like $80+shipping or something I might concider waiting a little bit longer but the damn DDR2 RAMs are also dying on me left and right atm (on my last cellshock kit atm out of 3 kits and can't be arsed to RMA a 4th time even if Cellshock do it relatively fast without whatsoever questioning).

[bingo13]

For everyday 24/7 systems on air or water, it does not matter what board you choose. The $100 Gigabyte UD2 board clocks the same and is just as fast as the EVGA FTW board on air. If you go cold, then board choice matters. ;)

[Cecil]

@gunbo13
"Biostar has a handful of world records. Therefore it is the P55 motherboard of choice"

hi your new i see :o
anyway good choice man,reputation means nothing to some of these guys i guess.but u know the deal clearly....if a boxer just knocked out/draw 3 of his last fights,i think the next upcoming fight he may have a chance.



Lol
Gunbo isnt new here, he's just not a post whore. And he was being sarcastic.

Gigabyte is leagues ahead of Biostar, and has boards for the same price that outperform. Look at the EP45-UD3s.

The Biostar boards need extreme cooling methods on the chipset to get record scores, is slower clock for clock, and unreliable. Just how many Biostar P45s failed after getting high clocks? Probably more then Gigabyte had fail in their last three line-ups.

4ghz is nothing on an E8400, and with i7s and i5s hitting 4.5-5 with air and water, 4ghz is the new 3ghz.

[{WFH}+SLAYER+]

I got a question, does any of the P55 do a x16/x16 for SLI/crossfire? some use the NF200 and Hydra chip , just want to know if there is a p55 board that can do 16/16 even with the added chips mentioned.

[kyle2020]

Ill be going for an MSI offering, they are going to be releasing 2 boards with anywhere up to 55% off on launch day, would be daft not to snap one up. The one im most interested in is the GD80, has all your voltage readout points, thicker heatpipes, and correct me if im wrong but its damn good looking.

Review Here (http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/22052-msi-p55-gd80-lynnfield-motherboard-preview.html).

[NaMcO]

MSI looks outstanding, my vote went there, although i wouldn't trade my x58 for any of those.

[ajaidev]

My P55 would be the P7P55D LE:-

http://forum.oktabit.gr/files/P7P55D_LE_3D_logo.jpg

http://forum.oktabit.gr/files/P7P55D_LE_2D_logo.jpg

Using a 5870 X2 or GT300 on single PCIe 2.0 16x and cheap quality mobo.

BTW RPGWiZaRD why the two threads on P55 choice??

[RPGWiZaRD]

Waiting for a mod to close the other. Can't delete it myself when there's a poll started.

[JacobF]

I got a question, does any of the P55 do a x16/x16 for SLI/crossfire? some use the NF200 and Hydra chip , just want to know if there is a p55 board that can do 16/16 even with the added chips mentioned.

Unfortunately it is not possible unless you use NF200, in this case the P55 FTW 200 model and Classified 200 model do it.

[Armored_Kech1]

Too early to tell to be honest. Asus and gigabyte are always safe bets. DFI, foxconn and MSI are somewhat based on luck as to whether they produce a good board.

[gunbo13]

@gunbo13
"Biostar has a handful of world records. Therefore it is the P55 motherboard of choice"

hi your new i see :o
anyway good choice man,reputation means nothing to some of these guys i guess.but u know the deal clearly....if a boxer just knocked out/draw 3 of his last fights,i think the next upcoming fight he may have a chance.
I'm not concerned about my reputation. There is no issue there.

I've had a couple of Biostar boards. There clocks like turds and I never got along with their bios/service. Biostar boards are known to be one trick ponies for serious overclocking, this is no secret.

You get what you paid for. The rule is not automatically NULL and void here because you've isolated .01% of the total manufactured boards. Logically informed people don't get sucked into shallow PR.

[4x64]

Hi all, my first post is here, I use the gigabyte boards now, but I have my eye on Foxconn and EVGA.

It's about time the manufacturers moved the sata's to 90 degrees.

I also prefer to spend less coin up front and mod it to my liking, so I don't care if it looks nice, performance rules in my eyes.

I am looking forward to i5's as I passed on the i7's holding out for cheaper.

[ajaidev]

I am a bit worried i read somewhere Asus P7P55D LE had CPU TDP rating of 95w. I hope this does not stop me from overclocking i5 750 to 3Ghz.

