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The Asus P5B Deluxe Packaging
Since we've harped on about the packaging so much, we thought you might like some eyecandy.
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P5B Deluxe Up Close
The motherboard has some interesting design features. The fanless heatpipe cover the bits that like to get hot, allows for silent computing.
An extra fan is supplied for the heatpipe fans if your planning on installing some watercooling or passive cooling gear. A welcome bolton allowing enthusiasts extra flexibility in more exotic systems.
Home theatre and multimedia enthusiasts are well catered for with 802.11g wireless support slotted in right alongside the rear I/O panel. Asus provides an external antenna unit to boost signals and it does a good job for most areas. If you have thick walls to cope with you will probably need a more robust solution. The WiFi performed without problem in our studio and was easy to setup and configure.
Another interesting feature is the advertised support for 8GBs of DDR2. While 2GB is the choice for many users, the option to expand is always welcome. Remember when 1 gigabyte of ram was considered overkill. It won't be long before four and eight are the norm. Eight SATA ports and raid 0,1,5 and 10 options allow for plenty of storage possibilites. The P5B Deluxe motherboard really is as future proof as you could hope for with bags of room to grow, expand and addon.
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