ASUS SABERTOOTH 55i Pro Reviews

From the Sabertooth's layout to its rather unique subtle coloring scheme, it adds another notch to ASUS's definition of quality and functionality. I personally liked on how ASUS laid out this motherboard because it gives me the ability to use a PCI expansion card and also use 2 PCI-E x1 expansion cards with considerable ease while at the same time being able to use two video cards in a multi GPU configuration. This is something that only a few motherboard manufacturers that this can be done on. The only area I was hoping for that this motherboard could not do, was being able to reach past the 205 BCLK. While most of the P55 motherboards I have used or reviewed could easily do 210-215 BCLK, considering that this motherboard was geared more for reliability and stability then all out shear raw overclock-ability. The Sabertooth 55i motherboard did out perform its P55 counterparts on some of the most demanding applications, definitely rectifies this.

The ASUS Sabertooth 55i is a very good motherboard that offers a very solid value. It is not the perfect motherboard, but it is not meant to be. True value in these Sabertooth motherboards are going to be seen by the enthusiast in how well these boards hold value over time. We know there are new Sabertooth boards to come with some very interesting and specific features too keep your eyes open for.

Asus' Sabertooth 55i TUF is probably the toughest consumer motherboard around, combining rugged features with excellent layout and truly impressive performance. However, for most it probably won't be worth the premium over 'lesser' boards.

Which brings us to the price for this board. At around US$210, it's about as costly as MSI's top P55 motherboard. ASUS' own Maximus III Formula remains more expensive at US$250. In comparison, we would take the SABERTOOTH personally over the Formula for the sole reason that we don't need the overclocking fluff on the Formula and the SABERTOOTH is cheaper. But there's no doubt that the SABERTOOTH is a very good board with few flaws and with some rather unique features that will stand out even among the premium crowd.