[RPGWiZaRD]

Too early to tell to be honest. Asus and gigabyte are always safe bets. DFI, foxconn and MSI are somewhat based on luck as to whether they produce a good board.

Agreed with you there about Gigabyte & Asus. The point of this thread was to check ppl's preferences mainly based on design/looks/features/cost and previous experience with the manufacturer etc. because this is a whole another way to look at it then if you'd have 100's of results of each board, it would be less interesting thread and comments received. :D That being said it's always possible to create a new poll later on when we got more OC results and see how it stands like then.

What's nice to see is the huge focus OC have gotten, every manufacturer is now competing to have the most stable power regulation, offer the best quality components, convenient features that helps overclocking. Soon every board seems to come with an onboard power & reset button as well. :p: Just look at MSI GD80, more than half of the features a non-overclocker have no use of. lol

[Solid Snake]

GUGABYTE P55-UD6 :shocked:

[zsamz_]

p55 gonna be all about the bios
best bios gonna make a great board
foxconn msi biostar asrock are out of bios game
withought a good bios the boards are gonna suk in the long run:yepp:

[Envy]

Gigabyte P55M-UD4 :welcome:

[reza mashhadi]

inferno katana its samurai !)

[mursaat]

Lately seems Gigabyte has done their homework with BIOS, so I'll go for UD5, its only 30€ more than UD4 and you get 12+2 VRMs, 2nd ethernet card (believe me I've used it sometimes) and better soundcard (not sure, thats what I see in the chart, says Dolby instead of 8CH HD, cant find it at giga-byte.es either).

I was going to give MSI a chance, but no IDE ports? Ok I should upgrade my drives... (/me goes to a corner). I guess the only reason these boards have a 3,5 IDE port is because of Xp sata drivers. What else uses 3,5 diskettes today? One would imagine Microsoft could've fixed that in SP3 (or SP2).

ummmm.....?the ferrari has a better paintjob?You're not saying that seriously... Ok 1/4 mile is on pair, but give me some circuit numbers, where there are turns. Cannot even start to name the differences. It's like saying a 1024Mb nvidia 8400 is the same as a 1024Mb ATI 4890 because one number coincides, its ridiculous. And FYI, I "overclock" cars too, so I push them to their limits. And Mustang limits are like Pentium4 xD. Give me a Golf Mk2 with "only" 150HP and you'll see what happens to your mustang on a mountain road. For more info visit the URL in my sig. Ok, /OT off xD

[RPGWiZaRD]

^ Agreed that UD5 is a really great deal at least currently in Germany at ~165 EUR. I look at it basicly this way, the UD5 is what used to be the DQ6 which was a 200 EUR+ board but has now made space for a new more crazy overkill UD6 board at what used to be that DQ6 price point and this made UD5 jump right in the middle of the old DS4 and DQ6 price point still having all those features a real highend board has minus the overkill features. But today you also get a lot better BIOS support than in the past, even EasyTune6 is a very nice windows OC software and doesn't have MCHBAR or whatever you call it locked in BIOS so no special bios required for the wonderful PC Tweaker app by Felix. Guess I can vote for Gigabyte now as I ordered a UD5 today for 164 EUR. :D Before launch I was like picking between UD3R or UD4 if choosing Gigabyte, but due to suprisingly aggressively priced UD5 I couldn't resist.

Also seeing already 270+ BCLK and 5.6GHz+ and 5.7GHz+ broken by both youngpro and Hiicookie, there's no doubt that the P55 Gigabyte boards allow for great overclocking but Gigabyte has like always taken advantage of early and great availability at a launch. However what I've seen on air, most boards reach around the same BCLKs. It's been suprisingly silent on the ASUS, EVGA and DFI front so far though, so will be interesting to see what those can achieve.

