The Asus P5B Deluxe motherboard is an ideal solution for building high-performance PCs based on the LGA775 socket. Asus P5B Deluxe motherboard is an ideal solution for building high-performance PCs based on the LGA775 socket List of expansion slots and accessories

Probably the most famous company among the creators of performance motherboards, Asus has been producing top models in the Deluxe line for several years. Today we will look at the flagship Asus product based on the P965 chipset.

Asus P5B Deluxe WiFi-AP Edition | Feature overview

The P5B Deluxe WiFi-AP Edition is aimed at those buyers who want something more than what other manufacturers usually offer. Bonuses start with a WiFi card and include two PCI Express x16 graphics card slots, one of which logically uses 16 PCIe lanes and the other is limited to four (or two if the PCI Express x1 slot is active).

The board has a good layout: the 24-pin ATX socket and 8-pin ATX12b (4-pin male compatible) are located at the edges, where power cables are unlikely to interfere with cooling. Similar to the Abit AB9 Pro, the heatpipe transfers heat from the northbridge to a large heatsink and also cools the voltage regulators, but Asus has added three more phases, resulting in an eight-phase voltage regulator. The four voltage regulators do not receive additional cooling, although the board has holes for mounting an additional heatsink.

After installing the video card ATi Radeon X1950 XTX in the second slot, two SATA ports were blocked. The Ultra ATA connector, which Asus rotated 90 degrees, deserves a little more criticism, since the bottom drive bays of a standard ATX case would block access to it.

An interesting contrast seems to be the excellent location of the drive connector at the top of the board, in contrast to the awkward front panel audio connector, which is located in the lower rear corner. If soundbar If your case is installed in the top or middle compartment, you will have to somehow think through the laying of the audio cable past all the cards (of course, if its length is sufficient).

There's no legacy parallel port on the rear I/O panel, but there is one serial port, an eSATA jack, and optical and coaxial audio jacks. We note the presence of a FireWire port, two gigabit LAN ports and a socket for a WiFi antenna.

Asus P5B Deluxe WiFi-AP Edition | Overclocking

By default, the BIOS is set to the correct FSB frequency of 266 MHz, and the automatic overclocking system (Ai N.O.S.) is disabled. Automatic overclocking settings can be adjusted from 3 to 20%, but for experienced overclockers it can be recommended manual settings: You will get better results.

Asus is one of two companies in our comparative testing, which added a very useful option to change the multiplier to the BIOS, which made it possible to test the board at more high frequencies tires. Asus has also added 5:3 and 2:1 DRAM:FSB dividers when selecting a CPU with FSB1066, allowing for 888 and 1066 MHz memory.

Asus P5B Deluxe WiFi-AP Edition | In progress

Unlocking the Core 2 multiplier is a great boon for testers, as it allows them to explore the limits of the maximum bus frequency without requiring an extremely overclocked processor. In general, lowering the CPU multiplier is rarely used for overclocking, since higher multiplier values ​​allow you to overclock the CPU to its limit without exceeding the chipset's stability threshold.

With the minimum possible multiplier of 6x, we were able to achieve a FSB frequency of 461 MHz, but this is much less than the maximum that is possible on this chipset. Since you can't change the multiplier on other boards, we couldn't come to a conclusion whether the P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP Edition is an excellent candidate for overclocking, or just an average one.

Asus P5B Deluxe WiFi-AP Edition | Special Features

The 802.11b/ wireless adapter occupies the main place here, and the microphone (microphone array) also attracts attention. Additionally, a Q-Connector kit is included to make front panel wiring easy.

Had excellent technical specifications, supported all advanced processor solutions and made it possible to create the most productive computing systems. It also had an appropriate price ($200), and it belonged to the premium class of computer components. This is exactly what will be discussed in this material.

