ASUS M2N32-SLI De Luxe Motherboard Review

Main Specifications

ASUS M2N32-SLI De Luxe main features are:

• Socket: AM2.
• Chipset: NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI.
• Super I/O: ITE IT8716F.
• Parallel IDE: One ATA-133 port controlled by the chipset.
• Serial IDE: Six SATA-300 ports controlled by the chipset (NCQ, RAID0, RAID1, RAID0+1, RAID5 and JBOD) and two SATA-300 ports controlled by SiliconImage SiI3132 chip (NCQ, RAID 0, 1 and JBOD and Port Multiplier at one of them).
• USB: 10 USB 2.0 ports (four soldered on the motherboard and two available on one I/O bracket that comes with the motherboard; four ports are left over).
• FireWire (IEEE 1394a): Two ports controlled by Texas Instruments TSB43AB22A chip, one soldered on the motherboard and one available through an I/O bracket that comes with the motherboard.
• On-board audio: Produced by the chipset together with Analog Devices AD1988B codec (eight channels) with optical and coaxial outputs soldered on the motherboard.
• On-board video: No.
• On-board LAN: Yes, two Gigabit Ethernet controlled by the chipset together with two Marvel 88E1116 chips.
• Buzzer: No.
• Power supply required: ATX12V v2.x (24-pin).
• Slots: Two x16 PCI Express slots, one x1 PCI Express slot and three PCI slots.
• Memory: Four DDR-DIMM sockets (up to 16 GB up to DDR2-800/PC2-6400).
• Number of CDs that come with this motherboard: 2 CDs.
• Programs included: Drivers and utilities.
• Extra features: Passive copper heatsinks with heat-pipes.
• More Information: https://www.asus.com
• Average price in the US*: USD 233.00

* Researched at Shopping.com in the day we published this review.