Items tagged with 'Motherboard'
Case In Point: Navigating The Upgrade Minefield
Loyd Case's latest Case In Point column, titled "Navigating The Upgrade Minefield", is live. Here's a snip from the piece... "Whenever I build a system, I always build it with one eye towards the future. I like to think that I’ll upgrade the system over time. Maybe I’ll swap in a new CPU, maybe a new graphics card, upgrade... Read More
Case In Point: Navigating The Upgrade Minefield
Whenever I build a system, I always build it with one eye towards the future. I like to think that I’ll upgrade the system over time. Maybe I’ll swap in a new CPU, maybe a new graphics card, upgrade the RAM, etc. But these days, it’s not so easy.I can’t remember a time when the upgrade picture has been so confusing. Just... Read More
MSI to Unleash Big Bang Gaming Series Mainboards
MSI to Unleash Big Bang Gaming Series Mainboards [City of Industry, CA] MSI, a leading high-performance mainboard company, unveil its first gaming series mainboards in Intel P55 platform featuring awe-inspiring graphics and audio functionality to offer serious gamers immersive gaming experience. The state-of-the-art gaming... Read More
ASUS Unveils first TUF Series Motherboard
ASUS Unveils first TUF Series Motherboard-- SABERTOOTH 55i Offers Exceptional Utility, Stability, and Durability -- Fremont, CA; September 30, 2009 - ASUS today unveils the first in its newly-developed “TUF” (The Ultimate Force) Series motherboards, the SABERTOOTH 55i - meeting power users’ heavy computing demands and operating... Read More
MSI's P55-GD80 Used To Overclock 2.8GHz Core i7 To 5.39GHz
With a little knowledge, a sprinkle of liquid nitrogen and a few BIOS tweaks, the sky really is the limit when it comes to overclocking. If you don't believe us, maybe you'll believe MSI. The company has just announced that its P55 mainboard series (the P55-GD80) has helped to set a world record of over 5.3GHz. Specifically,... Read More
Intel 32nm Clarkdale and Arrandale Processor Preview
Although Intel talked about their upcoming 32nm Westmere-based processors at IDF, and even showed off a few demos of the next-gen core at work right on stage, we still got in some private face-time with a few Intel reps and engineers in a closed door session to glean a few more details. A couple of the items we saw firsthand... Read More
Intel 32nm Clarkdale & Arrandale CPU Preview
Although Intel talked about their upcoming 32nm Westmere-based processors at IDF, and even showed off a few demos of the next-gen core at work right on stage, we still got in some private face-time with a few Intel reps and engineers in a closed door session to glean a few more details. A couple of the items we saw firsthand... Read More
EVGA P55 Classified 200 Motherboard Sneak Peek
We have shown you a myriad of P55-based motherboards over the last few months and featured a trio of high-end offerings in our coverage of the official Lynnfield launch from a couple of weeks back. The latest P55-based motherboard to hit the HotHardware labs, the EVGA P55 Classified 200, differentiates itself from every... Read More
ASUS Introduces P7P55D Series Motherboards With P55 Express Chipset
Today, ASUS introduced the P7P55D Series motherboards featuring the Intel P55 Express chipset and support for the latest LGA 1156 socket for Intel Core i7 and Core i5 processors. The motherboards come with Hybrid Processor, which gives users intelligent performance enhancement; Hybrid Phase, which provides active cooling;... Read More
MSI Comes Clean With Lynnfield-Compatible Xtreme Motherboards
Not sure if you heard, but Intel finally let the whole Lynnfield Core i7 and Core i5 cat out of the bag today, and MSI's not wasting a second in getting official with a new range of motherboards designed to suit those very pieces of silicon. The new Xtreme Speed mainboard series is engineered to work with the P55 chipset... Read More
Intel Core i5, Core i7 800 Processors and P55 Express
With today's launch of their new "Lynnfield" based Core i5 and i7 800 series processors, and the accompanying P55 Express chipset, Intel's current flagship CPU microarchitecture--codenamed Nehalem--finally trickles its way down into the mainstream computing segment. Since Nehalem first landed on the desktop in the form... Read More
Asus P7P55D Premium Lynnfield Motherboard Sneak Peek
As we creep ever closer to the official launch of Intel's Lynnfield platform, more news and information regarding the processors, motherboards, and chipset seems to be hitting the web almost daily. The latest piece of interesting Lynnfield-related information we have for you comes in the form of Asus' high-end... Read More
Gigabyte Invitational Editor's Day 2009 - Lynnfield / P55
As details of upcoming Lynnfield processors and P55 chipset-based motherboards hit the scene, there is a growing buzz within the industry about the effects of bringing Nehalem down into the mainstream market segments. While X58 and Core i7 performance dominates, complete system pricing has kept some average consumers looking... Read More
Gigabyte Invitational Editor's Day 2009 - Lynnfield / P55
As details of upcoming Lynnfield processors and P55 chipset-based motherboards hit the scene, there is a growing buzz within the industry about the effects of bringing Nehalem down into the mainstream market segments. While X58 and Core i7 performance dominates, complete system pricing has kept some average consumers... Read More
EVOC Intros Atom-Powered Mini-ITX Motherboard
You know what the world needs? Another Mini-ITX mainboard. And you know what the world is getting courtesy of EVOC? Another Mini-ITX mainboard. With the eco-friendly crowd growing larger and more vocal by the day, it makes sense for EVOC to cater to that audience with a new mainboard designed specifically for small, living... Read More
Asus Maximus III Formula P55 Mobo Sneak Peek
We have posted a few Intel Lynnfield motherboard sneak peeks here at HotHardware in the last few weeks (see here, and here for two of them), but we thought there was room to squeeze in one more.We recently had the chance to manhandle Asus' upcoming Rampage III Formula and thought some of you would like to check out what... Read More
Asus Motherboard Caught Showing Off USB 3.0
Wait, a second--blue USB ports? What could that possibly mean? If our Chinese translation skills are any good, it means USB 3.0, which definitely means happiness. We've known that USB 2.0 was growing a bit long in the tooth, and we've seen a few demonstrations overseas showcasing the abilities of early USB 3.0 connections,... Read More
MSI's OC Genie Makes OC'ing Super Easy
Poor langauge translation tools notwithstanding, MSI has a crazy one on deck today. The same company that decided it wise to implant an Instant-On OS module onto a motherboard (Winki) has now determined that what the world needs most is yet another way to overclock your machine. And comically enough, we think we agree.Let's... Read More
Gigabyte Lynnfield P55 Motherboard Sneak Peeks
It appears the Intel P55 motherboard previews are all the rage the past couple of days. Despite the fact that we showed off one of Asus' higher-end P55 motherboards way back in early June, we thought we'd get into the mix as well and give you faithful HotHardware readers a gander at a couple of Gigabyte-built motherboards... Read More
Albatron Intros AMD Compat. K3780E Motherboard
Here's a company we haven't heard from in what feels like ages: Albatron. Said outfit has just announced its newest mainboard, the K3780E. As with most motherboards, this one also possesses a not-exactly-memorable name, and while the full press release reads more like broken English than anything else, here's what we've... Read More
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