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Asus P5W DH Deluxe/WiFi With the release of Intel's P35 Bearlake chipset and the documented performance of the 965, you might think any review of a motherboard based on the 975X chipset would read more like an epitaph. As it stands however, the 975X chipset, at least on paper is still Intel's flagship for Socket-775 and offers more rounded performance then the 965. As for the Asus P5W DH Deluxe, she may very well be the most popular motherboard based on the Intel 975X chipset ever released. Perhaps no other 975X equipped board has sold in such large numbers, unfortunately because of its popularity, the board has inspired a love-hate relationship among its owners. It is exactly this misplaced frustration which is at the heart of this article. Asus produced a great motherboard, the problems owners have endured emanate from within the 975X chipset's North Bridge and it's there we shall focus. Given there are many in-depth reviews written about the P5W DH, my detailing and testing all her features would be redundant.  Today we're going to focus on the design phenomenon in the 975X which adversely affects FSB overclocking including memory performance as it manifests itself on the Asus P5W DH. Until Core Duo was released with its extraordinary scalability no other Intel processor was capable of testing and taxing the 975X chipset’s limits. For those whom purchased a combination P5W DH and Core Duo they discovered rather quickly they hit an overclocking wall between 330FSb ~ 380FSB and while the Asus P5W DH has little to do with this, one of it's features most un-expectantly exacerbates the issue. We will delve into this in full detail on page-7. Several elements thrust the P5W DH Deluxe into the spotlight for this review, foremost being it's popularity among the Enthusiast (Overclockers, Gamers) segment and the best evidence of this can be found in Xtremesystems.org Forums. There we find a thread titled Asus P5W DH - Problems + Fixes Thread. This is a thread surpassing 200+ pages and is growing everyday still. The Forum topic may infer the motherboard is plagued with problems, on the contrary such a lengthy thread is indicative of a very large number of board owners, Enthusiasts whom wanted the best Intel had to offer a chipset supporting Socket-775 platforms. My goal in this article is to extrapolate from those 200+ pages and from the article authored by Tony of OCZ whom revealed the 975X phenomenon. Once I understood how certain design elements in the 975X and made a few adjustment in the BIOS my P5W DH sprung to life. With the X38 on the horizon the P5W may soon become a bargain and given the number of features as well as its overclocking potential the board may see a resurgence in sales. I will give a cursory overview of features then focus on pushing this board to its limits without any voltage or extensive cooling modifications. I intend to focus on and pay homage to the P5W DH's overclocking prowess. She's not the highest overclocker since the 965 came along and with Bearlake that FSB gap will grow, however; this review will reveal the P5W DH still has a few tricks up her sleeve. Certainly one of the P5W DH greatest strengths is 100% stability overclocking the C2D around 400FSB. Although other chipsets allow higher FSB speeds, in day to day performance and with features such as Crossfire, the P5W is a well rounded board based on Intel's flagship.  Specifications: To say the P5W DH is feature packed is an understatement. Asus has provided a long list of accouterments with this board some of which support the " Digital at Home" experience. The board is targeted for the PC-Enthusiast, Gamer and Overclocker and doesn't disappoint. The specification list below is most definitely the longest I've ever re-printed. CPU Support: Chipset Northbridge: Southbridge: Memory: Storage: Audio: Networking: IEEE 1394 (FireWire): I/O Interface: Expansion Slots: Special Features: Onto the P5W DH features ->  More reviews in this category can be found below: |
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