Other Features
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Other main ASUS P5E3 Deluxe/[email protected] features include:
- Remote control
Figure 6: Remote control.
- Passive heatsinks. This motherboard comes with two fans to be attached on top of the passive heatsinks if you think they are necessary.
Figure 7: Fans on top of the passive heatsinks.
- EPU (Energy Processing Unit), which according to ASUS provides up to 58% power savings when the computer is idle and up to 7% when the computer is working on its maximum performance. This chip is located under the lower right passive heatsink in Figure 7.
- All capacitors are aluminum solid (see Figures 1 and 7).
- Use of ferrite coils instead of iron coils on the voltage regulator circuit, which have 25% less power loss.
- Other smaller features like Q-Connector and overclocking utility.
In Figure 8, you can see all cables, the Q-Connectors and the rear panel plate that come with this motherboard.
Figure 8: Motherboard accessories.
