Entered CNET Catalog:
10/06/2005
SKU: P5N32-SLI DELUXE
Manufacturer: ASUSTek Computer Inc.
Manufacturer description
The ASUS AI Life motherboards are designed for Peace, Quiet and Comfort. Those were great, but if you had something other than peace in mind, the P5N32-SLI Deluxe will suit you just fine. This mobo is for those who doesn't shoot for self-defense, who doesn't pass another car because one is late, and who despises mercy rules in sports. Challenge your system for the highest performance and be ready when the next graphics revolution comes with dual x16 PCI-Express SLI. Get tough, get competitive, get on top of the game and stay on top of the game.
User opinions
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User Rating:
8/10
Good all-purpose boardby martindo123 - July 17, 2006
Pros: Supports Pentium D Series 9 chips, easy to configure
Cons: Fussy about memory, major power requirements, cooling can be an issue.
Review:
I wanted a simple upgrade to improve performance (i.e. dual core) and give SLI capability, but, man, this thing was costly, considering I had to replace the power supply, memory and add 2 additional cooling fans to my system for stable performance.
MB works flawlessly once you satisfy all its needs.
Very happy apart from additional cost to upgrade (could have bought a full pre-made m.o.r. system or a couple of XBOX 360's for that price).
User Rating:
9/10
Good for overclock, very stable, SLI 16xby heru671 - January 8, 2006
Pros: Good Bios, Lot of features, Better Cooling performance
Cons: PATA only 2 slot (standard).
Review:
I already have Asus P5WD2 Premium but it's not good enough for me, because it makes my processor overheat (average temperatures 51 - 53 celcius) at normal conditions. but when I bought these motherboards, the overheat processor was never came (at normal only 38 - 42 celcius). besides that the sli on intel is great for gaming. My Benchmark (with 3dmark 05) on these rigs are 12.987 without any overclock.
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Asus P5N32-SLI Deluxe NVIDIA Socket 775 ATX Motherboard specifications
- General
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Product type (AE)
Motherboard
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Form factor
ATX
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Width
12.0 in
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Depth
9.6 in
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Compatible Processors
Pentium 4 Extreme Edition
, Pentium Extreme Edition
, Celeron D
, Pentium D
, Pentium 4
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Mainboard processor socket
LGA775 Socket
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Chipset Type
NVIDIA nForce4 SLI Intel Edition
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Data bus speed
1066.0 MHz
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BIOS type
Award
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Storage key information
Serial ATA-300 (RAID)
, ATA-133
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Power connectors
24-pin main power connector
, 8-pin ATX12V connector
, 4-pin auxiliary power connector
- Processor
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Installed Qty (Max Supported)
0.0 ( 1.0 )
- Memory
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Supported RAM Technology
DDR2 SDRAM
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RAM Installed ( Max )
0.0 MB / 16.0 GB (max)
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RAM Technology
Non-ECC
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Supported RAM Speed
PC2-4300
, PC2-5300
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RAM features
Two DDR channels
- Audio
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Audio Output
Sound card
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Audio codec
Realtek ALC850
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Sound Output Mode
7.1 channel surround
- Telecom / Networking
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Modem
None
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Networking
Network adapter - Ethernet
, - Fast Ethernet
, - Gigabit Ethernet
- Features
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BIOS Features
Hyper-Threading Technology
, WfM 2.0 support
, ASUS MyLogo2
, SMBIOS 2.3 support
, DMI 2.0 support
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Manual Settings
Processor core voltage
, Memory voltage
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Hardware Features
C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall)
, ASUS SATA on the Go
, CrashFree BIOS 2
, ASUS Ai Proactive
, ASUS Q-Fan 2
- Expansion / Connectivity
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Expansion Slots Total (Free)
1.0 PCI Express x1 - LGA775 Socket
, 2.0 PCI Express x4
, 2.0 PCI Express x16
, 1.0 PCI
, 2.0 Processor
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Interfaces
1.0 x Audio - IEEE 1284 (EPP/ECP) - Mini-phone 3.5 mm
, 2.0 x Parallel - Generic - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style)
, 2.0 x Keyboard - Line-out (center/subwoofer) - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
, 1.0 x Audio - SPDIF output - 25 pin D-Sub (DB-25)
, 1.0 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire) - Line-out (side surround) - RCA
, 1.0 x Audio - Line-out (rear) - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style)
, 1.0 x Network - Line-out (back surround) - 4 pin USB Type A
, 1.0 x Hi-Speed USB - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - TOSLINK
, 1.0 x Audio - Generic - 6 pin FireWire
, 2.0 x Mouse - SPDIF output - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
, 1.0 x Audio - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
, 1.0 x Audio - RJ-45
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Additional connectors (optional)
2 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire)
, 6 x Hi-Speed USB
- Miscellaneous
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Software Included (Mainboard)
WinDVD
, Drivers & utilities
, ASUS PC Probe