Asus P5E3 Deluxe X38 Mainboard Preview!

[sxs112]

Vr-Zone

[Frank M]

Good: improved slot layout (compared to other anus boards)
Bad: even with the first x16 lower, it still gets in the way of the RAM latches;
lots of heatpipes;
cramped CPU area

Thanks for posting it, at least I know I'll not be wanting one.

[Major_A]

I like the I/O panel and how the IDE and SATA are setup. I'm glad to see the mouse PS/2, serial port and parallel port are history. The more USB ports the better.

[ataky]

seems like a ln2 pot and phase change hell.
think geminii doesnt fit as well?

[DFI pit bull]

Sweet, just wondering if my mach2 will fit with all those caps so close to the socket.

[Solarfall]

seems like a ln2 pot and phase change hell.
think geminii doesnt fit as well?

hahah you know i was just about to say that.. well i think it can be done but damn that cpu socket is cramped
and heat pipes again... blaah
well im waiting for reviews before i lay my judgment on this board

[hecktic]

looks pretty nice compared to other asus boards

[El Snorro]

too bad asus sticked to using the stock intel layout around the socket (caps about 1mm form socket edges)
This is nog really good for dice/ln2

[BeardyMan]

too bad asus sticked to using the stock intel layout around the socket (caps about 1mm form socket edges)
This is nog really good for dice/ln2

I agree, if dfi can do it why not asus?

[StealthyFish]

I"d feel sorry for all the guys with a big typhoon. Try getting your hand down there and screwing in those little nuts to secure the hsf. lol. that would be pure hell.

[Eastcoasthandle]

I simply don't like it.
-PCI slot is not placed were I like it
-I still prefer both mouse/keyboard ports
-wb/hs installation maybe a pain
-not sure if that red ide is for regular ide or raid setup
-sata placement is awkward for my setup

However:
-they finally moved the battery to a location easily accessible

[breakfromyou]

Now...how does it clock? :p

[[XC] leviathan18]

good layout bad color combination hate 8 pin location

[noroger]

Liked the colour
Improved PCI-E 16x location
nice voltage options

Dont like those metal plates on north and south bridges heatspreaders.
4 pin location is in the bad place again

[Mad1723]

Good: improved slot layout (compared to other anus boards)

Typo?

I can't wait to see this board really performing, see what its worth

[Infa]

Am i the only one seeing only 3 options for the DRam divider?
wasnt x38 supposed to get MORE than other chipset? maybe its just a VERY early Beta bios, but anyway?

[MaxxxRacer]

You think they would lay off the heatpipes.

And as others have said, this board does NOT support LN2 very well at all. It has one of the most cramped socket areas I've seen in a while.

[BeardyMan]

You think they would lay off the heatpipes.

And as others have said, this board does NOT support LN2 very well at all. It has one of the most cramped socket areas I've seen in a while.

You could always go Hipro style though

[xVeinx]

Just submerge the entire board in LN2 :p

[Stapler]

That's going to be a PITA to insulate.

[MaxxxRacer]

You could always go Hipro style though

lol, I suppose I could do that. But you still have to insulate the backside of the board.

[G3XC]

I cant see how the Asus silver plate on top of the cobber is going to help the cooling.

I mean, having your company name on the product is fine. But nerfing the cooling while doing it, is not.

[BeardyMan]

Wel sadly enough these mosfets/components are getting pretty hot so i'm actually glad they provide so much copper...

[FischOderAal]

8 x USB + dual GBit-Ethernet *hooray* who needs LPT nowadays anyway? not me

finally a trend I can welcome ^^ the Heatpipe doesn't matter for me because I gonna watercool my mobo anyway

[[XC] hipno650]

thats to bad. i am disappointed in this board and i had high hopes for it.

1. Way to many large heat pipes limits your air cooling and extreme cooling options and is hard to work with. why can't they just use flipin fans!!!! they work better then heatpipe crap and are way smaller. and just put small ram sink type sinks on the power regulators and vrms.

2. bad slot layout (only 2 PCI)

3. way to much stuff in the CPU area

4. bad power connector layout (bad 8pin placement)