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ASUS P5E3 Deluxe/[email protected] main features are:

  • Socket: 775.
  • Chipset: Intel X38 Express.
  • Super I/O: Winbond W83627DHG
  • Clock Generator: ICS 9LPRS918HKL
  • Parallel IDE: One ATA-133 port controlled by JMicron JMB363 chip.
  • Serial IDE: Six SATA-300 ports controlled by the south bridge chip, supporting RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10 plus two eSATA-300 ports controlled by JMicron JMB363 chip.
  • USB: Ten USB 2.0 ports (six soldered on the motherboard and four available through I/O brackets. This motherboard came with a bracket with two ports, so two ports are left over).
  • FireWire (IEEE 1394a): Two ports controlled by Agere L-FW3227 chip, one soldered on the motherboard and another 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, 24-bit resolution, up to 192 kHz sampling rate for both inputs and outputs, 92 dB signal-to-noise ratio for the inputs and 101 dB signal-to-noise ratio for the outputs).
  • On-board video: No.
  • On-board LAN: Two Gigabit Ethernet ports, one controlled by a Marvell 88E8056 chip connected to one PCI Express x1 bus and the other controlled by a Realtek RTL8110SC chip connected to the standard PCI bus. One IEEE 802.11n WiFi access point controlled by a Ralink RT2770F chip, with two omni-directional antennas.
  • Buzzer: No.
  • Power supply required: ATX12V 2.x (24-pin), EPS12V optional.
  • Slots: Two x16 PCI Express 2.0 slots supporting CrossFire (blue), one x16 PCI Express 1.0 slot working at x4 (black), two x1 PCI Express 1.0 slots and two PCI slots.
  • Memory: Four DDR-DIMM sockets (up to 8 GB up to DDR3-1800/PC3-14400).
  • Number of CDs that come with this motherboard: Two.
  • Programs included: Norton Internet Security 2007, Corel Snapfire Plus SE 1.2 plus motherboard drivers and utilities.
  • Extra features: Web browsing and Skype without entering the operating system or even without a hard disk drive attached (Express Gate), passive cooling, aluminum solid capacitors, Q-Connector for the case frontal connectors, remote control (AI Remote), on-board flash drive for ReadyBoost (32 MB controlled by Phison PS2135 chip) and EPU (Energy Processing Unit).
  • More Information: https://usa.asus.com
  • Average price in the US*: USD 363.00

* Researched at Pricewatch.com on the day we publ
ished this first look article.