Reviewers Liked
- TPower utility, Clean layout
Reviewers Didn't Like
- No Powered eSATA ports, No SATA3, Dual PCIe slot, no 3 way SLI or CFX
Biostar TPower I55
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We resorted to manual overclocking and got the speed up to 3.63GHz but were unable to find an option for setting QPI/IMC voltage and feel that this held us back in our...
By RegHardware onBiostar is one of the better known manufacturers of mainboards in the industry. With more and more users looking for mainstream mainboards for their Intel P55 systems, the Biostar TPower I55 should fit the bill. In terms of features, the TPower I55...
By OCWorkBench onThis has been a curious review to do.On the one hand we review so much hardware at OC3D Towers that you get a feel for the kind of score you should be getting on a set of hardware. By keeping our test setups identical and then just altering whatever...
By Overclock3D onBIOSTAR has built another very good no-frills enthusiast motherboard. Sadly though, it just seems to be overpriced in today’s market. Coming in at around $190 for no frills, when you can get the likes of a MSI GD-65 for $30 less with more...
By HardOCP onAfter our review of the MSI GD-65, it was clear that we had a very good board on our hands but one that was lacking the final layers of polish that segregate the really good from the very best. Needless to say there are other candidates available...
By AnandTech onThe four boards that remained 100% stable are Gigabyte’s $170 P55-UD4P, Biostar’s $185 TPower I55, Asus’ $195 P7P55D EVO, and EVGA’s $200 P55-SLI. Of these, Gigabyte’s P55-UD4P has the second-highest CPU overclock, highest base...
By Tom's Hardware onASUS Maximus III Formula and Biostar I55 TPower are great motherboards that will find their devotees. ASUS model will be more interesting for serious enthusiasts (overclockers) and gamers, for whom price won’t be a critical factor. On the other...
By InsideHW onDespite everything Biostar TPower I55 mainboard makes a very good overall impression. I didn’t like its enormous “golden” box, but you can always put it away and it is definitely not the reason to lower the total score for this...
By X-bit Labs onAs we discussed in our first P55 motherboard review on launch day, Intel's impeccable delivery when it comes to new chipsets means that there's little risk when becoming an early adopter of such solutions, and just as ASUS' offering on that...
By Elite Bastards onAu programme pour débuter ce comparatif, quatre cartes mère basées sur le dernier chipset Intel P55. Elles ont toutes des particularités, des fonctions d'overclocking de plus en plus développées, mais aussi un certain prix ... Que valent elles...
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