Asus P5N-E SLI - motherboard - ATX - nForce 650i SLI
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CNET product brief
The Asus P5N-E is a nVidia nForce 650i SLI-based, enthusiast motherboard.
Compared to other enthusiast motherboards on the market, it is midpriced at around $160.
This motherboard supports Celeron, Pentium 4, Pentium D, and Core 2 processors that use the LGA775 interface.
Specs:
Product type:
Motherboard;
Form factor:
ATX;
Chipset Type:
NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI
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Product type:
Motherboard
Form factor:
ATX
Chipset Type:
NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI
Data bus speed:
1333 MHz
Dimensions (WxDxH):
12 in x 9 in
Description:
The Asus P5N-E is a nVidia nForce 650i SLI-based, enthusiast motherboard.
Compared to other enthusiast motherboards on the market, it is midpriced at around $160.
This motherboard supports Celeron, Pentium 4, Pentium D, and Core 2 processors that use the LGA775 interface.
Pros:
Is built around a nVidia nForce 650i SLI-based chipset, which is somewhat more robust than some similarly priced motherboards.
Also, this motherboard has a serial ATA-300 and ATA-133 storage interface, which is more favorable than some similarly priced motherboards.
In fact, the typical cost of a product with a comparable set of storage interface is $260.
This motherboard supports up to 8GB of RAM.
This is enough for complex tasks such as database and photo-editing.
In addition you can take advantage of the onboard Firewire (IEEE 1394) to connect to compatible peripherals at high data rates.
Cons:
None noted, given available product data.
Suitability:
Made for the dedicated computer enthusiast.
Value:
Overall, this motherboard has great features for the money.
Suggestions:
(1) Be sure that you are using a LGA775-compatible processor with this motherboard.
(2) If you want to take full advantage of the on-board SATA controller, you will want to consider a hard drive upgrade.
Existing IDE hard drives will run on the ATA-133 bus.
(3) For motherboard add-ons, check out the
storage
and
components
section of CNET's website.
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