What We Missed: Asus P7P55D Motherboard Series Launch, Nokia Ovi Contest
By Rico, 11:11 am Tue Sep 22 2009 - Contests, News - 1 Opinion
Eager to enjoy the long weekend, here’s what we weren’t able to report on last week: A new motherboard from Asus designed for Intel’s new Core i5/i7 processors, and a Nokia Ovi Contest conducted through Nuffnang.
The ASUS P7P55D Series Launches in the Philippines: “Equipped with a specially-designed onboard chip, the P7P55D Premium is the first motherboard to natively support 6Gbps data transfer bandwidth with the latest SATA storage interface. With this expansion bridge, the P7P55D Premium unleashes the performance potential of the latest hard disk drives, achieving almost double the throughput from existing SATA compatible drives. By eliminating any transmission bottlenecks, the expansion bridge enables 50% faster reading and writing of disk data.” (more here, local pricing info to follow when available)
Win a Nokia 2330 Classic Through Ovi: “Want to win a Nokia 2330 Classic? Explore Ovi by visiting http://www.ovi.com and write an entry on your blog about how Ovi fits your blogging lifestyle (be as creative as you can!).” (more here)
Building an Asus Computer
7:07 am Mon Nov 9 2009
[...] Why did Asus lend us these? To see what the P7P55D can do of course. It’s an enthusiast motherboard, which allows hardcore gamers to link two graphics cards together for maximum gaming power. The P7P55D also features various functions designed to make overclocking the processor easier—at least that’s what the company marketing says. [...]