[AnjinSan1966]

Ive got the Asus P7P55D EVO + i7-860,looks pretty nice.
Will put it in a Lancool k62 so nothing fancy iguess :)

[RPGWiZaRD]

If I'd like to give credits to ASUS for one thing this time, it would be the clean and simple layout. It's quite a bit different than what you're used to see by ASUS. It's like you pay for performance and not for all kinds of fancy useless stuff, kind of like many sport/supercars. Even Maximus III Formula doesn't seem any overly done at all, it's very "flat" with no uselessly big fat heatsinks which were typical sign of the very highend boards (just think about the MSI heatpipe rollercoaster! xD). Only the "Premium board is kind of hilarious with it's phases but hey ASUS and Gigabyte have always been competing which are the biggest and baddest in something and currently it's # of phases which seems to be it. :p:

[mursaat]

I'm going to mount the UD5 with a 860 and aftermarket cooler. How's the availability of these? Remember 1156 socket not compatible with 1336 or 775, I can't find any clear info in any of my usual etailers...

[RPGWiZaRD]

I'm going to mount the UD5 with a 860 and aftermarket cooler. How's the availability of these? Remember 1156 socket not compatible with 1336 or 775, I can't find any clear info in any of my usual etailers...

I also went for UD5 + 860. :p:

The case is very bad when it comes to Socket 1156 cooler selection so far. There are only rather bad options of coolers that comes with a s1156 mounting directly with the cooler, Zalman CNPS10X Extreme which is overpriced for the performance you get (basicly around the price of a normal TRUE with performance a bit behind all the popular tower & HDT coolers), CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Plus which while is very cheap, not the very best performer and then there's bunch of midrange Scythe coolers (such as no XtremeSystem user use) and some very weak and cheap Arctic Cooling cooler. Xigmatek should come out with the mounting brackets for s1156 soon as they are up on the homesite. Noctua offers them for free appearently for coolers you already bought but that seems like a hazzle and the noctua coolers are rather expensive for the performance you get (too much focused on noise/performance ratio). Thermalright will probably come out with a mounting kit quite soon but it will probably take a bit longer than for Xigmatek.

But then there is this new interesting Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme which has started showing up on some US and UK sites and this looks like a promissing cooler from a performance/price point of view and it also looks rather badass. Thermalright MUX 120 is also probably appearing quite soon in stores but this will probably not perform THAT great but should offer some very nice performance for the "rumored" 30€ or so price point is true. But this is really not the usual highend TR stuff cuz of fewer heatpipes (4) and push-pins but focused on performance/price ratio.

That pretty much sums up the current status of s1156 cooling. For me Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme is currently the most interesting one, check out the dedicated thread (http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=226503) for some more info. I was basicly not able to pick a cooler when ordering my s1156 upgrade cuz there very basicly no interesting options at all so was planning on using stock cooler until a better option is available. lol

[mursaat]

Wow thanks so much info. RPGWizard it's always a pleasure to read your posts :up: and IIRC from the 939 times, we usually agree :yepp:

The worst part: Tuniq is really hard to find in Spain and TR "extra" brackets usually add 9-10€ to the final price :down:

So I guess I'll agree (again) with you and stay with stock cooler for a while or give a twist to the Zalman. The CPNS10X Extreme is 54.99€ and the Quiet is 44.90€, is that much of a difference? I'm aiming to 4ghz 24/7 for a 3D Design computer (CS4+3DSMax+etc) with some gaming.

Also, now I have your attention, I used to love my Thermaltake Big Typhoon 120 with my Opty165 @ 3ghz, how well does it compare to high end right now? I've been off for a while...

And sorry for the OT, but I guess this will help a lot of people too when choosing :p:

[Chr0n1c]

I just got home from Fry's with my eVGA P55 FTW. Gotta say this is a feature rich, well built, well laid out board. I've built tons of rigs and overclocked just as many and this is my first evga board and the quality and features are impressive. All for $229!

Now if only I had a chip for it....lol. Soon.

[specofdust]

Went for the MSI P55-GD65. In all honesty just because of the 55% discount available at some UK retailers a couple of days ago. Seems to be doing well though so far in the benchmarks. Can't wait to get my 750 into it. I read plenty of previews of it (since reviews weren't available due to NDA's) and chose it because it seemed to be one of the cheaper boards which is still suited to overclocking to a decent extent.

