I have mixed feelings about the EVGA P55 series in general. I first started with the P55 FTW board and ran into issues installing Windows 7. Luckily with the help of the EVGA forum community, I was able to figure out that the Intel SpeedStep feature was causing my BSODs. Updating to the latest BIOS and drivers didn't help, so I eventually returned that board. Next I bought the P55 SLI (because I really did not need all the advanced O/C features of the FTW) and ran into other issues. Windows 7 installed fine with SpeedStep enabled this time, but in Windows, only 2 out of my 4 GB RAM was being used. Windows and third party tools were able to recognize my 4 GBs, but only use 2. Again with the help of the EVGA forum, I had to re-sit my CPU in its socket to get my other 2 GBs back. (This had to do with the memory controller being in the socket.)
This is my 12th build in the last ~10 years and it was a very frustrating weekend dealing with these random issues, but I am finally all up and running. The board itself looks amazing and laid out very well. The EVGA forum is great with a ton of knowledgeable members. I would have hoped everything would have worked the first time, but I am going to cut EVGA some slack.
Overall, this board and the P55 series in general, get 4 stars out of 5.Get more detail about EVGA P55 SLI Mainboard 132-LF-E655-KR.
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