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ASUS P5Q Deluxe - P45 Motherboard Review
Author: Peter Kapas Editor: Aditya Gune Date: August 17, 2008 Manufacturer: ASUS Provider: ASUS
Intel’s P45 Express Chipset Overview, Chipset Features » Page 1: Introduction, About ASUS
Introduction
ASUS has been around for several years now, making some of the most breathtaking gaming motherboard available on the market. ASUS is known for their excellent quality build and performance in their motherboards from the past years, but is this still the case? Intel released their X38 motherboard about a year ago, and it still seems to be one of the high leading motherboards on the market, along with the new P45 and the X48 motherboards. Having the latest, greatest and the most power efficient hardware is one of the main foci for computer enthusiasts at the moment. If it is Gaming, Video Editing, Photo Editing, Designing and Animating, Word Processing or even just surfing the web, the new P45 will change the way you look at the latest motherboards.
This review is about the ASUS P5Q Deluxe motherboard, which includes Intel’s new P45 Express Chipset. This motherboard was very tempting for several reasons, including the EPU – 6 Engine. The EPU Engine lowers overall power usage when the system is in an idle or low usage state. These configurations can be changed manually through the EPU software that comes on the Driver CD, which will be discussed in detail later in this review. In addition, the True 16 phase power is supposed to increase power efficiency while maintaining lower temperatures, lower noise, and less power loss compared to the older 8 or 6 phase power. The third interesting aspect of this motherboard is Asus’ new onboard Linux-based operating system “Express Gate” which will allow you to boot up online in 5 seconds. Let’s take a look at how well this motherboard will perform compared to our older X38 motherboard with DDR3 support.
About ASUS
TAKEN FROM THE ASUS WEBSITE
ASUS, a technology-oriented company blessed with one of the world's top R&D teams, is well known for high-quality and innovative technology. As a leading provider of 3C (computers, communications and consumer electronics) total solutions, ASUS offers a complete product portfolio to compete in the new millennium.
In 2006, the company shipped 55 million motherboards, which means one in three desktop PCs sold last year was powered by an ASUS motherboard. Our 2006 revenues reached US$16.5 billion, and is expected to garner US$23 billion in 2007.
ASUS products' top quality stems from product development. It's like learning Chinese Kung-Fu; one must begin with cultivating the "Chi" and inner strength. Besides innovating cutting-edge features, ASUS engineers also pay special attention to EMI (electromagnetic interference), thermal, acoustics and details that usually go unnoticed to achieve complete customer satisfaction. ASUS notebooks are the first TCO'99-certified notebooks worldwide. The requirements for this honor include radiation emission control, energy (battery consumption), ecology (environment friendly) and ergonomics.
To succeed in this ultra-competitive industry, great products need to be complimented by speed-to-market, cost and service. That's why all 100,000 over employees of ASUS strive for the "ASUS Way of Total Quality Management" to offer the best quality without compromising cost and time-to-market while providing maximum value to all customers through world-class services.
With unyielding commitment to innovation and quality, ASUS won 2,168 awards in 2006, meaning on average, the company received over 5 awards everyday last year. BusinessWeek ranked ASUS amongst its “InfoTech 100” for the 9th straight year. The readers of Tom's Hardware Guide, the world's largest IT website, selected ASUS as the best maker of motherboards and graphics cards. Furthermore, the company is ranked as No.1 in quality products and services by the Wall Street Journal.
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