Equipment

Since this motherboard belonged to premium-level solutions, it had the appropriate equipment. The prudent manufacturer included everything possible in it:

• Deluxe motherboard.
• Instructions for English.
• 2 disks with drivers, specialized software and documentation in electronic form.
• Metal plug for back cover personal computer case.
• 1 per connection hard drive obsolete format and FDD for connecting with an internal 3.5" floppy drive.
• 6 with the help of which new modifications of drives are connected to the system board.
• Sticker with the manufacturer's logo.

Processor socket and chipset

Underlies the Asus P5B Deluxe. The characteristics of the chipset indicated that this motherboard was based on the 965 and South chipsets developed by Intel. The model of the first of them is 82Р965. Its main component is the controller RAM. In turn, it was designated 80281HR; its task was to ensure interaction with external controllers that were installed in expansion slots.

Optional Onboard Controllers

Asus P5B Deluxe boasted an impressive set of additional controllers. The following third-party components were included in this list:

1. 2 network controllers 88E8001 from Marvell. Due to this, this motherboard could well serve as a bridge and connect two separate sections of the local computer network.
2. Improved output sound quality was provided by the AD1988B controller from ADI. Its specifications met the requirements of CH7.1.
3. The JMB361 controller from JMicron provided dynamic control of the rotation speed of the cooling system fans of both the motherboard itself and the processor device.

Processors

The Asus P5B Deluxe boasted an impressive list of supported CPUs. The following processor models could be installed on this motherboard:

• The niche of the least productive solutions in this case was occupied by Celeron and Celeron-D. The first of them included only one core and had a low level of performance, which made it possible to solve the most simple tasks. In the second case, there were already two cores on one silicon chip, and this circumstance made it possible to use such chips in entry-level gaming systems.
• One step higher in the hierarchy were the Pentium 4 and Pentium-D series CPUs. As in the previous case, the first processor solution consisted of one computing module, and the second - of two. A higher level of performance was ensured by a larger cache size and increased clock speeds.
• The premium CPUs in this case were Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad. The first family was equipped with 2 high-performance cores, and the second - with four.

Random Access Memory

As noted earlier, the RAM controller was included in the northbridge of the system logic set. It could address up to 8 GB of DDR2 RAM. Recommended module frequencies are 533, 667 and 800 MHz. It was possible to install higher speed strips with frequencies of the order of 1066 MHz, but this did not give a special increase in performance for the reason that they still worked at the maximum possible 800 MHz.

The random access memory controller was dual-channel. As a result, in combination with it, 2 modules of 1 GB each looked preferable than one of 2 GB. This organization of the RAM subsystem made it possible to obtain an additional 10-15 percent of performance.

List of expansion slots and communication capabilities

Three types of expansion slots were located on the Asus P5B Deluxe. This list included the following:

• 2 slots for installing discrete graphics in PCI-E version 16.0 format.
• 1 slot for PCI-E controller version 1.0
• 3 PCI slots for outdated controller modifications.

The list of communication connectors and ports included:

• 2 PS/2 sockets.
• 4 universal USB port.
• One parallel LPT port.
• 2 RJ-45 network jacks.

Overclocking options

Impressive performance enhancements have been implemented in the Asus P5B Deluxe. Overclocking processors could be done in the following ways:

• Increasing the system bus frequency to 650 MHz. The minimum increment step was 1 MHz.
• Increasing the CPU frequency multiplier.

In addition to this, it was possible to regulate the voltage on the processor in real time. All this made it possible to increase the speed of the computing system as quickly as possible.

Brief installation instructions

The system board of this model must be installed as follows:

1. We install the board into the case and secure it with bolts. A bolt must be installed in each mounting hole.
2. We install the remaining computer components inside the system unit.
3. We connect the front panel to the connectors in the lower right corner of the board.
4. We switch the power supply to all components of the computer system.
5. We connect the motherboard, drives and other PC components.

Results

The Deluxe motherboard became an impeccable premium solution. Its capabilities made it possible to create personal computer any level. But it is preferable to use it as part of high-performance computing systems.

