ASUS’s P5K range of motherboards based on the new Intel P35 chipset comes in a range of flavours, from the very basic to the super-loaded, today we take a look at
the P5KR, which seems to offer a good number of features for not a lot of money.
Currently there are at least 10 different variants of the P5K series of motherboards available on the Australian market which are based on the P35 chipset (even more which are based on the G31 and G33 chipset with integrated graphics) and they range in price from AU$180 for the P5K-SE up to nearly AU$400 for the P5K Premium. The P5KR we’re looking at today is closer to the bottom end of the range, sells for around AU$210 and comes with the following specifications:
- LGA775 CPU Platform (Support for Core 2 Duo/Quad/Extreme, Pentium D, Pentium 4 CPUs)
- 800/1066/1333MHz CPU Front Side Bus Support
- Intel P35 Northbridge/iCH9R Southbridge Chipset
- DDR2 667/800/1066MHz Dual Channel Memory – 4 x Slots, 8GB Max Total
- 6 x SATA-II Ports (1 x External/eSATA)
- 12 x USB2.0 Ports (6 on Back Panel, 6 by header on motherboard)
- 2 x PCI-Express x16 Slots (One Supports x16, other supports x4 or x1 modes) – Crossfire Compatible
- 1 x PCI-Express x1 Slot, 3 x PCI Slots
- 2 x Firewire400 Ports (1 x Rear Panel, 1 x Motherboard header)
- 8-Channel Audio w. S/PDIF output.
- 1 x GigLAN Port
- 1 x ATA-133 Connector, 1 x FDD Connector, 1 x Serial Port Header, 3 x Aux Fan Connectors
- 12” x 9.6” ATX Form Factor
So that’s the basic specs of the P5KR, and considering its price it’s not doing too bad compared to some of its competition, but being an ASUS product, it’s unlikely it’ll ever be the cheapest on the market.
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|81.84.144.xxx |2008-05-28 11:11:38 David - xfx geforce 8800gts 320mbHey, i have a p5kr and a xfx 8800gts 320mb and he only can read the 2d standard and 3d performance he cant read the 3d low power, btw i have the latest drivers, can someone help me plz ? thx :)
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