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Asus P5E3

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  • oc profile, ez flash 2, bios profiles, ai net 2, crashfree bios 3

Asus P5E3

The Asus P5E3 is an Intel X48 chipset motherboard that is compatible with LGA 775 socket processors. For the southbridge, the P5E3 uses Intel’s ICH9R chipset which offers RAID capabilities.

The motherboard features Asus’ 3rd generation 8-phase VRM design which promises power efficiency of up to 95%. The P5E3 also uses the Asus Energy Processing Unit (EPU) and AI Gear 3, which work together to digitally monitor and automatically adjusts the power fed to the CPU depending on load.

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Asus P5E3

The Asus P5E3 is an Intel X48 chipset motherboard that is compatible with LGA 775 socket processors. For the southbridge, the P5E3 uses Intel’s ICH9R chipset which offers RAID capabilities.

The motherboard features Asus’ 3rd generation 8-phase VRM design which promises power efficiency of up to 95%. The P5E3 also uses the Asus Energy Processing Unit (EPU) and AI Gear 3, which work together to digitally monitor and automatically adjusts the power fed to the CPU depending on load.

System cooling features include a pure copper heat pipe design and Asus’ Q-Fan 2 system. The fanless copper heat pipe directs heat to the heatsink at the rear and promises to lower temperatures by up to 10 degrees celsius. Q-Fan 2 is a variable fan speed system that automatically adjusts fan speed according to system load.

For improved CPU and graphics power, the Asus P5E3 offers the Precision Tweaker 2 overclocking tool and AMD’s CrossFire technology. Precision Tweaker 2 allows the user to fine tune northbridge, Front Side Bus termination, CPU PLL and DRAM voltages in 0.02 volt increments. CrossFire, meanwhile, features improvements in image quality and rendering speed. This is complemented by the Catalyst Control Center, which gives the user a real time 3D rendered preview of changes in settings.

BIOS management is made simpler via the CrashFree BIOS 3, EZ-Flash 2 and O.C. Profile features. CrashFree BIOS 3 and EZ-Flash 2 allow the user to restore and update the BIOS from a USB flash drive. O.C. Profile allows the user to store and load several BIOS settings.

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Manufacturer's Specs

  • CPU
    Intel Socket 775 Core™2 Quad/Core™2 Extreme/Core™2 Duo/Pentium® Extreme/Pentium® D/Pentium® 4 Processors Compatible with Intel® 05B/05A/06 processors Support Intel® 45nm CPU
  • Chipset
    Intel X48 Intel ICH9R Intel Fast Memory Access Technology
  • Front Side Bus
    1600/1333/1066/800 MHz
  • Memory
    4 x DIMM, Max. 8 GB, DDR3 2000*/1800*/1600/1333/1066/800 Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory Dual Channel memory architecture Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) * Overclocking speed ** For the X.M.P. support, CPUs with FSB 1333 or above are recommended. *** Refer to www.asus.com or this user manual for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors List). ****When installing total memory of 4GB capacity or more, Windows® 32-bit operation system may only recognize less than 3GB. Hence, a total installed memory of less than 3GB is recommended.
  • Expansion Slots
    3 x PCIe x16 (blue @PCIe2.0 x16 mode, black @PCIe x4 or x1 mode) supports CrossFire Technology 1 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI
  • Storage
    Southbridge 6 xSATA 3 Gb/s ports Intel Matrix Storage Technology Support RAID 0,1,5,10 JMicron® JMB363 PATA and SATA controller 2 xExternal SATA 3.0 Gb/s port (SATA On-the-Go) 1 xUltraDMA 133/100/66 for up to 2 PATA devices Support RAID 0,1,JBOD
  • LAN
    Dual Gigabit LAN controllersMarvell 88E8056® PCIe Gigabit LAN controller featuring AI NET2 Realtek RTL8110SC® PCI Gigabit LAN controller featuring AI NET2
  • Wireless LAN
    ASUS WiFi-AP @n - 300Mbps* IEEE 802.11n (Draft) and backwards compatible with IEEE 802.11g / b - Software Access Point mode *300Mbps is IEEE 802.11n draft specification. Actual throughput will vary depending on the wireless environment and other parameters
  • Audio
    ADI® AD1988B 8 -Channel High Definition Audio CODEC Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF out ports at back I/O Support Jack-Sensing, Enumeration, Multi-streaming AI Audio 2
  • IEEE 1394
    Agere® L-FW3227 1394a controller supports 2 x 1394a ports (one at midboard; one at back panel)

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  • LGA775 Intel® Core™2 Processor Ready
  • PCIe 2.0
  • AMD CrossFire Technology
  • Dual-Channel DDR3 2000(O.C.)/1800(O.C.)/1600
  • ASUS EPU
  • ASUS Express Gate
  • ASUS WiFi-AP @n
  • ASUS 3rd Generation 8 …

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  1. Reviewer: Dinox PC
    23 May 2008

    Conclusioni La scheda madre ASUS P5E3 Premium si presenta al consumatore come un prodotto del quale è difficile poter mettere in discussione la sua completezza. Nella dotazione si trovano feature legate alla connettività che vanno ben oltre le ormai quasi scontate due porte Gigabit LAN grazie alla presenza di una scheda WiFi 802.11n dotata di due antenne per una migliore ricezione del segnale che può funzionare non solo in modalità client ma anche come Access Point.... Read more

  2. Asus P5E3 Premium

    Reviewer: Computer Power User
    04 February 2008
    Overall 8
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    The P5E3’s overall performance was on par with other X38 chipset boards we’ve tested, except when we overclocked it to extremely high bus and memory speeds, where the little extra margin that the X48 brings can pay off slightly. Simply put, the P5E3 Premium takes advantage of what the new Intel X48 chipset has to offer and then some. Read more

  3. Asus P5E3 Premium

    Reviewer: maximum pc
    04 February 2008
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    Motherboard naming conventions have never been easy to follow, but Asus threw us for a loop with its P5E3 Premium board. Is it an even better version of the stellar P5E3 Deluxe that we reviewed in January? Nope. The board actually features Intel’s newest enthusiast x48 chipset, which is, umm, 10 more than the x38 used in the P5E Deluxe board. Read more

  4. ASUS P5E3 Premium

    Reviewer: HardOCP
    30 January 2008

    Morry's Thoughts: The ASUS P5E3 Premium is one of the fastest Intel boards I’ve seen, ever. The X48 chipset paired up with the board is a stellar performer, giving the board a leg up in both the stock and overclocking performance realms. The benchmarking numbers alone are enough to demonstrate this fact, with the stellar overclocking results acting as icing on the cake. ASUS did a fine job with the abundance of BIOS related configuration settings, allowing for massive... Read more

  5. Reviewer: t-break
    15 December 2007

    Conclusion: Overall, we were truly impressed by the features and actual performance of the Asus P5E3 WiFi-AP @n motherboard. Multimedia features of the board are simply amazing, and support for dual Gigabit Ethernet, as well as two wireless antennas with support for the latest 802.11n standard comes in handy. We tried really hard to find some downsides for this board and if we have to be really picky, then we would like to see higher voltage options available in the... Read more

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