ASUS P5K Deluxe WiFi specifications
| ASUS P5K Deluxe | |
|---|---|
| Item | Specification |
| Processor support | All Intel LGA775 CPUs except Celeron Ds |
| Northbridge | Intel P35 |
| Southbridge | Intel ICH9R |
| Memory support | 4 DIMMs, dual-channel, DDR2-1066/800/667, non-ECC, un-buffered memory, 8GB Max |
| Graphics (main) | 2 x PCI Express x16 slots with support for ATI CrossFire, one at 16x speed, one at 4x |
| PCI Express | 2 x PCI Express x1 |
| PCI conventional | 3 x PCI 2.2 |
| ATA | 1 x Ultra DMA 133 / 100 / 66 / 33 controller (Supplied by JMicron JMB363 controller) |
| SATA | 6 x Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s provided by Intel ICH9R |
| RAID | RAID 0 and 1 through Intel ICH9R RAID 0, 1, and JBOD using JMicron JMB363 controller |
| LAN | Dual Gigabit LAN controllers, featuring AI NET2 ASUS WiFi-AP Solo |
| Audio | ADI 1988B 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC |
| Floppy | 1 x Floppy disk drive connector provided by JMicron JMB363 controller |
| FireWire | Agere® FW322 1394a controller supports 2 x IEEE 1394a ports (one at midboard; one at back panel) |
| USB | 10 x USB2.0 ports (4 ports at mid-board, 6 ports at back panel) |
| ASUS AI lifestyle features | ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution: - ASUS AI Gear2 - ASUS AI Nap - ASUS 8-Phase Power Design - ASUS Fanless Design: Heat-pipe solution - ASUS Fanless Design: Stack Cool 2 - ASUS Q-Fan 2 ASUS Crystal Sound: - ASUS Noise Filter ASUS EZ DIY: - ASUS Q-Connector - ASUS O.C. Profile - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - ASUS EZ Flash 2 - ASUS AI Slot Detector ASUS WiFi@Home: - ASUS WiFi-AP Solo |
| Back Panel I/O Ports | 1 x PS/2 Keyboard 1 x S/PDIF Out (Coaxial + Optical) 2 x External SATA 1 x IEEE1394a 2 x RJ45 port 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 1 x WiFi-AP Solo antenna jack 8-channel Audio I/O |
| Internal I/O Connectors | 2 x USB connectors support additional 4 USB ports 1 x floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector 1 x COM connector 6 x SATA connectors 1 x CPU fan connector 4 x Chassis fan connector 1 x Power fan connector 1 x IEEE1394a connector Front panel audio connector 1 x S/PDIF out header Chassis-intrusion connector CD audio in 24-pin ATX power connector 2 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector System panel (Q-Connector) |
| Monitoring ASIC | ASUS AI |
| Form factor | ATX Form Factor, 12in x 9.6in (305mm x 245mm) |
| Current street price | £145 (inc VAT) |
Summary
ASUS offers a comprehensive range of features with the P5K Deluxe, including its regular assortment of 'AI' enhancements. Whether it all combines into a cohesive whole that's worth £145 of your money, though, is what we're setting out to discover.
Above and beyond the specification of the P35 chipset, ASUS also states that the P5K Deluxe supports DDR2-1066. The chipset itself already has the dividers to support this speed of memory for 1066 and 1333FSBs and ASUS clearly believes that the P5K Deluxe's layout is up to the job of dealing with such memory.
Finally, ASUS states on its web site that the P5K Deluxe has "Support [for] Intel® next generation 45nm multi-core CPU".
