Customer Reviews

Intel LGA1156/Intel P55/DDR3/SLI&CrossFireX/A&GbE/ATX Motherboard, Retail BOXDP55WG

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I am no computer genius, but am very handy. I was able to build my current system with the supplied instructions. A few minor complaints though. First, when trying to install my OEM copy of Windows XP (SP-1 embedded,) I could not get past the install vs. repair page. Apparantly the board will not accecpt anything older than XP with SP-2. Found this totally by accident. It would have been nice to be told this. I bought a USB keyboard and mouse thinking the problem was my IR stuff. Second, the diagram for the front panel connections in the instructions is upside down. I know it's a petty complaint, but it made initial start-up a problem. Finally, the SATA connectors are difficult to get to in my Antec Sonata III case.
Now that the teething problems are over, I love my new computer.
I would easily reccomend this board.

Stable, Intel reliability. This board posted on first try. Win7 64 installed without a hitch. Have been running this for months now with no issues whatsoever.

Basic no-frills board but with some surprising extras like SPDIF audio, onboard diagnostic LED readout and external bios reset button. Paired this with a Core i5-750 (running stable at 3.6 Ghz), a ZALMAN CNPS9900ALED CPU cooler and 4 gigabytes of G.SKILL DDR3 1600 RAM (1.5V for P55 chipset compatibility). This makes for a powerful and quiet Digital Audio Workstation though I'm using it for photo editing and DVD encoding as well with excellent results! This combo has been no slouch for gaming either with a EVGA GeForce 9800 GTX+ video card. High frame rates at 1920 x 1080 for Fallout 3 and TES4!

My dayjob is I.T. and I am currently building a couple of CAD-CAM stations with this board for my workplace and highly recommend it.

I've been building my own PCs for a couple of decades now and have found an Intel Processor/Motherboard combo makes for the best stability and reliability.

Great Product, easy to install (I built up my system with an hour) and i haven't had any issues so far. The only downside is there is no IDE port, it's completely SATA but all in all it works great.

I've just buyed this MB for a cousin that was building his own pimped computer... And this board with an awesome video card make a great couple.
I recomend it +++

When I decided to build a computer for the first time, I chose to build one around an Intel chip and, to hopefully reduce possible problems, an Intel motherboard. I chose this one as I didn't need the features (and added cost) of the Extreme series but yet I wanted a system powerful enough to run multimedia items with ease. I have not been disappointed. This has been great from the get go with Windows XP and Windows 7. No problems with the installation of the motherboard or any of the other hardware. It is important to note that you should read the specs online and the enclosed materials very carefully. By doing so, you will note the specific memory voltage requirements, memory module placements on the board, and the lack of certain ports (PS/2 and floppy connectors). I did and had no problems whatsoever.

Do not buy this motherboard! Type "DP55WG error" into google and you will see what I mean. So far I have identified that people have had issues with the CPU fan, the CPU slot and most often the memory. I had the memory problem. First off, you have to install the memory into slot 2 first. Not slot 1 as you would with every other motherboard that has ever been made. Just think about how the memory should be laid out, and do the opposite. Assuming you figure that out, then you can refer to what pulled up on google for the next set of memory errors where you cannot use a specific slot because it is defective (For me it was Channel B DIMM 1). And, while most people seem to have been successful once they figured that out, I was lucky enough to get POST error 28, "testing memory" once it even got to the point of it seeing the memory. Now I am having to return my nice Corsair 1600 speed memory and get a 1333 speed memory that intel says they have tested and works (They have never tested the faster/better memory of any brand, so I guess the board is not compatible with it, even though it says it is).

Most likely though, the memory is fine and I just happen to have a board that has multiple issues, one of which cannot be worked around. I will try the new memory though, in my 3 functional slots.

Oh, and you cannot get any of the nicer video cards with this board either. The way they laid it out makes a full size PCI Express 2.0 card not fit.

Unless you have EE degree along with a systems engineering degree, you will probable have serious problems. No where in the documentation provided (or in the specifications provided at AMAZON) does it tell you any 'required specifications'. The document tells you that DDR 3 memorary is required, but fails to tell you there are specific voltage ranges that need to met. If the voltages on memory you buy exceed the ranges, the board freezes (best case. Worse case you could damage the processor chip. All the memory makers tell the voltage ranges they operate at, but expect you to know if what boards they are compatible with. I could live with this if the it was easy to find the information. I had to go to the INTELL site and dig you the technical specs to find what the voltage range for the board I bought. I guess this is a case of 'CAVEAT EMPTOR' buyer beware. Bottom line is buy mother boards from manufacturers whose main business is mother boards not a side line.