BIOSTAR T5 XE LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: On board diagnostic lights, Price, Plenty of extra features through software, Free Shipping. Velcro cable strap.

Cons: It seems small and cramped to me. my heatsink/fan is almost touching my ram and the fan on my video card is almost touching the p55. When I say almost I mean I couldn't stick a flat head screwdriver between them. My power cable to the processor is stretched to the max.. The PCI express locking tabs are cheap,soft plastic and one snapped upon me moving it ever so slightly. So it looses an egg, but I'd buy another one.

Overall Review: Someone else said this board is picky about memory placement, but I was still left scratching my head for a few minutes. It wouldn't boot up the first time with 2 sticks of ram, no matter what configuration I used. Finally I was able to get it to boot with one stick. Then I added the second stick and it worked fine. USE THE ORANGE SLOTS FIRST. The onboard diagnostic lights were helpful. I don't overclock but there are plenty of features to do so. I sent biostar an email with a question and they responded within 12 hours, Kudos to them. core i7-860 2.8 this board Patriot G Series ‘Sector 5’ 8GB DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) HD 4670 Radeon-Saphire Rosewill Green Series RG700-S12 700W

Pros: I got this thing for $85 on sale so it was a great deal. Has 2 PCIx slots so that you can run one graphics card and another for PhysX or CrossFire.

Cons: DOES NOT SUPPORT SLI! Don't say that it does.

Overall Review: According to the description this device supports CrossFireX, but says nothing about SLI. Multiple Reviewers posted that it supports SLI so I got this board to do SLI later on. I got a second 9600GT now to run SLI but can't because this board REALLY ONLY supports CrossFireX, not SLI. I did some research and found that BIOSTAR offers another model, BIOSTAR T5 XE CFX-SLI, which does support both CrossFireX and SLI. This, however, is NOT that model. Please, do not buy this product if you intend on using SLI in the future. If you want to run a single Nvidia card or one main card with a PhysX card than this is a decent board. I have had this board since November 2009 and it has worked well. Very disappointed that I can't use SLI. Took off an Egg for no SLI.

Pros: Windows 7 64bit installed everything first try, didn't need disk. Easy access to sata and 24 pin power Very clean board layout, solid caps, lots of diagnostic leds Biostar responded to question in a couple days through website. Bios update very easy to do through the Windows program. T-overclock utility very good using manual settings.

Cons: The OC engines seem more limited on this board I think because cpus are so new. Manual is the way to go.

Overall Review: My bios was from October so I flashed to newest to make sure I could use i3 530. Now running at 3.6 with no extra volts. Great gaming value with 4GB Kingston HyperX, my trusty 260, and WD 640 with Win 7. Windows experience gaming, 7.2. PC mark Vantage free test, 9600 graphics, 9300 cpu.

Pros: Low price, good reliability. Features are excellent, and all that I could need in a motherboard. I have 8 GB DDR3, 2 Radeon 4870s in Crossfire and an i7 860. I bought it all and put it together when Windows 7 came out in November, and I have had zero problems with it since. I have always had good luck with Biostar, and this motherboard is freaking awesome.

Cons: Not many PCI slots for additional expansion, and it can be rather cramped if you have two video cards (as I do, in Crossfire). But that's not really a big deal.

Pros: feature rich. sli+cfx ready. can potentially handle 16gb of RAM. customer support was good/efficient; RMA was rather fast, but didn't include all of the minor accessories. came with a rebate and a free printer.

Cons: original product was defective. the power port wasn't making contact with the 24 pin from the psu. had to rma to the manufacturer because the rebate was sent in. rebate cash pretty much covered the RMA shipping. the 4pin cpu power connector can be in a better location on the board. my 4pin power cord can reach, but i don't like how it makes contact with my VGA in my antec 900.

Overall Review: not happy with my overall working/defective product ratio from newegg.

Pros: Everything worked the first time however the diagnostic leds were a really good idea.

Cons: Does seem a little cramped, especially when you are going to install a bigger video card.

Overall Review: Core i5-750 Radeon 5770 G.SKILL Ripjaws 4GB (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Windows 7 Professional 64bit Pay attention to the memory placement. It is explained in the manual.

Pros: Very good motherboard to use. Plenty of expansions and very good audio port. Will be able to play and record right from the output. Very good overclocking program. It has 6 levels of overclocking, which are very convenient for new users. Experienced overclockers could manually overclock as well. Came with a guide.

Cons: None yet.

Overall Review: I have a full tower and I think this was a good choice of purchase.

Pros: Easy to install, bios was a snap. OC is simple with biostar software in windows or bios OC presets. For the price it has everything I need.

Cons: some of the power connectors were located a little inconveniently, nothing that's not manageable though. my old Audigy still sounds better than the latest Realtek. Since its the common choice by most manu's for on board sound I'm not taking away an egg.