EVGA P55 Classified 200 - OC King
Published by Michel90 on 30.03.10Page:
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| Out of EVGA's P55 series the Classified 200 represents the flagship model. It comes with a very large delivery and some new features we've never seen before. There are for example the X-Cool jumper and also the EVGA control panel with its unique functionality. Furthermore you can even decide which of the six PCI-e slots you would like to deactivate. And yes of course, these features definitely aim at overclockers or hardcore enthusiasts. | -
Digital power design - Design |
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Overall the layout leaves a well structured and organized impression. Also the colours generate a homogenous pictures of the board and for example the manufacturing quality of the heatpipe is one of the best we've ever seen. Comfortable are the angled SATA connectors which make putting new hardware in a lot easier. Last but not least, uinique is the possibility to shut down single PCI-e slots. |
- Attention to detail - Angled SATA connectors - Power- / Reset- / CLR CMOS-Button onboard |
- Connectors at the bottom edge | |
| Performance | + | - | |
| The EVGA P55 Classified 200's performance is average and not that bad at all. But you definitely have to overclock it to really see what this magnificent piece of hardware is capable of. During an extreme overclocking session using liquid nitrogend to keep the CPU cool we were able to reach a BCLK above 270 MHz which is an absolutely astonishing value. | - Multi threade applications | ||
| Overclocking | + | - | |
| If you plan on doing overclocking the EVGA P55 Classified 200 is definitely the motherboard you should choose regarding socket 1156. No other board runs that stable at ultra high BLCK clock rates. But finding the corresponding BIOS settings is a completely different story. Without professionally you might be lost quite quickly. For overclocking we recommend the board only to experienced users, all the others can try it, but we promise that you'll need nerves made of solid steel. Overclocking the P55 Classified 200 can be compared with driving a race car. | -
BCLK 240+ MHz - EVGA Control Panel |
- complex BIOS | |
| Recommendation | + | - | |
| Generally we recommend the EVGA P55 Classified 200 to PC-enthusiasts and extreme overclockers because there is no other board out the drive such high bus speeds. And because of its superb looks its also worth being put into a modding PC but in this case you'd definitely make an overclocker cry. | -
Gamer - PC-Enthusiasts - Extreme Overclocker |
- Desktop-PC |
The EVGA Classified 200 can be bought at PCP to a price of CHF 498.- (est. EUR 332.-).
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Author: m.salathe@ocaholic.ch Copy edited and translated: m.buechel@ocaholic.ch
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