Intel DP55KG

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 8 expert reviews

Excellent:

4
Good:

3
Average:

1
Bad:

0

Pros:

Easytounderstand PCIE slots and that coolass skull.
Excellent performance, Six phase power delivery, Overclocker friendly, Abundant connectivity, Low power consumption
Supports SLI and CrossFire graphics cards; manual and automatic overclocking options; looks cool through a case window

Cons:

RAM slots too close to GPU; autooverclocking underwhelms.
PCIe x16 too close to RAM, RAM too close to CPU socket, Some electrolytic capacitors, Price

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Last revision on August 16, 2011

Reviewers Liked

Easytounderstand PCIE slots and that coolass skull
Excellent performance, Six phase power delivery, Overclocker friendly, Abundant connectivity, Low power consumption
Supports SLI and CrossFire graphics cards; manual and automatic overclocking options; looks cool through a case window

Reviewers Didn't Like

RAM slots too close to GPU; autooverclocking underwhelms
PCIe x16 too close to RAM, RAM too close to CPU socket, Some electrolytic capacitors, Price
No PS/2 ports; dual graphics cards cant achieve full x16 bandwidth

Expert reviews and ratings

Intel finally gets the SATA ports right! It’s no secret that we haven’t exactly had great love for Intel’s motherboards of late. Heck, we once openly wondered why the hell Intel even bothered to make enthusiast boards anymore....

By Maximum PC on January 19, 2010

The feature that sums up the DP55KG is the Back2Bios button on the I/O panel. If your PC completely and utterly locks up you can press the button and guarantee to boot into the Bios set-up. It’s not exciting but it is superb...

By RegHardware on November 12, 2009

Overclocking is one of the easiest things to do with P55 Motherboard. While the board’s components can affect the end result, it’s the BIOS that ultimately carries the weight of the action. Perhaps, the next BIOS update will provide the...

By FutureLooks on November 08, 2009

Intel motherboards certainly have come a long way in the past few years, particularly in the enthusiast segment. As an Extreme Series product, the Intel DP55KG P55 motherboard arrived in their signature black box, complete with skull-themed graphics...

By Benchmark Reviews on September 18, 2009

Intel has done a great job with the DP55KG Extreme motherboard. The board overclocks decently, but the real treat for this board is on the automatic overclocking that Turbo Boost provides. The board automatically changes the multiplier for the Core i7...

By Motherboards.org on September 16, 2009

Perhaps as important as its ample list of features and capacity for overclocking is the DP55KG’s anticipated $200 price. P55 is decidedly a midrange chipset, and high-end boards priced over $200 tread dangerously close to where a majority of X58-based...

By ComputerPowerUser on September 10, 2009

The first Socket 1156 motherboard weve seen, the DP55KG serves well as a home for Intels newest CPUs, whether youre looking to build or upgrade a mainstream PC or an overclocked powerhouse....

By Computer Shopper on September 01, 2009

It’s been few months since AnandTech featured a P55 board review, but while Intel is expanding on their high-end with $1,100 Core i7 980X CPU’s, their low-to-mid-range P55 platform is still the one on most people’s radars. Today...

By AnandTech on June 01, 2010

Intel has once again created a couple of boards that will keep the Intel loyalists happy. Both the Intel DP55Wg and DP55KG motherboards are solid, great performers and make for a great computing experience!...

By Legit Reviews on December 18, 2009

One extremely unique feature of the DP55KG (and its microATX clone) is the upward-facing USB 2.0 connector on the board’s top side, which is in front of the I/O panel’s “Back to BIOS” button. We’re not certain what Intel’s intentions...

By Tom's Hardware UK on December 15, 2009

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