Everyone has long been accustomed to the release pattern of motherboards from ASUS, when one basic model produces several modifications - most often Deluxe and Premium are added to the “regular” one. In this case, the PCB of the boards, as a rule, is the same, and the only difference is in the completeness of its filling and the variety of configurations. Even when the board underwent some modifications, visually it remained very similar to the rest of the series. But the ASUS P5B motherboard does not fit into the usual scheme, because... It has very little in common with the ASUS P5B Deluxe-Wi-Fi, which we visited earlier.

As you can see, motherboards differ not only in the color of the PCB and the completeness of the slots filled with microcircuits. The differences are everywhere: in power schemes; in the set and number of expansion slots; in the arrangement of chips and connectors... But what can we count, with a biased approach they can generally be considered only as very distant relatives (only thanks to the use of identical chipsets as the basis). Therefore, we will not draw parallels, but will examine the ASUS P5B motherboard as an independent product, which has a budget textolite coloring and not the most affordable price.

Specification ASUS P5B

Package

The motherboard is packaged in a cardboard box, which, in addition to the board, contains IDE and SATA cables with power adapters, a plug for back panel cases, CD with drivers and additional software. All this will be discussed below.

Equipment

• Motherboard;
• CD with software and drivers;
• One ATA-133 cable, FDD cable;
• Four Serial ATA cables + two power adapters (two connectors each);
• User manual in English, brief instructions on installation;
• Plug for the rear panel of the case;
• One ASUS Q-Connector Kit (USB, System panel; only in retail version);
• ASUS logo sticker.

Let us immediately draw your attention to the fact that, despite the presence of a COM port on the motherboard, the package does not include a bracket for outputting this port to the rear panel. To be fair, we note that COM ports are currently used very rarely, so we will not consider this as a big minus. By the way, the relative of the hero of today’s review, P5B Deluxe Wi-Fi, does not have the ability to output a COM port at all.

Also, despite the presence of six additional USB ports on the board, only two can be connected to the rear panel using the tools supplied in the kit. So to output a COM port and additional USB, you will have to purchase the corresponding accessories separately.

The conclusion can be drawn as follows: the equipment, considering the price on a 5-point scale, is 4. At least, an output strip for USB ports, which are constantly in short supply, would not be superfluous.

Now let's talk about the board design. In general, it can be considered quite convenient, but there are a couple of nuances that can create certain inconveniences and are worth paying attention to. So, everything in order.

There are a total of 4 cooler connectors on the board. The first connector, 4-pin CPU_FAN for the processor cooler, is located above the connectors for RAM modules not far from the processor socket, but not too close to it (as is done, for example, on the MSI P965 NEO board), so there are no problems with connecting the power cable should not arise. The PWR_FAN connector is located next to it.

There are also two additional 3-pin connectors CHA_FAN1 and CHA_FAN2 for case coolers. They are located in such a way that it is convenient to install one fan on the front panel of the case and one on the rear. There are 2 power connectors on the board: the main 24-pin EATXPWR and the additional 4-pin EATX12V. The motherboard will require a power supply that meets the ATX 12V 2.0 specification.

Three-phase power stabilizer - modest. It consists of 9 capacitors with a capacity of 680 μF. Chipset cooling is passive, without the use of fans. The north bridge of the Intel P965 has a fairly massive heatsink. Traditionally, a radiator is also installed on the south bridge, but smaller.

To the right of the northbridge there are four 240-pin DIMM connectors for DDR2 memory modules. In fact, they are divided into two groups of two connectors. The slots of the first group belong to one controller channel, the slots of the second – to another. It is possible to organize dual-channel memory access. To do this, install memory sticks in slots of the same color.

It is worth noting that the board supports DDR2 533/667/800 memory modules. The maximum total amount of RAM is 8 GB.

ASUS P5B is equipped with three standard PCI slots, three PCI Express x1 slots and one PCI Express x16 slot.

Note the top PCI Express x1 slot. As you can see, the north bridge cooling radiator is located next to it so that only a relatively small board can be installed in this connector. There is also a green LED indicator on the board that shows the status of the board.