[RPGWiZaRD]

Yah if I had lived in the UK I would have basicly spammed the refresh button for sites with the special offers in order to secure a GD80 order. :D You rarely get special deals like this. One thing to remember is that even if say one certain board would clock a bit worse than the competition, they all have still improved quite a bit in overclocking because the standards are higher for mobos these days. It wasn't long ago when 4 phases were like many... Today we almost have TOO many. :p:

[zanzabar]

after the gd70 am3, i would get another msi board from the new class. i would consider dfi bet they have no voltera, i dont like gigabyte or asus and evga is dropping that nf200 POS on all the good boards, so its msi that would get my vote

msi also has the top 1x slot for the x-forte that every1 needs


Yah if I had lived in the UK I would have basicly spammed the refresh button for sites with the special offers in order to secure a GD80 order. :D You rarely get special deals like this. One thing to remember is that even if say one certain board would clock a bit worse than the competition, they all have still improved quite a bit in overclocking because the standards are higher for mobos these days. It wasn't long ago when 4 phases were like many... Today we almost have TOO many. :p:

msi uses the dr mos, so its 2 fets per phase, but gigabyte (dont know maybes asus) count virtual phases so every fet counts as a phase. so there is marketing messing with stuff here, so msi is rocking 16phase and 20phase if they count like gigabyte, not to mention that the dr mos is in the middle of analogue and digital frequency (its not voltera but its good)

[mursaat]

^^ Talking about agreeing, I had the exact same build as your AMD one but with a Lian-Li PC-61 (and got me a 0610DPWM that made 3ghz, now is on my bro's comp at 2.6). Same mobo, same ram, same PSU. Never had a 7900 tho, it was a Sapphire X1900XTX.

I'm getting the Tuniq from oc.co.uk if they want to ship to Spain.

[specofdust]

Yah if I had lived in the UK I would have basicly spammed the refresh button for sites with the special offers in order to secure a GD80 order.

I would have loved a GD80, but there must have been about 10-20 of them per retailer, and there were only 4 retailers taking part. And since none of the retailers properly stuck to the times given for the 55% off sale, you had to get incredibly lucky to pick up a GD80. The GD65's were a bit more common (still very limited numbers) and I was lucky enough to score one of them. True, not a top of the line mobo, but still a seemingly great motherboard for 107USD/73EUR.

[BigHops323]

EVGA P55 FTW and P55-UD6 would be my top two, I would decide based on reviews and pricing.

[RPGWiZaRD]

mursaat>

The Zalman is the best performer out of the widely available options but if talking strictly performance then it would be a great choice if it costed like 35~39€. It's fairly silent ofc depending on fanspeed though and has a fancy kind of fan control and prolly the sometimes "exaggerated" Zalman build quality.

The Tuniq would definitely perform a lot better and it comes with a fancontroller that u adjust the speed of the fan between 1000rpm (completely silent) to 2000rpm (rather loud but good for benching), ~45€ on oc.uk is not too shabby deal either. I already sent a query to them to see if they'd ship to Finland as well. :p

[buddatech]

I voted MSI P55-GD80 few nice reviews already and I can pick it up for $189US shipped, the last MSI boards I owned were the MSI K8 Neo Platinum and the K8 Neo 2 Platinum, lol. The thing is the K8 Neo2 Platinum is STILL alive and kicking!! :shocked:

I also like the eVGA P55 FTW looks great I'm sure it will perform great, also the great customer support, advanced RMA's also I like the fact that you can use LGA775 HSF's, but... I'm not digging the price at all :(

I'm really indecisive ATM, was hoping to pay no more than $150-$160 for a decent board, with some good oc'ing abilities hence the fact I'm also eyeballing the MSI P55-GD65 :shrug:

[Zorlac]

I will be the odd man out here ;)

I ordered Intel's very own DP55KG Extreme board. :eek:

Yeah yeah...but there is just something that always draws me back to their boards (plus I am not an OCer *gasp!*)

Otherwise, I would pick the ASUS TUF, ASUS Maximus III or the eVGA Classified. :up:

[ovard]

Ud5 :)

[Eeky NoX]

UD6 or MIIIF for 24/7 ;) ...but EVGA FTW for fun and tha Classified 200 for extreme of course w00t !!!

[Sunfire]

A MicroATX board would be fine, and because I like the red/black color scheme, I would go for an Asus Maximus III Gene or an EVGA P55 Micro :yepp:

[ArCElM]

I went for the MSI GD65 due to 55% off in the UK for about 2 hours.

grabbed it quick, if its rubbish I can always sell it probably for at least what I payed for it.

[mursaat]

I think I'll save with a UD3R and get a 4870X2 instead, I have a 4850X2 and I'm verty happy with it.

