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EVGA is for the kiddies who think red and black go faster, ASUS is for the kids who think paying more for the same options is 'safer' and Gigabyte is for the people who have a clue.]]>Apr 3rd 2010 4:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/In this post, instead of apple and MS Fanbois we have
Gigabyte, Asus and EVGA Fanbois, Jesus Christ.
Cant escape the fanbois!]]>Apr 3rd 2010 5:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/
USB3.0 and SATA 6Gbps are must haves on the next mobo purchase]]>Apr 3rd 2010 5:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/Wow then that means camera articles must be teeming with Nikon and Cannon fanboys and smartphone articles must be thriving with Apple and Android fanboys too. I think you're on to something man!]]>Apr 3rd 2010 8:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/
of course, since there's so many things to use my brand new USB 3.0 ports with. oh wait...]]>Apr 3rd 2010 11:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/
And if you actually value stability, you'd go with Intel.]]>Apr 3rd 2010 1:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/Apr 3rd 2010 4:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/Apr 3rd 2010 4:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/
FINALLY!]]>Apr 3rd 2010 5:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/They look like little skyscrapers!]]>Apr 3rd 2010 12:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/Apr 4th 2010 12:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/Apr 3rd 2010 4:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/
weird when i follow the no ipad news link... there is no news!]]>Apr 3rd 2010 6:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/Apr 3rd 2010 4:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/Apr 3rd 2010 4:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/
Good so I'm not crazy. Its probably the angle they took the picture at.. Unless they really are bent?]]>Apr 3rd 2010 4:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/Apr 3rd 2010 4:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/Apr 3rd 2010 4:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/Except for the Gigabyte boards!

Love my Gigabyte board. It's thick and sturdy. Awesome layouts, great BIOS..]]>Apr 3rd 2010 6:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/Apr 3rd 2010 7:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/
I just was working a PC yesterday that had its Mobo warped just like the top one but worse! Maybe its a combo of the heat + weight. My friend was using like 3 screws instead of the 9 to hold his mobo to the case. Mobo was MSI, I will never get one.]]>Apr 3rd 2010 11:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/Apr 3rd 2010 4:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/While the 1366-platform is indeed a lot more expensive you can get mainboards with USB 3.0 and SATA-600 without a problem for it. Still, in the long-run 1156 seems the better choice, but then again, I don't plan to replace my 1366-i7 920@3.3Ghz until the next big platform change anyway.]]>Apr 3rd 2010 6:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/Apr 3rd 2010 10:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/Apr 3rd 2010 4:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/
maybe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z%C3%B6llner_illusion ]]>Apr 3rd 2010 5:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/I checked with a ruler :P]]>Apr 3rd 2010 5:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/Apr 3rd 2010 7:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/Yeah i agree, thats not an optical illusion its just the weight in the center of the board weighing it down.
otherwise all the boards would be bowed the same.]]>Apr 3rd 2010 7:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/
I just was working a PC yesterday that had its Mobo warped just like the top one but worse! Maybe its a combo of the heat + weight. My friend was using like 3 screws instead of the 9 to hold his mobo to the case

-.-]]>Apr 3rd 2010 11:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/
Put a ruler to them, they really are bowed. I was thinking the same thing, but they really are bent = /]]>Apr 3rd 2010 11:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/
You usually don't see it when they're bolted down, but after you take them out they usually are somewhat curved. It sits upright, with the weight of the CPU heatsink (usually on the left hand side when viewed from that angle) bending the board "inward".]]>Apr 3rd 2010 12:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/Apr 3rd 2010 5:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/Apr 3rd 2010 6:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/Apr 3rd 2010 6:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/Without Serial Ports Hardware modders would be pretty screwed.]]>Apr 3rd 2010 7:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/Apr 3rd 2010 9:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/Apr 3rd 2010 10:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/Apr 3rd 2010 10:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/
I frequently use both my NICs. Do you think Mobo manufactures should stop making any feature you don't use??]]>Apr 3rd 2010 11:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/Apr 3rd 2010 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/
Feel free to share what you use your NICs for; personally, I would prefer a single Intel NIC over the Marvel ones these boards normally have.]]>Apr 3rd 2010 12:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/Apr 3rd 2010 12:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/Apr 3rd 2010 1:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/Apr 3rd 2010 1:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/Apr 3rd 2010 2:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/Apr 3rd 2010 2:48PM