Universal ports and storage support

In addition to the standard Intel ICH8 controller, which supports four SATA II ports, an additional JMicron JMB363 controller is used. It supports one additional internal SATA II port, one External SATA port located on the rear panel of the board, and one IDE port for connecting two compatible devices. Also, using the JMicron controller, you can organize RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD arrays.

So what do we have? As a result, 8 hard drives can be connected to the board: 6 Serial ATA II drives and two with Parallel ATA interface. Now let's move on to the USB ports. There are four USB 2.0 ports on the back of the board. In addition, it is possible to connect six more connectors using additional brackets. There is no support for the FireWire interface on the motherboard. If we take into account the cost of the board, the absence of an IEEE 1394 controller can be considered a slight minus.

Sound subsystem

Now about the sound system. The AD1988A chip is installed as a codec, which allows you to output sound with a sampling frequency of 192 kHz and has 10 DAC and 6 ADC chips. It supports eight-channel HD Audio, includes device detection, reassignable functions, and multi-stream audio technology that allows you to send different audio streams to different channels. The signal-to-noise ratio is 105 dB. Noise Filter noise reduction technology is also used. This feature recognizes repetitive and persistent noise in the incoming audio stream and then eliminates it during recording.

Let's stop at the ports sound card. The P5B motherboard supports S/PDIF audio output function, which makes it easy to connect your computer to a home theater system with the ability to connect to acoustic systems via optical or coaxial cable. We also see 6 more sound card pins. Everything is traditional here, the subwoofer is connected to the orange port, the rear speakers are connected to the black port in a 4/6/8-channel configuration, and the side speakers are connected to the gray port in an 8-channel configuration. Pink is traditionally used to connect a microphone, blue is a line input, and green is for headphones in a 2/3-channel system, or for connecting front speakers in 4/6/8-channel sound systems.

Net

For support network connections a Realtek RTL8111B (Gigabit Ethernet) network controller is provided, which is connected via the PCI Express bus and supports operating speeds of up to 1 Gbit/s.

Proprietary technologies

To ensure fast performance with minimal noise, technology AI Gear allows you to select a profile that adjusts the system bus processor frequencies and vCore voltage. This ensures a reduction in noise and energy consumption. AI Nap also aimed at minimizing noise and more economical energy consumption. With its help, you can instantly put your computer into power saving mode without turning off applications (“standby mode”). Technology Q-Fan 2 provides regulation of the rotation speed of the processor and case cooler.

Rear panel of the board

Let's take a look at the back panel. Obviously, the manufacturer does not offer us anything original. As we have already noted, there is no COM port, which is gradually finding less and less place in modern boards. The panel has a parallel port (LPT), 4 USB ports, an RJ-45 connector for network connections, one external port Serial ATA, sound card outputs and, of course, two PS/2 ports for a mouse and keyboard.

A Clear CMOS (CLRTC) jumper is installed next to the FDD connector, with which you can reset the RTC RAM data by returning BIOS settings to standard.

Today's review hero has long disappeared from store shelves and can no longer be found on the Internet. If you try, you can, of course, get this motherboard, Asus P5B Deluxe, from other users. Although that doesn't make much sense. Now this model is just an example of how the company's motherboard production has developed. The new products have long since changed their format, acquired powerful chipsets and got rid of unnecessary connectors on the interface panel.

Pay

The Asus P5B Deluxe model has received powerful characteristics. In 2006, it was practically the strongest motherboard on the market. Even when the P5K series with an updated chipset went on sale, this “motherboard” was in demand and interesting for buyers. At the time of the release of the new product, the P5B model was a reliable warrant, as it had already served faithfully for six months.

In addition, like any new product, the series was overpriced. Therefore, users were happy to support the production and the already supposedly “outdated” motherboard.