Any differences apart from the obvious? no SLI, only 1 ethernet, no Firewire. What is Smart TPM? Also 8+2 VRMs will be enough for 4ghz 24/7 right? Not even using water/ss/dice at all.

[ajaidev]

I think I'll save with a UD3R and get a 4870X2 instead, I have a 4850X2 and I'm verty happy with it.

Any differences apart from the obvious? no SLI, only 1 ethernet, no Firewire. What is Smart TPM? Also 8+2 VRMs will be enough for 4ghz 24/7 right? Not even using water/ss/dice at all.

lol that is basically what i have been thinking of going for from the last one month :D but i am getting a Asus P7P55D LE with a 5870 x2/GT300 :up: 8+2 may not be ideal for 4ghz but 3.4-3.7Ghz maybe a ok for 24/7 operations.

One Pcie is running at 4x and one is at 16x.

[mursaat]

More than enough, I don't think I'll ever get CrossFire or SLI. Is there already a launch date for 5870 in Europe?

[-n7-]

Waiting to see a lot more [user] reviews, particularly for the lower priced boards.

[damtachoa]

After seeing the new P55 motherboards, I just want to go back to maximus II formula and rampage extreme for my next upgrade.

[illuminatiASUS]

I have had a lot of time to work with the entire current ASUS P55 line and I think they are awesome we are really putting extensive work into the bios builds to ensure the best performance and scaling as well as overall quality. Additionally I have been really impressed with the voltage regulation and how much voltage is being applied with the bios being set to AUTO. Also just in general the line up performance going down to the P7P55D standard is really strong offering great scaling and strong BCLK performance. With that said It is interesting to see so many people jump on the EVGA motherboard and assuming they do things right. I am sure the performance will be there but realistically they have only recently ( comparatively speaking become a competitor ) for as long as motherboards have been around ASUS has been the standard by which boards were compared to and Gigabytes, EVGA;s and MSI's aggressive at becoming better are because we continually providing the highest end boards with the best performance you look at HWbot and it not just one board ( EVGA )that is making up the records we have multiple chipsets and multiple boards from the same chipsets. Overall though this is really a interesting launch with a lot of manufacturers coming to the plate with some solid designs and good performance. I can definitely respect people opinions about support but I do think we offer solid support and we are extending RMA services even further for this lineup. For P55 if you have a PRO board and above outside of the 3 year warranty we are also offering ASP service essentially advanced rma replacement of the board within the first 1 year. Regardless I give credit to all the engineers on competitors boards that work very hard ( harder than most of us know or appreciate ).

[WSX]

p55 basics man...

"I mean i know that overclockers avoid Asrock"

your right!!!ppl also avoid wasp nests for a reason....

asrock were ALWAYS buggy nightmares(ecs also!).cheap lower end mobo companys like biostar are the ones who built there name for mainstream/hi-end overclockers at a midline price while smashing world records to bo0t.

let me know how that asrock does....:rolleyes: crushed asparin works good on bee stings

hmmmm ... 4.4 GHz overclock on an Asrock P55 Deluxe motherboard plus i5-750 isn't bad, head to head it clocked higher than the Biostar TPower I55

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/6830/xxxam.th.jpg (http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/6830/xxxam.jpg)

[xdan]

Asrock P55 EXTREME at a very good price only 149$ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157172
VRM 8+2 phases with good heatsinks, the cheap P55 supporting SLI/CF X8,
LGA 775 mounting holes, POWER/RESET/CLEAR CMOS buttons, DEBUG PANEL.
Buying this i will make 35$ economy instead buying a 184$ MB + i will use my LGA 775 FZ120 and with these economys i will buy a 2000 DDR3 kit...
Paired with a I5 750 performance will be very good...

[Solid Snake]

GIGABYTE mmm the P55-UD6 for ever and ever xD

:shocked:

[Vinas]

Waiting for the mATX cases to become available!!! Both Asus GENE and EVGA P55 micro look sweet!!!

[OC Nub]

Took a 2hr drive today to the nearest Micro Center looking for the Giga UD6 but they did not have any in stock. Went with the evga p55 ftw board. My first evga board, hope I will not be disappointed. Also picked up an i7-860 and 4gb of OCZ ddr3 1600 cas8, (not much mem to choose from). Was able to install my TRUE on this board, it has holes for 775 HS mounting. Running blend now 8 threads 49c, CPU at stock speed. First chip I have had in almost 2 years that didnt have a stuck sensor :clap:.

