Guru3D.com
  • HOME
  • NEWS
    • Channels
    • Archive
  • DOWNLOADS
    • New Downloads
    • Categories
    • Archive
  • GAME REVIEWS
  • ARTICLES
    • Rig of the Month
    • Join ROTM
    • PC Buyers Guide
    • Guru3D VGA Charts
    • Editorials
    • Dated content
  • HARDWARE REVIEWS
    • Videocards
    • Processors
    • Audio
    • Motherboards
    • Memory and Flash
    • SSD Storage
    • Chassis
    • Media Players
    • Power Supply
    • Laptop and Mobile
    • Smartphone
    • Networking
    • Keyboard Mouse
    • Cooling
    • Search articles
    • Knowledgebase
    • More Categories
  • FORUMS
  • NEWSLETTER
  • CONTACT

New Reviews
EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 FTW3 Ultra review
Corsair 5000D PC Chassis Review
NZXT Kraken X63 RGB Review
ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT STRIX OC LC Review
TerraMaster F5-221 NAS Review
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming X TRIO Review
Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 NITRO+ review
Corsair HS70 Bluetooth Headset Review
MSI MEG X570 Unify review
Scythe Ninja 5 air cooler review

New Downloads
3DMark Download v2.16.7117 + Time Spy
Prime95 download version 30.4 build 6
Crystal DiskMark 8.0.1 Download
Corsair Utility Engine Download (iCUE) Download v3.37.140
ReShade download v4.9.1
GeForce 461.09 WHQL driver download
Intel HD graphics Driver Download Version: DCH 27.20.100.9126
HWiNFO Download v6.41–4345 Beta
MSI Afterburner 4.6.3 Beta 4 Download
BaseMark GPU Benchmark v1.2.3 download


New Forum Topics
ASUS ROG-STRIX-LC-RX6800XT-O16G-GAMING Instant crash under load CD Projekt apologizes for the release of Cyberpunk 2077 and shows 2021 roadmap New ASUS Prime Z390-A freezes on fresh Win10 install AMD Releases AGESA 1.1.9.0 Firmware Updates, Improves FCLK OC Stability The AMD Ryzen All In One Tread /Overclocking/Memory Speeds & Timings/Tweaking/Cooling Part 2 Stopped booting Will the 1st driver of 2021 be more then a common update? Grab for free: Star Wars Battlefront II: Celebration Edition Best Driver for GTX 980 Best Driver for 1050 Ti




Guru3D.com » Review » eVGA p55 Classified 200 review » Page 1

eVGA p55 Classified 200 review - Introduction

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 10/27/2009 02:00 PM [ ] 0 comment(s)

Tweet

 

eVGA P55 Classified

Here on Guru3D.com we already reviewed a lot of P55 motherboards, some mainstream, some budget and definitely a couple extraordinary ones. Today we look at a P55 motherboard in the extremely high-end range .. it's the all new eVGA P55 Classified 200. A board designed for the extreme overclockers a board for the uber enthusiast PC aficionado's.

P55 - for those that live under a rock, Intel recently launched three new processor. These processors come from the Nehalem family of processors and are classified with the codename 'Lynnfield'. To make some sense out of that, the 1st generation Core i7 processors had the codename Bloomfield.

Lynnfield processors are a small step down from that uber-high end Bloomfield based processor architecture.

The three most significant changes can be found in dual-channel memory, locked multipliers and lower TDP. Please read all about that in our Lynnfield processor review. Unfortunately the difference in-between Bloomfield and Lynnfield also entails a socket change, as such the really high-end Bloomfield processors like Core i7 920, 950 and 975 will be based on a Socket LGA 1366 design whereas the new Core i7 870, 860 and Core i5 750 processors will have to be seated onto Socket 1156. Chipset wise Bloomfield processors are paired with the X58 chipset from Intel, Lynnfield processors however will be paired with P55 chipset based motherboards. Overall the benefit of the P55/Lynnfield combo should be a better price performance ratio. Features wise on the motherboard side it all looks and feels fairly similar.

So to facilitate the new Lynnfield architecture processors Intel has been working on the P55 chipset, this chipset will replace P45. Lynnfield processors feature an integrated memory controller, like current Core i7 processors, and that they're outfitted with sixteen lanes of embedded PCI Express connectivity, there's no need to pair the processors with a second chip (Southbridge). Instead, the processor will connect only to the one P55 chip.

So there we are then, P55 motherboards. The motherboard we'll look into today is the absolute finest offering from eVGA  ... in all its ways a black and red  colored motherboard with a very nice feature set and then some more in the form of overclocking options, a tweakers wet dream really.

Have a peek at the motherboard, after which in the next page we'll dive into the review.

eVGA P55 Classified




21 pages 1 2 3 4 next »



Related Articles
eVGA p55 Classified 200 review
Today we look at a P55 motherboard in the extremely high-end range .. it's the all new eVGA P55 Classified 200. A board designed for the extreme overclockers a board for the uber enthusiast PC aficionado's. The motherboard we'll look into today is the absolute finest offering from eVGA ... in all its ways a black and red colored motherboard with a very nice feature set and then some more in the form overclocking options, a tweakers wet dream really.

© 2021