[H]ard|OCP reviews ASUS P5K3 Deluxe P35 based motherbaord
ASUS is one of the favored computer component manufacturers by enthusiast and mainstream user alike. The company has worked long and hard to establish its reputation for high quality and high performance products, whose stability comes second to none. They continue to push this trend through the use of innovative solutions using the most cutting edge technology available, ensuring the end user the best out of the box experience available. Their latest motherboard exemplifies this trend.
The P5K3 Deluxe is among the fore runners in ASUS? newest motherboard line designed around the new line of Intel chipsets. This board uses the Intel P35 chipset, which features support for the following technologies: LGA 775 type processors with a base FSB of 667MHz and above; DDR3 DRAM modules operating in Dual Channel mode up to 1066MHz officially; and PCI Express based x16 graphics cards. Unsurprisingly, the P5K3 Deluxe is a feature complete solution, requiring only the following components for an operational system: an Intel LGA 775 style processor, DDR3 memory, drives, and a PSU. The following components have been integrated in to the design of the P5K3 Deluxe: 6 SATA II ports (RAID 0, 1, 0+1 and 5 capable) on the Intel ICH9R controller; 1 ATA-133 IDE port, and 2 e-SATA port (RAID 0 and 1 capable) on the JMicron controller; 10 USB 2.0 capable ports (6 in rear panel, and 2 onboard headers supporting 2 ports each); 2 IEEE 1394 capable ports (1 in rear panel, and 1 onboard header); 1 Marvell Yukon GigE Ethernet port in the rear panel; 1 Realtek GigE Ethernet port in the rear panel; 1 Realtek 802.11g wireless Ethernet port in the rear panel; ADI 8-channel HD audio codec featuring an S/PDIF RCA component and optical output ports; and PS/2 port support in the rear panel...
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