fps4life
06-24-2007, 09:23 PM
the asus P5N-E SLI motherboard is built around the nvidia nforce 650i series chipset the motherboard as the name suggests supports nvidia sli however the chipset runs pci express 16x chips at 8x when in sli.
it features gigabit networking, 6ch hd audio, 3gb/s sata raid configurations in 1 2 or 4 configurations. and asus's multiple bios configuration folders.
pici's
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c187/asgard_forever/Picture21-1.jpg
the packaging is sleek and styleish like most asus goods
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c187/asgard_forever/Picture23.jpg
inside the box is kinda sloppy but is neat the board itself is stored under the cardboard seperator
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c187/asgard_forever/Picture22.jpg
included is everything you need for the build molex to sata power conetor 2 sata data cables 2 extra rear usb ports floppy ribbon cable hdd ribbon cable and nvidia sli vga bridge. (not included spdif expansion *supported*)
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c187/asgard_forever/Picture19.jpg
the board itself is somewhat well laid out the space behind both pci-e 16x cards is clear and not cluttered however capacitors near the conectors for the cpu cooler could be a problem and the large north bridge heatsink is very close to the ram other than that it's well laid
things that could be better northbridge cooling. the northbridge could use an active cooling solution, no cooling on southbridge needs a small heatsink and more room around the mounts for the cpu cooling. i will post benchmarks once i finish the build.
from what i've heard from a fellow gamer clocks a 6600 to 3 ghz easy however this is no mean feat i will get more impressions from him to further update this reveiw
it features gigabit networking, 6ch hd audio, 3gb/s sata raid configurations in 1 2 or 4 configurations. and asus's multiple bios configuration folders.
pici's
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c187/asgard_forever/Picture21-1.jpg
the packaging is sleek and styleish like most asus goods
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c187/asgard_forever/Picture23.jpg
inside the box is kinda sloppy but is neat the board itself is stored under the cardboard seperator
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c187/asgard_forever/Picture22.jpg
included is everything you need for the build molex to sata power conetor 2 sata data cables 2 extra rear usb ports floppy ribbon cable hdd ribbon cable and nvidia sli vga bridge. (not included spdif expansion *supported*)
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c187/asgard_forever/Picture19.jpg
the board itself is somewhat well laid out the space behind both pci-e 16x cards is clear and not cluttered however capacitors near the conectors for the cpu cooler could be a problem and the large north bridge heatsink is very close to the ram other than that it's well laid
things that could be better northbridge cooling. the northbridge could use an active cooling solution, no cooling on southbridge needs a small heatsink and more room around the mounts for the cpu cooling. i will post benchmarks once i finish the build.
from what i've heard from a fellow gamer clocks a 6600 to 3 ghz easy however this is no mean feat i will get more impressions from him to further update this reveiw