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25 Aug 2006

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			<h2 class="header-green">ASUS P5B Deluxe WiFi-AP Edition (Intel P965)</h2>
		<span class="byline">Reviewed by Zachary Chan on Friday, 25 Aug 2006</span>
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		 		<h2 class="page-title">Introduction</h2>
		 		<h3 class="page_title">Introduction</h3>
<p>Thus far, Intel has managed to confuse a majority of users with their launch of the new P965 chipset. Although it is a mainstream chipset, it sports new memory optimizations that rivals the 975X Express and the new ICH8 Southbridge has quite a number of new upgrades. However, the 975X Express is still the only (and may be the last) Intel chipset to actually feature CrossFire support, which will be more important to gamers and enthusiasts than two extra SATA ports. However, the P965 has proven to be a very capable chipset with its performance and overclockability with the Core 2 Duo processors propelling its fame well beyond the mainstream market that Intel had intended for it. We've covered some excellent P965 boards from major players like MSI and Gigabyte previously and now we've got our hands on the ASUS P5B Deluxe.</p>
<p class="rtecenter"><img height="413" width="500" src="/files/images/iP5BD_top.jpg" title="The ASUS P5B Deluxe WiFi-AP Edition motherboard." alt="" /></p>
<p class="rteleft">The P5B Deluxe is the top Intel P965 motherboard  from ASUS, featuring a healthy mix of features and some of ASUS' new technologies in their Ai Life series. While the P5W DH Deluxe is touted as the best motherboard for digital home and extreme gaming, the P5B Deluxe tries to capitalize on the overclocking market.</p>
<p>The packaging of the board is a treasure chest by itself with a generous array of peripherals bundled, including additional ports, fans and InterVideo's new MediaOne suite. There are two versions of the board: a regular P5B Deluxe and a WiFi-AP Edition that comes with an additional WiFi module. Let's take a closer look at its specifications:-</p>
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    <li>4 x SATA data cables</li>
    <li>3 x SATA power converter cables (dual plugs)</li>
    <li>1 x 80-conductor Ultra ATA data cable</li>
    <li>1 x 40-conductor IDE data cable</li>
    <li>1 x floppy drive data cable</li>
    <li>IEEE 1394a port bracket</li>
    <li>USB 2.0 (2 ports) bracket</li>
    <li>WiFi-AP Solo antenna (WiFi-AP Edition only)</li>
    <li>ASUS Q-Connector set</li>
    <li>ASUS array microphone</li>
    <li>Cooler fan</li>
    <li>I/O shield</li>
    <li>Driver CD</li>
    <li>InterVideo MediaOne Gallery suite</li>
    <li>User's manual</li>
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<p class="rtecenter"><img height="300" width="500" src="/files/images/iP5BD_stuff.jpg" title="Additional accessories included. The 'Q-Connectors' are extension to help connect stray front panel, USB and FireWire cables." alt="" /></p>
<p class="rtecenter"><img height="182" width="500" src="/files/images/iP5BD_rear.jpg" title="P5B Deluxe rear panel with PS/2, Serial, coaxial and optical S/PDIF, FireWire, eSATA, surround analog audio, two RJ45 and four USB 2.0 ports. To the extreme right, the WiFi antenna connection is only available to the P5B WiFi-AP Edition." alt="" /></p>			</div>
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