“MSI’s latest Intel P55 based board looks to be cut from the same mold as its big brother P55-GC80 motherboard. The GD65 is mean, lean, and ready to rumble. While it does not pack in all the features of the GD80, the GD65 does not act like a $155 motherboard.”Here are some more Motherboard articles from around the web:
- Biostar TPower i55 – Super Middle Weight Contender @ AnandTech
- ASRock P55 Deluxe Intel P55 Motherboard Review @ ThinkComputers
- Jetway BI-700 LGA1156 Motherboard @ PCShopTalk
- MSI P55 Big Bang Trinergy: up close and personal @ HEXUS
- Gigabyte GA-P55-UD4P LGA 1156 Motherboard @ Bjorn3D
- One Step Forward, One to the Left and a Jump Up: DFI LANPARTY DK P55-T3eH9 @ X-bit Labs
- Intel DP55KG “Kingsberg” Motherboard @ iXBT Labs
- MSI NF750-G55 @ Testseek
- EVGA P55 FTW Motherboard Review @ Ninjalane
- ASUS Maximus III GENE @ Bjorn3D
The chipset could boil water but the system remains rock solid
If you are looking to set up a low end LGA1156 system, the $150 MSI P55-GD65 is worth a look. 7 SATA II and an eSATA port should keep your storage subsystem happy, 14 USB 2.0 ports will accept a huge collection of gadgetry and there is even a pair of 16x PCIe 2.0 slots for graphics. As with all of the P55 boards, one touch overclocking is possible, though [H]ard|OCP managed a better overclock when they manually modified the BIOS settings. A Gold Award winning board for just $155 is hard to turn up.