The best Conroe Work Station Motherboard ASUS P5W64 WS Pro

**AndreYang** · 08-03-2006, 08:50 AM

1.3V 472*9=3.3G

Dual Prime 95

**grimREEFER** · 08-03-2006, 09:06 AM

4 pci x16 slots?
i thought it was 2 x16's and 2 pci-x(aka useless lol) slots

**xerogenesis** · 08-03-2006, 09:14 AM

those are definately not pci-x slots and the 64 in the p5w64 stands for the total speed of the pci-e slots (4 x 16 = 64)

**Torphoto** · 08-06-2006, 08:44 AM

WOOOHAAA this is the board I have been waiting for!!! 4x16 slots now where can I get more info, specs, est time to retail etc etc etc!!!!!

**argonmtt** · 08-08-2006, 09:53 PM

Will this mb support up to kentsfield ?

anyway can anyone enlighten me why one need 4 pci-x

**an0nym0us** · 08-08-2006, 11:54 PM

Originally Posted by Torphoto

WOOOHAAA this is the board I have been waiting for!!! 4x16 slots now where can I get more info, specs, est time to retail etc etc etc!!!!!

what is the purpose of having those 4 slots?

**Xtasy** · 08-09-2006, 12:23 AM

does the mainbaord needs a drop mod?

**smids** · 08-09-2006, 03:03 AM

Originally Posted by an0nym0us

what is the purpose of having those 4 slots?

PCI-E RAID cards... 8 monitor support with 4 graphics cards....usual workstation stuff.

**Dat Ei** · 08-11-2006, 01:41 PM

Hey Andre,

am I right, that the P5W64 WS Pro has two NIC interfaces, one GBit PCIe and one GBit PCI? Do you have any hints, why Asus implements 2 GBit PCIe interfaces on the more ordinary P5W DH, while they give only one GBit PCIe interface to their flagchip board?

BTW: any news about the release date? Still no hints from Asus...

Regards

Dat Ei

**Dat Ei** · 08-15-2006, 11:15 AM

^^^

**Torphoto** · 08-15-2006, 11:41 AM

There will be more interest in this board than the p5wdg2-ws pro as pci-e slots are more usable than pcix in general terms. Now it's just when asus decides to release it to our side of the pond.

**Raja@ASUS** · 08-15-2006, 12:01 PM

Originally Posted by Dat Ei

Hey Andre,

am I right, that the P5W64 WS Pro has two NIC interfaces, one GBit PCIe and one GBit PCI? Do you have any hints, why Asus implements 2 GBit PCIe interfaces on the more ordinary P5W DH, while they give only one GBit PCIe interface to their flagchip board?

BTW: any news about the release date? Still no hints from Asus...

Regards

Dat Ei

there's only so many pcie lanes they can use remember. There's none spare for 2 pcie lan.

**Torphoto** · 08-16-2006, 08:47 PM

I just went through the older p5wdg2-ws manual ( no pro yet ) and the gigabit lan is pcie 4x on both, where did you find out that the pro and p5w64 has pci lan on the second port? I guess we'll have to wait to be sure but it seems like pcie lan for all 3

**day187** · 08-17-2006, 06:14 AM

Does anybody know when this board will be released in the UK,

**smids** · 08-17-2006, 07:17 AM

Nope, Insight will have the P5WG2-WS Pro for £193 on the 22nd Aug (1 board!!!). Haven't heard anything about this though - can't wait either

.

**nox_uk** · 08-17-2006, 07:39 AM

Originally Posted by smids

Nope, Insight will have the P5WG2-WS Pro for £193 on the 22nd Aug (1 board!!!). Haven't heard anything about this though - can't wait either

.

Novatech have 3 (non pro?) in stock now @ £182

i'm waiting for the P5W64 presonally though.

Nox

**xgman** · 08-17-2006, 08:13 AM

Originally Posted by Torphoto

I just went through the older p5wdg2-ws manual ( no pro yet ) and the gigabit lan is pcie 4x on both, where did you find out that the pro and p5w64 has pci lan on the second port? I guess we'll have to wait to be sure but it seems like pcie lan for all 3

Witghout double checking, I'm pretty sure that on my P5wdg2-ws professional it is both pci lan, so it should be the same on the 64 I would think.

**smids** · 08-17-2006, 09:12 AM

Originally Posted by nox_uk

Novatech have 3 (non pro?) in stock now @ £182

i'm waiting for the P5W64 presonally though.

Nox

Same - the problem with the non-Pro is the obvious lack of Conroe/Allendale support - which is why we are all waiting.

Welcome to the forums btw

**nox_uk** · 08-17-2006, 10:48 AM

Thanks, seriously long term browser here - figured it was about time.

Nox

**Dat Ei** · 08-17-2006, 10:59 AM

Originally Posted by Torphoto

I just went through the older p5wdg2-ws manual ( no pro yet ) and the gigabit lan is pcie 4x on both, where did you find out that the pro and p5w64 has pci lan on the second port? I guess we'll have to wait to be sure but it seems like pcie lan for all 3

The pics of the P5W64 show one Marvell 88E8052 (PCIe) and one 88E8001 (PCI as far as I know).

Dat Ei

**apfubar** · 08-17-2006, 12:46 PM

Originally Posted by xgman

Witghout double checking, I'm pretty sure that on my P5wdg2-ws professional it is both pci lan, so it should be the same on the 64 I would think.

Quote from the Manual of the P5WDG2-WS Pro:
"The motherboard comes with dual Gigabit LAN controllers to provide the total solution for your networking needs. These network controllers use the PCI Express segment to provide faster data bandwidth for your wired or wireless Internet, LAN and file sharing requirements."

The Chip Nos are:
Marvell 88SE8052 + 88E8001

Cheers,
AP

**mike** · 08-17-2006, 12:59 PM

What are the PCI-E slots electrically?

I would imagine something along the lines of:

Slot 1: 16x/8x
Slot 2: 4x/8x
Slot 3: 1x/4x
Slot 4: 1x/1x

WHich in this case the layouy would not be too go for SLI/CF. I am just wildly guessing - or did they managed to implement more PCI-E lanes on the Southbrigde?

**Torphoto** · 08-17-2006, 01:20 PM

Originally Posted by mikeguava

What are the PCI-E slots electrically?

I would imagine something along the lines of:

Slot 1: 16x/8x
Slot 2: 4x/8x
Slot 3: 1x/4x
Slot 4: 1x/1x

WHich in this case the layouy would not be too go for SLI/CF. I am just wildly guessing - or did they managed to implement more PCI-E lanes on the Southbrigde?

They're supposed to be 16x/8x , 8x , 8x , 4x

**mike** · 08-17-2006, 01:22 PM

Just started looking what that IDT chip was and hurray - an extra 24 PCI-E lanes.

Had missed this post:

Originally Posted by NapalmV5

LOL.. im 2 excisted..

http://www.idt.com/products/files/1840374/PES24N3ds.pdf

?
x16
x8
x8
x8
?

Right on the money - indeed this is a must have board!!!

**smids** · 08-17-2006, 01:23 PM

Isn't it P5W64 as in 64 lanes, hence:

16x
16x
16x
16x

or, with lanes spread elsewhere

16x
8x
8x
16x

With the remaining 16 lanes used elsewhere?

1 thing for sure is 64 lanes.

Have I got the wrong end of the stick entirely?

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