Supply

The new Asus P5B Deluxe board came in standard packaging. There was nothing special about her. The entire series was released in just such a box. It was painted blue. There was quite a lot of information up front. The board model and support for major chipsets were indicated. Also in several languages, the slogan was indicated: “Customize the speed as you want!”, which immediately hinted to buyers about the overclocking potential of the model.

There was even more information on the back of the box. It indicated the chipset format, proprietary technologies, new options, etc. A diagram was also depicted on which one could find the main elements on the product, where the cooling system, processor, audio system, and power supply were located.

Technologies

Continuing to look at the box, one could find the main technologies. Let's look at them in more detail. The manufacturer mentioned AI NOS, which will surprise no one now. Back then it was quite an interesting and very necessary solution for many buyers. The technology made it possible to automatically overclock the board, taking into account the load on the system.

The next AI Gear option introduced several profiles that allowed you to configure the entire system so that the chip frequency, system bus and voltage adjustments were balanced. Thus, the motherboard did not create much noise and reduced power consumption.

AI Nap also worked on the board's noise level. The technology made it possible to reduce noise and energy consumption. Now this feature is not surprising to users. And then everyone could “put to sleep” their PC without losing data and work processes.

Set

There was an instruction manual in the box for the Asus P5B Deluxe. It was not rich in descriptions and details, but in principle it made it possible to successfully install the “motherboard” into the case. Those who did not have enough of this information could find additional help online. Also in the box was a driver disk, software compatible with Windows Vista.

Among other things, it was possible to find cables for FDD, which is now not used anywhere, UltraDMA, 4 pieces of Serial ATA. The package was equipped with two SATA power adapters, a panel cover, and a bracket with two USB connectors. As a bonus, a branded sticker was included in the box.

Layout

It turned out interesting too appearance Asus P5B Deluxe. The design review is interesting, first of all, due to the layout of the element base. It was executed well, although over time there were practical complaints. The first thing that catches your eye is the poor placement of PCIE x1. Only a small board can be placed in this slot, since there is a heatsink for the north bridge nearby.

By the way, both “bridges” received aluminum protection, but during overclocking and other powerful loads the radiators did not cope fully. If the PC case is small, then getting to the Floppy port is very inconvenient. Therefore, it was often necessary to use a cable to install the board.

The JMicron JMB363 controller is responsible for the operation of two hard drives in the array. To form them into a heap, you can also use External SATA, but this, as practice has shown, is very inconvenient. The above controller not only correctly organizes the operation of the hard drive, but also provides an IDE port, which you will no longer see on the board.

Ports

More than 10 years ago, motherboards had a huge number of slots and connectors that you can’t find now. Some of them were already superfluous even then. Some were enough, some were not. One way or another, the board was quite loaded.

This model has three ports for PCI, the same number for PCIE x1, and a PCIE x16 connector. The latter uses a video card for Asus P5B Deluxe. Depending on the modification, this board may have 8 or 10 USB connectors. Most often, four of them are displayed on the interface panel.

The COM port was also left in stock. There is a controller for the Internet that operates at speeds of up to 1 Gbit/s. An eight-channel code is responsible for sound. The power stabilizer has three channels and is formed on fairly reliable polymer capacitors. There are no additional cooling elements other than field-effect transistors.

The interface panel has two connectors - for a keyboard and a PS/2 mouse. There is a parallel LPT here. For audio ports - six places, four USB connectors and a connection point network cable. In addition, there is SATA On-the-Go, S/PDIF coaxial and optical.

Four fans are installed on the board. For the processor it is four-pin. The remaining three have three contacts each. The cooler connector was located slightly away from the chip, not far from the memory slots. The remaining fan connections are conveniently placed to ensure even distribution of cooling.

By the way, the cooler was also equipped with a special technology that automatically regulates the speed of the fan associated with the processor and other mechanisms located nearby.

Support

The new board model supported a large number of processors. This way it was possible to connect Intel Pentium 4, Pentium D / EE, Celeron-D and Core 2 Duo. The socket had an LGA775 connector, which also allowed HyperThreading technology to function. Thus, the processor core could execute more data threads.

