MSI P45 Platinum and Diamond Motherboard Reviewed

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Hothardware takes a look at the new MSI P45 Platinum and Diamond Motherboards.
Quote from the review: "A few months back, Intel released the P45 Chipset, which at the time was considered to be their mainstream offering, playing second fiddle to the X48 Express. With official support of a 1333MHz FSB, PCI-E 2.0, ATI CrossFire, and support for both DDR2 and DDR3 memory, there's a lot of roads to go down with the construction of one of these motherboards, and MSI went down all of them. MSI fleshed out a complete top-to-bottom assortment of boards, which means that they have a P45 motherboard that suits just about every potential buyer's needs. Read more

Posted on Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

ASUS P5Q Deluxe Intel P45 Motherboard Review

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Tweaktown published a review of the ASUS P5Q Deluxe Intel P45 motherboard.
Quote from the review: "Intel has really pushed forward into the Express chipset lineup with the new 4 series being touted at what the 3 series should have been. It seems like the 3 series was just a stepping stone and the 5 series isn’t all that far away. But that’s for a totally different processor architecture. Read more

Posted on Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Single HD 4870 X2 versus Two HD 4870s on P45

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Tweaktown published a comparison of the new HD 4870 X2 versus two HD 4870 cards on P45 motherboard.
Quote from the review: "Just the other day, I was talking about how the HD 4870 X2 is a great card for P45 users. When I tested HD 4870 in CrossFire a few months back on both the P45 and X48, we noticed that the x8 / x8 configuration present on the P45 actually gave us a bit of a hit in performance. Read more

Posted on Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

ASRock P43 and P45 Motherboards Tested

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Tweaktown published a review of the ASRock P43 and P45 Motherboards.

Quote from the review: "At the 2008 Computex event, Intel officially took the curtains off its 4 series PCI Express chipset range which is set to replace the original 3 series of chipsets. Intel’s 4 series not only brings Crossfire support to the mainstream, thanks to its ability to run two PCI Express x8 slots for GPUs, but it also adds PCI Express 2.0 to all of its 4 series of chipsets. That’s right, even the low-end of the 4 series gets a new PCI Express controller hub. Read more

Posted on Mon, 4 Aug 2008 15:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

MSI P45 Platinum versus Asus Maximus II Formula

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Madshrimps compares the MSI P45 Platinum and Asus Maximus II Formula motherboards.

Quote from the review: "In this article we'll focus on what the MSI P45 Platinum and Asus Maximus II Formula can bring us in terms of performance, overclocking and the performance gained from overclocking. Read more

Posted on Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Intel P45 versus X48 Crossfire Performance

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Tweaktown takes a look at the Intel P45 versus X48 Crossfire performance.

Quote: "The other day the new GIGABYTE P45-DQ6 arrived and I was instantly intrigued by how cool it looks. The thing is, what also arrived that day was the HD 4850s. With my mind going in over drive, I thought this was the perfect time to check out what’s going on in the PCI Express slot department these days. Read more

Posted on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

MSI P45 Platinum Motherboard Review

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Tweaktown published a MSI P45 Platinum Motherboard Review.

Quote from the review: "Today we have an early market sample of MSI’s P45 Platinum which is their top of the range board, this designed to compete with both ASUS’ and GIGABYTE’s ultra high-end P45 offerings. While it doesn’t have the full retail packaging included, we’ve confirmed with MSI that it’s the final revision board in our labs. Read more

Posted on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Intel P45 and G45 Express Launch and Technology Preview

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Computex, Intel has officially launched an updated lineup of x45-series chipsets, which will likely be the last major mainstream chipset release from Intel for the Core 2 platform as we know it today. Hothardware takes a look at the P45 and G45 Intel chipsets.

Quote: "The names and specifications of these products have been rumored and reported on for the past few months, although today everything is set in stone and products are beginning to hit the market. The products which are launching today will make up the lion’s share of Intel’s chipset lineup until their next generation high-end X58 chipset launches with the Core 2’s successor, codenamed Nehalem. Read more

Posted on Tue, 3 Jun 2008 14:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

GIGABYTE EP45-DQ6 and EP45-DS3R Intel P45

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Tweaktown published a preview of the Intel P45 based Gigabyte motherboards EP45-DQ6 and EP45-DS3R.

Quote: "Intel has thrown a new chipset into the fray to replace one of its aging components. P45 is set to be the new mainstream chipset from Intel to replace its aging P35 chipset by bringing some new features and support to the table. Read more

Posted on Fri, 23 May 2008 12:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Asus P5Q Deluxe P45 Motherboard Review

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Hothardware published a review of the upcoming new Intel P45 based motherboard from Asus: Asus P5Q Deluxe.

Quote from the review: "Intel is planning to officially release a new mainstream chipset in a few weeks, the P45. From a feature standpoint, the new P45 is somewhat similar to last year's P35. The P45, however, will have official support for PCI Express 2.0, with a more flexible lane configuration for multi-GPU graphics, and the chipset itself is being manufactured at 65nm as opposed to 90nm. Read more

Posted on Wed, 21 May 2008 04:26:44 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Gigabyte P45 Hands-on Sneak Peak in Taipei

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Gigabyte invited tech journalists around the world to their headquarters to experience the new motherboards based on the Intel P45 chipset.

Hothardware was there and published a report from the 2 day event.
Quote: "Gigabyte is so enthused by Intel's upcoming P45 chipset, it flew a multi-national crew of media from their respective home bases to its own headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan for two days of hands-on testing. During the event, Gigabyte gave us access to four SKUs based on P45 and an early look at a fifth extreme series board that will show off the P45’s flexibility in a $300+ package. Read more

Posted on Mon, 19 May 2008 11:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Gigabyte EP45 Extreme first Look

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TweakTown was given the opportunity to be the first publication in the world to see and photograph Gigabyte’s upcoming motherboard targeting extreme overclockers, the EP45 Extreme.

Quote: "This board will be quite different to the rest of Gigabyte’s P45 based motherboard and the board we were shown was the first board off the production line and as such, is a very early sample. The most obvious feature of this motherboard is the humongous heatsink sitting above the first PCI slot. This is based on a similar construction idea to Gigabyte’s passive Silent-Pipe 3 and works the natural convection method and draws hot air out of the case without any noise. Read more

Posted on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 05:02:54 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Intel to delay P45 Chipset

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Digitimes reports that Intel is delaying the launch of the P45 chipset from May to mid-June, according to sources.

The delay is supposed to be caused by problems over comparability between the chipset's PCI Express x16 port and graphics cards, Read more

Posted on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Canon Introduces Two Photo Printers, the PIXMA iP4500 and iP3500

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In addition to the other Canon new product announcements today, Canon also announced a pair of photo printers called the PIXMA iP4500 and the PIXMA iP3500. The iP4500 has 9600 x 2400 dpi print resolution and uses five smart LED equipped ink tanks in a new print head called the Canon FINE print head.

The printer can out 31ppm in black and 24 ppm in color. The time to print a 4 x 6 color photo is 21 seconds. The printer also has built-in duplexing for double sided prints and documents. The MSRP for the iP4500 is $129.99. Read more

Posted on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 13:08:01 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Lexmark P450 Compact Photo Printer with CD Burner Review

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Bigbruin reviews the Lexmark P450 Compact Photo Printer with CD Burner. This is a refurbished unit, but this PC independent printer has its merits.

Quote from the review:
" Instead of having to connect to a PC with a photo quality printer attached, you can make high quality photo prints where ever you have an electrical outlet. Read more

Posted on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 16:05:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr