[H]ard|OCP reviews ASUS P5B Premium P965 based motherboard
ASUS is among the top computer component manufacturer in the world, well known in both mainstream and enthusiast circles. Since its inception, ASUS has made its mission clear - to provide the best performing, most stable, and highest quality computer components available. ASUS uses a combination of award winning design techniques as well as cutting edge customized technology to bring their vision to life. Their latest P5B series motherboard is a definite testament to this ideology.
The P5B Premium is the latest introduction in ASUS' line of Intel 965P chipset based boards. The Intel 965P chipset includes in built support for the following technologies: all LGA 775 type processors; DDR2 DRAM modules operating in Dual Channel mode up to 800MHz officially; as well as dual card ATI based CrossFire support for ATI based PCI Express based x16 graphics cards. The P5B Premium board is a feature complete solution, requiring the addition of an Intel LGA 775 style processor, DDR2 memory, drives, and a PSU for an operation system. ASUS chose to integrate the following components in to the P5B Premium: 6 SATA II ports (RAID 0, 1, 0+1 and 5 capable) on the Intel ICH8R controller; 1 ATA-133 IDE port, 1 SATA II port, and 1 e-SATA port (RAID 0 and 1 capable) on the JMicron controller; 8 USB 2.0 capable ports (4 in rear panel, and 2 onboard headers supporting 2 ports each); 2 IEEE 1394 capable ports (1 in rear panel, and 1 onboard header); 2 Marvell Yukon GigE Ethernet ports in the rear panel; ADI 8-channel HD audio codec featuring an S/PDIF RCA component and optical output ports; and COM and PS/2 port support in the rear panel...
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