“ASUS has updated its line up once again with yet another addition to the P7P55D family of motherboards. The P7P55D-E Premium brings the highly anticipated USB 3.0 and SATA 6G features to Intel’s LGA1156 platform but what does that mean for the enthusiast? ”Here are some more Motherboard articles from around the web:
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- Intel H55/H57 Round-up: Full coverage for Core i3 and i5 @ InsideHW
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- Asus M4A785TD-V EVO AM3 Motherboard Review @ OverclockersHQ
Bringing SATA 6Gb/s and USB 3.0 to the Clarkdale crowd
As its name suggests the ASUS P7P55D-E Premium is indeed a P55 based board, which incorporates both the new data transfer standards, being SATA 6Gb/s and USB 3.0. It also overclocks easily,
as [H]ard|OCP could hit a 200MHz BCLK with all voltages set to auto, as long as they adjusted the CPU speed to remain near stock. A slight tweak to the voltages pushed the BCLK to 210MHz. Be warned if you are planning on shopping for this motherboard as [H]ard|OCP found no less than 10 different models, with the most expensive sporting 36 phase power instead of 8 phase; there were no other differences.