ASUS P5B Deluxe WiFi-AP Edition Motherboard Review

**Capper** · January 24th, 2007

Reviewing motherboards can be a tough job. A simple truth of computing is that very little actually separates comparable products when run at the same speed, and for those not pushing their system to the overclocking limit, choosing the right motherboard comes down to price as well as what you get for your money. We here at HardwareLogic have always advocated getting the best bang for your buck, and being a site that focuses more on features and value, than pure overclocking performance, we tend to look at things a little differently than most sites

ASUS P5B Deluxe WiFi-AP Edition Motherboard Review

**gvblake22** · January 24th, 2007

That looks like a great board with good overclocking potential too. Like you said, a little pricey, but you get a lot too. It's always nice to see companies pushing the envelope when it comes to features and bundled extras and set a precedent for manufacturers. Interesting BIOS too, nice to see a BIOS flash utility built right in!
Thanks for the great review Rich!

**Capper** · January 24th, 2007

Ya know, I updated the BIOS yesterday and redid all of my testing, I'm running Prime 95 right now at 440x7 (3.080GHz), 9 hours without incident......out of all the boards I've officially tested, this is the best overclocking board I've seen for the C2D processors

Quakindude · January 24th, 2007

Another excellent review Rich! Have you tried an E6600 in it yet?

Jokerswild · January 24th, 2007

Great review. I like the bios update feature.

**gvblake22** · January 24th, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Capper

Ya know, I updated the BIOS yesterday and redid all of my testing, I'm running Prime 95 right now at 440x7 (3.080GHz), 9 hours without incident......out of all the boards I've officially tested, this is the best overclocking board I've seen for the C2D processors

Wow, not bad at all!!

**Capper** · January 24th, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quakindude

Another excellent review Rich! Have you tried an E6600 in it yet?

Not yet I'm currently stress testing the ECS 680i board with the E6600 right now.

Captain Crunch · January 24th, 2007

Excellent review Rich........Looks like a nice board and I'm loving the wifi feature .SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

RangerXLT8 · January 24th, 2007

What a nice MB.

I'm getting ready to buy Asus Commando 965....

This P5B has the little blue Asus LED power indicator right?

wtcnbrwndo4u · January 24th, 2007

Looks great! I would like a board like that one day...

January 24th, 2007	#1
Capper I'm Evil Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 5,675 Blog Entries: 6	ASUS P5B Deluxe WiFi-AP Edition Motherboard Review Reviewing motherboards can be a tough job. A simple truth of computing is that very little actually separates comparable products when run at the same speed, and for those not pushing their system to the overclocking limit, choosing the right motherboard comes down to price as well as what you get for your money. We here at HardwareLogic have always advocated getting the best bang for your buck, and being a site that focuses more on features and value, than pure overclocking performance, we tend to look at things a little differently than most sites ASUS P5B Deluxe WiFi-AP Edition Motherboard Review INTEL QX9650 ASUS P5E3 Premium 4GB DDR3-1600 Sapphire HD 3870X2 Danger Den Tower-26 (Custom W/C) 5 x Seagate 250GB HDD in RAID5 BFG ES 800W PSU

January 24th, 2007	#2
gvblake22 Modder-ator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tempe Desert Posts: 6,360 Blog Entries: 1	Re: ASUS P5B Deluxe WiFi-AP Edition Motherboard Review That looks like a great board with good overclocking potential too. Like you said, a little pricey, but you get a lot too. It's always nice to see companies pushing the envelope when it comes to features and bundled extras and set a precedent for manufacturers. Interesting BIOS too, nice to see a BIOS flash utility built right in! Thanks for the great review Rich!

January 24th, 2007	#3
Capper I'm Evil Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 5,675 Blog Entries: 6	Re: ASUS P5B Deluxe WiFi-AP Edition Motherboard Review Ya know, I updated the BIOS yesterday and redid all of my testing, I'm running Prime 95 right now at 440x7 (3.080GHz), 9 hours without incident......out of all the boards I've officially tested, this is the best overclocking board I've seen for the C2D processors INTEL QX9650 ASUS P5E3 Premium 4GB DDR3-1600 Sapphire HD 3870X2 Danger Den Tower-26 (Custom W/C) 5 x Seagate 250GB HDD in RAID5 BFG ES 800W PSU

January 24th, 2007	#4
Quakindude I'm Diggin it! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Fort Rucker, AL. Posts: 2,737 Blog Entries: 7	Re: ASUS P5B Deluxe WiFi-AP Edition Motherboard Review Another excellent review Rich! Have you tried an E6600 in it yet? Q6600@ 3.2GHz w/ CNPS9700 \| EVGA 780i \| 2Gb Corsair DDR2-800 \| EVGA GTX 280 1Gb Video \| 1x WD 640Gb HDD, 2x Seagate 400Gb HDD, 1x250Gb WD \| 2x Samsung SH-203B Opticals \| Antec 900 \| ABS/Tagan BZ700 700W PSU

January 24th, 2007	#5
Jokerswild ButtHead Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,061	Re: ASUS P5B Deluxe WiFi-AP Edition Motherboard Review Great review. I like the bios update feature.

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Captain Crunch Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Right side of middle Earth Posts: 662	Re: ASUS P5B Deluxe WiFi-AP Edition Motherboard Review Excellent review Rich........Looks like a nice board and I'm loving the wifi feature .SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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