The north bridge worked with 82P965, and the south bridge - 82801HR. For memory there were four ports that supported the DDR2 format. Its maximum volume reached 8 GB, which was quite a lot at that time. Memory frequencies could reach 1066 MHz. Access to RAM was dual-channel, and the board had an additional power indicator.

Control

For Asus P5B Deluxe, the BIOS update was successful. The AMI version has a wide variety of settings and adjustments. In principle, the menu is intuitive, here you can easily figure out how to overclock the system.

Overclocking leads to clock frequency The chip can be increased to 400 MHz. The operating frequency of the memory is accelerated from 533 to 1067 MHz, which was a very good indicator in 2006. The PCI Express bus can also be easily accelerated to 150 MHz.

To ensure a balanced system operation, you can change the memory supply voltage. Thus, raise it from 1.8 V to 2.45 V. If the user does not understand much about this, then there is also automatic mode, which independently selects the voltage depending on the load on the system.

The same thing happens with the chip core supply voltage. It increases to 1.7 V. You can also increase the voltage for the north and south bridges, FSB and ICH Chipset.

IN BIOS menu You can see the system specifications for Asus P5B Deluxe in progress. For example, changes in the temperature of the motherboard and processor, fan speed, supply voltage and its value. The main functions that work with the cooler are immediately turned on and off.

For high-quality overclocking, it is best to update the BIOS version. There is a special utility for this from the manufacturer Update.

Modifications

It is worth noting that the Asus P5B Deluxe model is not the only one in the series. There is also a regular option, which differs only in the support of certain technologies. There is also an improved model. In general, all series of the line were popular among buyers. They liked the fact that there was a choice in different price segments. Some needed a regular motherboard, while others, on the contrary, wanted a more functional and powerful one.

This is how the Asus P5B Deluxe-WiFi appeared. The first most obvious difference from other modifications is the configuration. So, for this model, the box included not only a disk with drivers and software, but also another CD with additional software. There is an ATA-133 wire. For Serial ATA - six cables at once.

Inside there is a bracket for Firewire and two additional USB 2.0 connectors. As the name suggests, there should be an antenna inside for wireless network, here it is. They even included a separate user manual for it.

The box contains an additional fan, several connectors, a plug, a sticker and a microphone.

Several additional ports have appeared on the board. One of the main advantages is the presence of two PCI Express x16, which expands the capabilities of this board and allows you to connect two video cards at once. But it is also interesting that although this is theoretically possible, it practically cannot be realized, since the chip itself does not have SLI or Crossfire technologies.

Overclocking

Before you find out how much you managed to speed up the memory for the Asus P5B Deluxe-WiFi, you need to consider the power options. It is created here according to an 8-phase circuit. It has only 15 capacitors: some of them have a capacity of 1000 μF, and some have a capacity of 821 μF.

For overclocking it is always better to use an additional fan. It's very nice that it is available. It allows you to actively cool the northbridge, and also makes the overclocking process itself stable and correct.

Since the modifications differ slightly from each other, the BIOS has been updated to version 0509 or 0701. The system bus frequency increases to 650 MHz, PCI Express can be overclocked to 150 MHz, the processor to 476 MHz. Memory, depending on options, increases the frequency to 1 GHz.

Conclusions

Maternal Asus board P5B Deluxe was excellent option in due time. Now it can be found on very ancient PCs, it does not have the necessary connectors to connect the latest peripheral devices, is also designed for moderate power consumption. But it would be quite strange if the user wanted to “squeeze” unprecedented performance out of this model after 10 years.

At that time, the motherboard was considered an advanced model, which had good equipment and was the leader among those who received the P965 chipset. Depending on the modification, the version had a passive cooling system with 4 or 7 fan slots.

The motherboard supported many newfangled technologies that made it possible to automatically configure the system and overclocking. It was also possible to adjust the fan speed. There was support for proprietary software.

