Asus, as we have mentioned before, is one monster of a company, they are pretty much into everything now and have still managed to produce some high quality hardware (some of their software could use some work though.) So, With the launch of the i7 it is no surprise that Asus is one of...
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Motherboards
Asus P6T Deluxe OC Palm Edition Evaluation
GIGABYTE EP45 Extreme Evaluation
With the P45 possibly being the last of the Intel Socket 775 chipset, many might be wondering if this Intel is selling them short. There are so many Core 2 Duos and Core 2 Quads on the market that it seems that Intel might be selling consumers short. Well I can tell you that...
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Asus P5Q Deluxe mainboard Evaluation
Another day another Asus product in my lab (or as one of my friends calls it Aladdin’s Cave). This time we have the P5Q Deluxe up on the grill, this DDR2 P45 based offering from Asus has the looks and specifications of a winner. But how well will it take the heat? Let’s turn...
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Intel DG45ID HTPC Mainboard Evaluation
Over the years we have had a couple of Intel Desktop boards in the lab, usually these are high-end parts that are designed for the enthusiast and are able to show off the performance of whatever Intel’s latest CPU is. Today we have something a little different. We have a G45 based Micro-ATX board...
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GIGABYTE MA78GPM-DS2H Mainboard Evaluation
Not too long ago we took a look at an HTPC board from GIGABYTE with AMD’s 780G chipset on it, the GA-MA78GM-S2H. This board was fairly nice and would be good enough for most HTPC usage. There was a problem though. When GIGABYTE designed it they did not make it able to support the...
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GIGABYTE EP45T-DS3R Evaluation
GIGABYTE, for some time has not been at the top of the list for the hard core enthusiast. They do make a very good product. But according to many Overclockers and hardcore gamers they lack stability and BIOS options to really compete in the high-end arena. Now, however, as the market has changed so...
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Asus Z7S WS Dual Xeon “SkullTrail” Mainboard Evaluation
As most of you may have noticed, Asus is a big participant in our reviews. Asus is, after all one of the biggest OEMs out there and they make a very high quality product. You can get just about anything computer related from Asus Except for the obvious memory and CPU. Recently we have...
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Asus P5E64 WS Evolution Evaluation
Asus has been a frequent flyer here on the Planet, most notably because of their recent decision to enter ALL parts of the computer and consumer electronics market. We have seen notebooks, mainboards, GPUs, and just about everything in between. For now we have finally managed to get one of Asus’ workstation boards in...
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Intel Extreme Series DX48BT2 Mainboard
Intel has been in the limelight for quite some time now. Since stealing the performance crown from AMD over a year ago they have not looked back and, it would seem, have not slowed down. With faster and more efficient CPUs Intel seems to be back to its old ways, (the 10,000 pound rhino...
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Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H Mainboard Evaluation
Introduction: The GIGABYTE that we know today got its start in 1986 as a research and development company. From there they have moved into the forefront of computer and electronics design and manufacturing. GIGABYTE offers some of the most innovative designs in mainboards and graphics cards you can find. With their amazing line of...
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