ASUS P5Q-E (P45) pre-view

hi everybody,
yesterday i was the lucky man, and got from ASUS Hungary this new mobo for testing, thanks guys :toast:
first come some pics, results i will share as soon as possible...
to tell you the truth, this mobo impressed me so much, (you could see on the pictures) 2phase nb and ram pwm, 8phase for cpu, and this is almost a budget mobo, Deluxe will have 16phase for cpu (like ROG P45 series), nice work ASUS :D

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/4521/01st4.jpg

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/2873/02cj1.jpg

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/135/03hd4.jpg

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http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/6007/07gj3.jpg

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/2091/08sh1.jpg

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/801/09sk8.jpg

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/9923/10qk0.jpg

regards

Good board, Would you be able to tell how many layers does this board have? 6 layer or 4 layer... Thanks.

Nice Layout :clap::yepp::clap:

i will check it at home, dont remember :)

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Originally Posted by Achill3uS

i will check it at home, dont remember :)

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It should have a number in some corner indicate layer for this board, Could you please get a picture for it? thanks.

Looks like a promising replacement for the p5k-e; thanks for the preview

Any idea on retail pricing?

Thats a RARE thing. An Asus board with a perfect layout. Dont get me wrong I love Asus...but some of their layouts...are :shrug:

testing ?

It's a very nice looking mobo, the first Asus mobo in years that has impressed me.

Tempted to upgrade my P5K-Premium for one of these or the deluxe version, looks real nice!

Nice looking board!

Achill3uS, could you test max fsb with 45nm quad?

been waiting a while to see what this boards like, cant wait to see the results:up:

is DDR2 or DDR3 ?
wait for results :p:

waiting for dual core FSB results and RAM overclockin frequencies and timings

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Does this have that instant boot Linux operating system?

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Does this have that instant boot Linux operating system?

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it doesn't from looks of it

i have Asus P5E3 DLX (X38) board with that linux thing but it doesn't work unless i flash the to first even bios release

shame really but i guess if you know what you're doing you can reflash that thing and make your own little bootable OS

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Does this have that instant boot Linux operating system?

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http://event.asus.com/mb/p5q/

Should come with Linux OS(Express Gate) It seems the whole P5Q series come with Express Gate. Very impressive features for a budget board. 8 phase VRM, 2 phase for MCH and DDR, which are only available for the premium series of the previous generation boards.

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Looks like a promising replacement for the p5k-e; thanks for the preview

Any idea on retail pricing?

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absolutley no idea :( welcome :)

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testing ?

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i'm working on it man :D

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Nice looking board!

Achill3uS, could you test max fsb with 45nm quad?

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yes it is :)
no :( i only have wolfdale's...

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waiting for dual core FSB results and RAM overclockin frequencies and timings

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haha, thanks my friend :)
i could tell some details, but still don't know about the NDA, so don't wanna get some trouble for XS or myself :D
but the BIOS is wonderful! it has a lot of memory settings, and voltages almost like a ROG mobo + OVP jumpers :clap:
i've reached 500fsb with E8400 easy, still working on more...

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is DDR2 or DDR3 ?
wait for results :p:

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only DDR2, P5Q3 Deluxe will be DDR3 and Maximus II Extreme.

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Does this have that instant boot Linux operating system?

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doesn't have.

PCB Layers?

148 layer.

When will these boards be out?

i would be VERY interested in one of these or the deluxe pending prices for my new build :)

BTW to OP thanks for sharing

Nice topic.

I hope u can try it with crossfire... Pci exp 2.0 go twice the old pci exp so 2 slot 8x could be more than enough for 2 3870... And I'm curious to see how they perform with crossfireX 4x... This mobo could be great with dual core clocking and multi gpu... Bye

Looking High FSB and High memory and Welcome the Eaglelake....

Think this will be my next board :)

nice card man :D:eek: super clean pics