Asus P6T Deluxe

ASUS P6T Deluxe
There’s a new kid on the block, and he’s out for blood. The ASUS P6T Deluxe comes out of the gate swinging, sporting the newly release Intel X58 chipset and setting new performance standards across the board.

Introduction

is among the few computer component companies revered world-wide by enthusiasts and mainstream users alike. This reputation comes from ASUS’ ongoing dedication to delivering the highest performance and most stable products to their loyal customers. The company sustains their technological prowess through the use of cutting edge hardware and software driver innovations. Their latest motherboard innovation amply demonstrates their innovative design prowess nicely.

The ASUS P6T Deluxe motherboard is ASUS’s premier motherboard supporting the newly released Intel Core i7 processor line. The board itself is built around the Intel X58 Northbridge chipset, which supports the following technologies: Intel LGA1366 Core i7 processors, DDR3 memory operating in Triple Channel memory mode up to 1333MHz officially, and either NVIDIA SLI and ATI CrossFireX graphics mode using matched graphics cards.

The P6T Deluxe is a feature complete solution, requiring the following set of minimal components for a working system: an Intel LGA1366 Core i7 processor, DDR3 memory, a video card, drives, and a PSU. ASUS chose to include the following integrated devices in to the P6T Deluxe’s design: 6 SATA II ports (RAID 0, 1, 0+1 and 5 capable) on the Intel ICH10R controller; 1 ATA-133 IDE port and 1 eSATA port on the Marvell controller; 2 SATA II ports (RAID 0 and 1 equivalent capable) on the Marvell SAS controller; 14 USB 2.0 capable ports (8 in rear panel, and 3 onboard headers supporting 2 ports each); 2 IEEE 1394 capable ports (1 in rear panel, and 1 onboard header); 2 x Marvell Yukon GigE Ethernet ports in the rear panel; ADI 8-channel HD audio codec with S/PDIF optical and component output ports; onboard power and reset buttons; and a PS/2 keyboard/mouse port in the rear panel.

Packaging

Since this board was not a retail board sample, ASUS did not include the finalized retail box with the board nor all of the accessories that will ship with the final retail product. However, as you can see from the photo, the following accessories were included with our test sample: all-in-one SATA cables, where the power and data ports are integrated in to a single mega-connector; driver disc; rear panel shield; and the ASUS OC Palm display with USB cable. The OC Palm device allows for viewing manipulation for various hardware settings while in your OS of choice. Note that in order the OC Palm device, you must have the proper device drivers installed on the system.