Introduction
The Intel X38 may be the ultimate enthusiast chipset for the Intel Core 2 platform today, but trust ASUS to come up with an interesting proposition that isn't just another rehash or revision of an existing high-end P35 motherboard. The new ASUS P5E3 Deluxe is perhaps one of the most functional motherboards we've gotten to use that actually manages to change the way we work with the PC. And we mean this literally. You've probably heard of the new Express Gate feature, but like so many over-hyped functions in motherboards today, we won't blame you for passing it off at the first glance as just another marketing gimmick. Express Gate will rock your world.
The ASUS P5E3 Deluxe WiFi-AP@n Edition motherboard.
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The ASUS P5E3 Deluxe comes with the following product bundle:-
- 6 x SATA cables
- 2 x SATA power cables (dual plug)
- UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable
- Floppy disk drive cable
- 2 x WiFi antennas (WiFi-AP@n edition only)
- ASUS Ai Remote + Infrared sensor
- 2-port USB2.0 + IEEE 1394a module
- 3 in 1 ASUS Q-Connector Kit
- 2 x Optional cooling fans
- I/O Shield
- User's manual
ASUS P5E3 Deluxe Technical Specifications
| CPU
Support |
- Supports
all 90nm/65nm/45nm Intel LGA775
processors
- Quad-Core ready
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| Chipset |
- Northbridge:
Intel X38
- Southbridge:
Intel
ICH9R
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| Memory |
- Supports four
unbuffered DIMM of 1.5 Volt DDR3 SDRAM
- Max 8GB Dual-channel DDR3-1800 with Intel XMP support
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| Storage |
- Intel ICH9R
Southbridge
- 6 x SATA 3.0Gbps
interface
- Intel Matrix
Storage Technology
- Supports RAID 0,
RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5, RAID 10
- JMicron
JMB363
- 1 x Ultra
ATA
33/66/100/133 (data transfer rate up to
133MB/sec.)
- 2 x SATA 3.0Gbps interface
(eSATA)
- SATA RAID 0, RAID1 and JBOD
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| Audio |
- Intel High Definition
Audio (Azalia)
- Analog Devices AD1988B HD
Audio CODEC
- Optical
and coaxial S/PDIF
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| Networking |
- 1 x Marvell 88E8056 PCIe
Gigabit Ethernet
- 1 x Realtek RTL8110SC
- ASUS WiFi-AP@n Draft-N module (only on WiFi-AP@n
models)
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| IEEE 1394 (FireWire) |
- agere L-FW3227 FireWire controller
- 2 x 1394a
ports @ 400 Mbps speed
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| I/O Interface |
- 1
x Floppy connector
- 1 x Ultra ATA
IDE connectors
- 8 x SATA
connectors (6 x internal, 2 x eSATA)
- 12 x USB 2.0
ports (8 x rear, 4 x header)
- 2 x
RJ45 LAN
ports
- 2 x FireWire-400 ports (1 x rear, 1
x header)
- 1 x
Optical S/PDIF
Output
- 1 x Coaxial S/PDIF
Output
- 8-Channel Audio I/O
ports
- 1 x Parallel port header
- 1
x COM
port header
- 1 x
mini-DIN-6 PS/2
keyboard port
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| Expansion
Slots |
- 2 x
PCIe x16
slots,
PCI Express Bus specification v2.0
compliant
- 1 x
PCIe x16
slots,
PCI Express Bus specification v1.1
compliant
- 2 x PCIe x1
slots, PCI
Express Bus specification v1.1
compliant
- 2 x 32-bit
PCI slots,
PCI 2.3 compliant
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| Special Features |
- ASUS Energy Processing Unit (EPU)
- ASUS Express Gate
- ASUS Ai Life Features
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| PCB |
- ATX Form Factor, 12"x
9.6"(30.5cm x 24.4cm)
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Typical rear I/O port similar to all their latest high-end boards. The most interesting though is the dual WiFi antenna connections to the far right.
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