It's been a long time coming for my first Editor's Choice award for a motherboard. I usually take a long time before deciding to give my highest recommendation for a product. Not because I don't like products I review, cause I usually do, but before I give my recommendation I like to spend some time with a product.
I'm proud to give my personal recommendation of the ASUS P5GD2 Premium motherboard for those looking to upgrade to the new Intel platform this is definitely one of my early favorites. The packaging for this board alone makes it worth the premium that the board goes for on Pricewatch or Newegg, which is currently about $201.
The performance is right on par with the older and bigger brother the P5AD2 and other motherboards in the 915/925 chipsets. If you want the top of the line 915 or 925 motherboard today these two are it. Doc already gave the P5AD2 an Editor's choice and I'm giving it's slightly less expensive brother the same award.
Stability is always a concern with a new chipset. Not only did the P5GD2 Premium exhibit solid stability throughout the normal burn-in testing and benchmarking, but I used the board in benchmarking 4 different PCI Express video cards. No crashes, problems, heat issues of any kind occurred. Extremely nice job ASUS.
