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ASUS Striker II NSE motherboard review
Elite Bastards posted a review on the ASUS Striker II NSE motherboard

Memory support is the one and only difference between the nForce 790i SLI and Ultra SLI chipset - While the standard nForce 790i SLI officially supports memory speeds of up to 1333MHz, the 790i Ultra SLI can make use of speeds up to 2000MHz. In short then, while both boards support EPP 2.0, the nForce 790i SLI chipset is identical to its bigger brother aside from officially supporting memory clocks above 1333MHz, so if running insane memory clock speeds doesn't interest you, then this chipset will suit your needs without burning quite such a large hole in your wallet.
ASUS Striker II NSE motherboard review

AMD Phenom X4 9850 Black Edition Processor Review
The Guru of 3D posted a review on the AMD Phenom X4 9850 Black Edition Processor

It's now April 2008 and AMD released their Phenom X4 50-series processors, with an all new fixed B3 core, hopefully they can now leave the past behind them and move forward with a processor that can actually start competing with the competition. The leading 'flagship' processor is the Phenom X4 9850 BE runs at a 2.5 GHz clock frequency at a full 2.0 GHz HT 3.0 speed at a 1.2-1.3V voltage and 125W TDP.

Mind you that this "Black Edition" release, the newest Phenom X4 has an unlocked multiplier that is more interesting for overclocking. We took the CPU to 3200 MHz on just the stock air-cooler.
AMD Phenom X4 9850 Black Edition Processor Review