ASUS P6X58D-E Intel X58 Express Motherboard Review

Specifications & Features

CPU: Intel® Socket 1366 Core™ i7 Processor Extreme Edition/Core™ i7 Processor
– Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology

Chipset: Intel® X58 Express/ICH10R

Memory:
– 6 x DIMM, Max. 24 GB, DDR3 2000(O.C.)*/1600/1333/1066 Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory
– Triple channel memory architecture
– Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

PCI Expansion:
– 3 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (at x16/x8/x8 or x16/x16/x1 mode)
– 1 x PCIe x1
– 2 x PCI

Multi-GPU:
– Supports NVIDIA® 3-Way SLI™ Technology
– Supports ATI® Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology

Storage:
Intel ICH10R controller
– 6 xSATA 3.0 Gb/s ports
– Intel Matrix Storage Technology Support RAID 0,1,5,10
Marvell® 9128 PCIe SATA 6Gb/s controller (Drive Xpert Technology)
– 2 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports (gray)
– Supports EZ Backup and SuperSpeed functions

LAN: Gigabit LAN controller Marvell 88E8056® PCIe Gigabit LAN controller featuring AI NET2

Audio:
Realtek® ALC889 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
– DTS Surround Sensation UltraPC
– BD audio layer Content Protection
– Supports Jack-Detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-Retasking
– Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF out ports at back I/O

IEEE 1394: VIA® VT6308P controller 2 x 1394a port(s) (one at mid-board; one at back panel)

USB:
NEC® USB 3.0 controller
– 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (at back panel)
Intel® ICH10R Southbridge
– 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports at midboard; 4 ports at back panel)

Back Panel I/O Ports:
– 1 x IEEE 1394a
– 1 x LAN(RJ45) port
– 8 -Channel Audio I/O
– 1 x PS/2 Keyboard (Purple)
– 1 x PS/2 mouse port (Green)
– 1 x Clear CMOS button
– 1 x Coaxial S/PDIF Output
– 1 x Optical S/PDIF Output
– 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
– 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports

Internal Connectors:
– 2 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (gray)
– 6 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors (blue)
– 2 x USB connectors support additional 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports
– 1 x CPU Fan connector
– 3 x Chassis Fan connectors (1 x 4-pin, 2 x 3-pin)
– 1 x Power Fan connector
– 1 x IEEE1394a connector
– Front panel audio connector
– 1 x S/PDIF Out Header
– 1 x CD audio in
– 24-pin ATX Power connector
– 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector
– System Panel(Q-Connector)
– 1 x MemOK! Button
– 1 x Power on switch

BIOS: 16 Mb Flash ROM , AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI 2.0, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3

Manageability: WfM 2.0,DMI 2.0,WOL by PME,WOR by PME,PXE

Form Factor: ATX Form Factor 12” x 9.6” (30.5cm x 24.4cm)

Features:

Asus Unique Features:
True USB 3.0 Support
True SATA 6Gb/s RAID Support
ASUS Xtreme Design
ASUS Xtreme Phase
– ASUS 16+2 Phase Power Design
ASUS Exclusive Overclocking Features
– ASUS TurboV
ASUS Exclusive Features
– MemOK!
– ASUS EPU
– Express Gate
ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution
– ASUS Fanless Design: Heat-pipe solution
– ASUS Fanless Design: Stack Cool 3+
– ASUS Fan Xpert
ASUS Crystal Sound
– ASUS Noise Filter
ASUS EZ DIY
– ASUS Q-Design: Q-Slot
– ASUS Q-Shield
– ASUS Q-Connector
– ASUS O.C. Profile
– ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
– ASUS EZ Flash 2
– ASUS MyLogo 2
– Multi-language BIOS

Overclocking Features:
Intelligent overclocking tools
– ASUS TurboV
Precision Tweaker 2
– vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at 0.00625V increment
– vCPU PLL: 36-step reference voltage control
– vDRAM Bus : 49-step DRAM voltage control
– vChipset(N.B.) : 31-step chipset voltage control
– vNB-PCIe : 65-step chipset-PCIe voltage control
SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection)
– PCI Express frequency tuning from 100MHz up to 180MHz at 1MHz increment
– Internal Base Clock tuning from 100MHz up to 500MHz at 1MHz increment
Overclocking Protection
– ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)

Accessories:
– User’s manual
– 4 x Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s cables
– 2 x Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s cables
– ASUS Q-Shield
– 2 in 1 Q-connector
– 1 x ASUS 3-Way SLI bridge connector
– 1 x ASUS SLI bridge connector

Support Disk:
– Drivers
– Anti-virus software (OEM version)
– ASUS Update
– ASUS Utilities