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| ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus Motherboard Review | |
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ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus Motherboard
Introduction:
ASUS has been one of the leading manufacturers of motherboards for a number of years, and is the preferred board of the VH staff. The motherboard under the scope this time around is the P5N32-E SLI Plus, which uses the 650i chipset - a lesser version of the 680i which means a lower retail price. Although this is a newer motherboard using a less powerful chipset, they did make some changes to it and got dual x16 PCI-E SLI support. Another cool feature is the Stack Cool design which help pull heat away from the components around the CPU. Another heat reducing feature are the heatpipes that cover each of the chipset chips separately. With so many features lets get on with the review and see how things work out.
Features:
- Intel® Quad-core CPU Ready
- Intel® Core™2 Extreme/Core™2 Duo Ready
- NVIDIA® Dual X16 SLI
- ASUS HybridUp Technology-
- NVIDIA Quad-SLI™ Ready
- Dual-channel DDR2 800/667/533
- 1333**/1066/800/533MHz
(** available when CPUs are ready for 1333MHz FSB)
- SupremeFX/DTS connect
- Stack Cool2 and Heat-pipe Thermal Solution
- 8 Phase Power Design
Specifications:
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CPU
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LGA775 socket for Intel® Core™2
Extreme/Core™2 Duo/Pentium® Extreme/Pentium® D/Pentium® 4/Celeron® D
Processors
Intel® Quad-core CPU Ready Compatible with Intel® 06/05B/05A processors * Refer to www.asus.com for Intel CPU support list |
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Chipset
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NVIDIA® Dual X16 SLI
(C55+MCP55P; a.k.a. nForce®650i SLI & nForce®570 SLI) ASUS HybridUp Technology * Support SLI-Ready Memory Technology |
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Front Side Bus
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1333**/1066/800/533 MHz
** available when CPUs are ready for 1333MHz FSB |
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Memory
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Dual channel memory architecture
4 x DIMM, max. 8GB, DDR2-800/667/533, non-ECC, unbuffered memory * Refer to www.asus.com or user manual for Memory QVL (Qualify Vendor List) |
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Expansion Slots
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2 x PCI Express x16 slot, support
NVIDIA® SLI™ technology, at full x16, x16 speed (blue)
1 x PCI Express x16, at x8 speed (white) 1 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI 2.2 |
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SLI
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Support two identical NVIDIA SLI-Ready
graphics cards (both at x16 mode)
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Storage
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South bridge supports:
- 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33 - 6 x Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s - NVIDIA MediaShield™ RAID supports RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5 and JBOD span cross Serial ATA drives |
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LAN
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NVIDIA® Dual X16 SLI built-in dual
Gigabit MAC with external Marvell PHY
Support NVIDIA DualNet® technology |
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High Definition Audio
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SupremeFX Audio Card
- ADI 1988B 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC - Support Jack-Sensing, Multi-streaming and Jack-Retasking Coaxial, Optical S/PDIF out DTS® Connect |
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IEEE 1394a
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VIA6308P controller supports 2 x 1394a
ports
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USB
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Max. 10 USB2.0/1.1 ports(6 ports at
mid-board, 4 ports at back panel)
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Overclocking Features
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Intelligent overclocking tools:
- AI NOS™ (Non-delay Overclocking System) - AI Overclocking (intelligent CPU frequency tuner) - ASUS AI Booster Utility - O.C Profile Overclocking Protection: - ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall) |
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Special Features
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ASUS EZ DIY:
- Q-Connector - ASUS CrashFree BIOS2 - ASUS EZ Flash2 ASUS Music Alarm ASUS MyLogo3 ASUS Q-Fan 2 Uses 100% High-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors |
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Back Panel I/O Ports
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1 x PS/2 Keyboard port( purple)
1 x PS/2 Mouse port (green) 1 x Optical + 1 x Coaxial SPDIF Output 2 x LAN (RJ45) port 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 1 x IEEE1394a port |
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Internal I/O Connectors
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3 x USB 2.0 connectors supports
additional 6 USB 2.0 ports
1 x Floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector for two devices 6 x SATA connectors 8 x Fan connector: 1 x CPU / 1 x Power Fan / 1 x Chassis / 5 x Optional 1 x Front Panel Audio connector (on SupremeFX audio card) 1 x IEEE1394a connector 1 x SPDIF output connector 1 x Chassis Intrusion connector 24-pin ATX Power connector 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector System panel connector |
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BIOS
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8Mb Award BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0,
SM BIOS 2.3, Multi-Language BIOS
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Manageability
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WOL by PME, WOR by PME, Chasis
Intrusion, PXE
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Accessories
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1 x SLI bridge
1 x ASUS Q-Connector Kit (USB, 1394, system panel; Retail version only) 1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable 1 x Floppy disk drive cable 4 x SATA cables 2 x SATA power cable for 4 devices 1 x 2-port USB2.0 module 1 x IEEE1394a module User's manual |
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Software
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Drivers
ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Booster NVIDIA MediaShield™ RAID Anti-virus software (OEM version) |
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Form Factor
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ATX Form Factor, 12"x 9.6" (30.5cm x
24.5cm)
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