ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe WiFi
To help identify where the -E Deluxe version differs compared to the 2.0 Deluxe, I've tabled the feature lists.| A7N8X 2.0 Deluxe | A7N8X-E Deluxe WiFi | |
| CPU Support | All Socket A processors | All Socket A processors |
| Northbridge | NVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400 SPP | NVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400 SPP |
| Memory Support | 3 slots, DDR400, 3GB max | 3 slots, DDR400, 3GB max |
| AGP | 8X | 8X |
| Southbridge | NVIDIA MCP-T | NVIDIA MCP-T |
| Audio | Realtek ALC650 from MCP-T feed | Realtek ALC650 from MCP-T feed |
| Audio Connectivity | 5 port backplane speaker, S/PDIF I/O on backplane | 5 port backplane speaker, S/PDIF I/O on backplane |
| PCI | 5 x 32-bit 33MHz PCI 2.1 slots | 5 x 32-bit 33MHz PCI 2.1 slots |
| IDE | 2 ATA133 compliant ports from MCP-T | 2 ATA133 compliant ports from MCP-T |
| IDE RAID | None | None |
| SATA | Silicon Image Sil3112, 2 port | Silicon Image Sil3112, 2 port |
| SATA RAID | 2 device,RAID0, RAID1 | 2 device RAID0, RAID1 |
| Networking | NVIDIA 10/100 (Realtek 8201BL PHY), 3Com 10/100 (Broadcom AC101L PHY) | NVIDIA 10/100 (Realtek 8201BL PHY), Marvell 88E8001 10/100/1000, ASUS 802.11b WiFi |
| USB | MCP-T, 4 x backplane USB2.0, 2 x I/O USB2.0 | MCP-T, 4 x backplane USB2.0, 2 x I/O USB2.0 |
| FireWire | 2 x I/O ports (6-pin powered, 4-pin passive) Realtek 8801 PHY | 2 x I/O ports (6-pin powered, 4-pin passive), Realtek 8801 PHY |
| Other I/O | PS/2, Parallel, 1 x Serial | PS/2, Parallel, 1 x Serial |
You need to stare really hard to see it. No, stare harder. There you go, tucked away in the networking section you can see it. The 3Com MAC on the MCP-T gets dropped for cabled Ethernet duties, ASUS slapping a Marvell gigabit ASIC on there instead, giving the -E Deluxe 1000Mbit/sec support. Highly useful and not at all a marketing feature. Along with that upgrade, the -E Deluxe WiFi gets, you guess it, WiFi capabilities. Without ripping the sticker and shield off the card to find the chipset, it's an 802.11b part, supporting 11Mb/sec wireless networking. It's the same part that ships with ASUS' K8V Deluxe WiFi bundle and it marks ASUS' attempt to get WiFi into more homes.
That's your lot, nothing else gets changed in the creation of the -E Deluxe, from the 2.0 Deluxe. No Sil3114 and two more SATA ports, no Toslink digital output from the MCP-T, no ALC658 front-end to the Soundstorm. ASUS really missed a chance to creep up beside DFI in terms of features. Disappointing, gigabit Ethernet and WiFi are useless new features to a lot of people, but it's better than nothing right?