[GrossmeisterB]

More than enough, I don't think I'll ever get CrossFire or SLI. Is there already a launch date for 5870 in Europe?

You can still get some x2-Versions later, so one x16-slot is enough for me, too...that's why I went with the P7P55D, and I don't regret it at all!! 200BCLK was very easy!

[pcdoc1]

:D:D:D:D Really "yamaguchee" crap, give us a break... Most of us aren't into recommending :banana::banana::banana::banana::banana: that we need to rebuild or spend time with RMA's.



im tellin u guys i bet biostar will contiue to wipe the floor right into the p55 era.....u guys can have 4way sli(rofl) etc,flasy lights,voltage indicaters etc.but biostar means buisness.there a spooky company because they dont hype up anything(look at us etc!?)they let others do it for them(wr,s),lol...evga spends all this time in promotions etc,its funny.biostar wipped the crap outta evga,asus,etc the last run of mobo gens..and on average were $200-$300 less...LOL to think i used to laff at biostar.then i got my first 965pt and was blown outta ma chair with just turning up fsb and it just kept going up,lol..


evga mobo = $1.2million dollar 600 horsepower ferrari

biostar mobo = $70,000 supercharged mustang gt500 600 horsepower


ummmm.....?the ferrari has a better paintjob?

[axffox]

i love my evga p55 ftw

[borec]

msi P55-GD80 :)

[Chr0n1c]

i love my evga p55 ftw

Same, best board I've ever had.

[Vinas]

Asus ROG Maximus III GENE is bad ass. I just got it Friday and it's hitting 4GHz very easy with this i5 build I'm doing... Probably one of the best overclocking boards I've used so far in terms of features. Not as many settings as DFI but still very very good IMHO. If you're looking for a mATX board the Asus ROG Maximus III Gene is the only way to go!

[Clunk]

I've been liking the P55-UD6 (http://www.clunk.org.uk/forums/reviews/24750-gigabyte-ga-p55-ud6-living-review.html) so far, it's been really well behaved, even on the shipping BIOS :up:

[INFRNL]

as of late I would say gigabyte or biostar. more for your money. next in-line would probably be an evga. I do not think it will matter much between any othe the manufacturers, Guess it all depends on your needs.

I am just building a cheap 860 rig for crunching/folding. Rig will also be my wifes and replacing a @q9550. I am thinking UD2 or T5 XE are currently my top 2 choices cause of price. Evn though the UD2 is a micro board it seems to have quite a bit more features than the biostar. Just my 2 cents.

Its a never ending battle, everyone has their own opinions and needs.

[adamsleath]

But then there is this new interesting Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme
yeah im interested in that one, results look good.


because I like the red/black color scheme, I would go for an Asus Maximus III Gene
i saw this in the shop it looks good. id also like a uATX. im looking for cheap . stable. good LLC.

the poll verdict is EVGA or GB, i've been looking at the Asrock boards, but my local stores dont seem to stock them, and im a bit scared (:shock:) of asrock. ill probly go GB.
still lookin.

[TalBar]

I had looking for not so pricy mobo for about 150$. At first i've took the Giga P55-USB3. Cheap, good clear layout, USB3+sata3, great gigabyte BIOS, but i was disappoint with only 4+2phase for 95W CPU with serious OC, next day changed for ASUS P7P55D vanilla. Added only 15$, no USB3 and sata3, but who was care about this with 12+2 CPU power phase. Good bang for the bucks, imo.. UD5,UD6,EVGA,MIII - better boards, sure, but too pricey...

[OC Nub]

I have tried 3 p55 boards now, the EVGA E657 FTW, Giga P55A UD6, and the Giga P55A UD7. the UD6 is by far my favorite without a doubt. For Xtreme cooling the FTW or P55 Classified board's may be the best choice but for every day oc's this board is awesome.

[Ace.]

I have the EVGA P55 FTW,SLI and the Micro and switched from Asus Maximus Formula III to EVGA and am very happy with EVGA :up:
The overclocking results are even better than with Asus.

[devil_mcry]

P55a ud6 :)