september 6 2010 review by overclock3d
Conclusion:
This board is well built and is compatible with almost any hardware you could choose to throw at it. The cooling solution used keeps everything at a decent low temperature. The room around the CPU is enough for nearly almost any cooler.
Although synthetic testing leaves the I55 lagging behind, this board won't win extreme speed prizes, won't break overclocking records but in normal use those differences are negligible. The price/performance ratio of this mobo was very good and the reviewers gave it a Value For Money award.
Overclocking:
The BCLK topped out @ 207MHz, the reviewers got an Intel Core i7 870 stable @ 3.6GHz. Even the 3.6GHz required quite a bit of voltage.
Benchmarks:
Everest Ultimate, wPrime, SiSoft Sandra, CineBench, PC Mark Vantage, 3D Mark Vantage, Dirt 2.
Compared To:
MSI GD85, MSI P55A
Test Setup:
