A motherboard is the central printed circuit board (PCB) in many modern computers and holds many of the crucial components of the system, while providing connectors for other peripherals. The motherboard is sometimes alternatively known as the main board, system board, or, on Apple computers, the logic board. It is also sometimes casually shortened to mobo.
ASUS P7P55D Deluxe Motherboard
Continuing in the line of fine ASUS motherboards is their P7P55 Deluxe motherboard. As the name implies, it is designed around the P55 chipset that supports Core i7 and Core i5 CPU's(LGA 1156), as well as the upcoming Core i3 line. ASUS has long been known for high quality and high value hardware, a tradition that extends to their P7P55 line of mainboards. Featuring 12 different iterations, picking out one of these boards for your system can be a little daunting.
Today we're going to give you a point of reference to the lineup and take a look at the Deluxe offering, which I would rate as an Enthusiast board. Priced as low as $212.99, it is the third most expensive motherboard in the P7P55 lineup. The board features all of the high-end over clocking options and tweaks that anyone looking to get a bit more out of their CPU is looking for. If you're in the market to really push for the highest overclocks possible (beyond air cooling) and do more benchmarking than computing, the P7P55 Premium would likely better fit the bill.
Gigabyte GA-G41M-ES2L
Check out this Gigabyte G41M-ES2L motherboard supporting Intel Core 2 Quad and Intel Core 2 Duo processors. This board is built in the microATX form factor and offers premium features with the Intel G41 Express and ICH7 chipset. It supports 1333/1066/800MHz FSB, up to 8GB of DDR2 667/800MHz memory, Intel High Definition Audio, integrated Gigabit LAN, and an available PCIex16 slot. The Gigabyte G41M-ES2L motherboard offers you a stable computing experience. This stable and affordable Gigabyte G41M-ES2L motherboard will work well for basic office and home programs, including internet multimedia, watching DVD movies, and burning your own discs.