The overclocking potential was also quite good. The chipset was the only element that limited some frequency indicators. Although even in this situation, the processor could be accelerated to 476 MHz, and this is an excellent result.

The Asus P5B Deluxe-WiFi version has become the most popular. It was stronger largely due to its good cooling system, in contrast to the simplest modification of the P5B. It was also good at organizing array formation and had Firewire, a technology that its smaller brother lacked.

Everything has been improved with the Asus P5B Deluxe-WiFi. What was missing was added, some elements, on the contrary, were removed. By the time the older version was released, the BIOS was also updated, on which the overclocking potential largely depended. The power system has been improved, temperature monitoring has become more accurate.

Stanislav G. 5 years ago

Yandex market

Super Mom supports all processors and 4-core extreme, it’s just that each percent on the Asus website has its own Bios, otherwise there will be glitches as they write below and above. It swears at the rate but it works. Install the Bios that this particular processor needs and you will be happy...And it supports all the cool 2-4 core processors on 1066-1333Mz buses...look carefully on the Asus, there are about 20 bios of all sorts, if not more, and you will be happy. I wanted to buy a NAS server for the Home Cloud to use from a TV, etc. worked... and stupidly assembled it on this mother, so all the NAS servers in stores are just resting. So...if your arms are straight, everything will work out. I removed all the cooling and left it alone with no blowing noise at all and the temperature was 35 degrees. Learn...

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Advantages: Works for 9 years without shutting down

Disadvantages: No

Dmitry K. 6 years ago

Yandex market

I absolutely agree with previous speakers. The computer based on the board has been operating for the ninth year, the last two years as home server with an 8 terabyte raid array. I later took the P5Q Turbo to my workstation - it’s in no way comparable. Constantly some incomprehensibility arises in the operation of the computer. Of the shortcomings, I can only note two points - from 4 nuclear processor The Q6600 works, but the BIOS keeps complaining that it doesn’t know such a processor. The processor appears in the list of supported ones, BIOS latest version. Well, I still didn’t understand the raid - I tried to create a hardware REID 5, but from 4 terabyte disks an array of 2 terabytes was created, which is inadequate for REID 5. I had to do a software one.) In general, I would like to note a generally unpleasant point that Asus is quite suddenly gives up product support. It's sad.

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Pros: Reliability, performance, built-in RAID

Disadvantages: no particular ones noted

Sergey Gladunets 7 years ago

Yandex market

It has been working for seven years. Since 2007, I installed Core 2 Quad Q6600 2400Mhz (easily goes up to 3600Mhz) and Hynix 4GB 800Mhz. At the end of the summer of 2008, I installed an Nvidia GeForce GTX280 video card (which worked for 13 months, after frying for another 2 months) and with it a 730-watt Hyper power supply. Now I'm on a Radeon HD6870 and have been using it as a system for the third year SSD drive OCZ Vertex 64GB. I plan to purchase a Sound Blaster ZxR, because I love good sound, the latest generation PCI-E connector (narrow) allows me to do this. Everything works like clockwork. I’m very happy with my platform, because of the SSD and good coolers everything works silently, I don’t see any point in switching to something new. Yes, by the way, I have been doing repairs since 2004 cell phones, and therefore we have to actively use USB - it still defines everything clearly and never fails. Thanks to the guys from Asus for an impeccable product).

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Advantages: Good, reliable, all necessary interfaces are present (Sata, IDE, E-Sata, USB, COM-Port, optical audio, etc.).

Disadvantages: The problem in some online games is due to the built-in sound (it’s more likely a matter of drivers, but the manufacturer has stopped supporting this sound chip).

Guest 9 years ago

Yandex market

I’m not that picky about add-ons, but the fee is AWESOME throughout!

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Pros: Overclocking capabilities! cold north bridge (due to a well-thought-out cooling system with a standard fan for the bridge radiator)

Disadvantages: Once every six months you have to wipe off the dust and vacuum the body! :-)