Intel P45 Motherboard Roundup: MSI, ASUS and Gigabyte

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Just in time for your "get me away from my family" reading time: Even with

the release of the Intel Core i7 CPU and X58 chipset, the Intel Core 2

processor continues to be a great bargain processor option while offering

great performance. The P45 chipset is the most mainstream solution for

motherboards and we have a trio of offerings from MSI, Gigabyte and ASUS

today that we'll run you through to see which might make a great upgrade

option for you.

 

URL: http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=653

 

Quote: "That doesn't mean the MSI and Gigabyte boards are devoid of techie

goodness though - each offers a solid collection of storage and expansion

features. eSATA, Firewire and at least six USB 2.0 ports are standard on

both motherboards so your connectivity options are already well laid out.

Both the MSI and Gigabyte P45 motherboards support at least six SATA

channels courtesy of Intel's ICH10R south bridge and support RAID 0, 1, 10

and even RAID 5. The MSI Platinum motherboard does offer a couple

additional SATA ports though giving it a slight leg up in terms of storage

support."

 

Thanks for a post!

 

Ryan Shrout

PC Perspective

rshrout ( -at -) pcper.com