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When times are tough, extraneous costs must be slashed while focusing on the bottom line. For consumers, this means having to be smarter with their budget while keeping up with the blistering pace of technology. Whether upgrading or putting together a new system, enthusiasts seek products that provide the most value for their money. And companies are focusing on providing parts that fit this market.
Asus continues its quest for world domination by producing some of the highest quality motherboards available. We recently had the opportunity to test out the P5Q Pro Turbo, a P45 based mainboard that picks up where its predecessors left off. While making use of Intel's well-known chipset, it offers two PCIe 2.0 slots, CrossFireX capability, support for 16GB of DDR2-1300MHz memory, and a slew of easy to use overclocking features. Read on as HardwareLogic takes the P5Q Pro Turbo out for a spin and find out if this motherboard has what it takes to be the foundation of your next system.
Product / Model Form Factor / Size CPU Support Chipsets Memory Expansion Slots
- Single max x16
- Dual x8 speed Onboard Audio
- Jack-detection and multi-streaming
- Asus Noise Filtering
- Supports Optical S/PDIF on rear I/OOnboard LAN USB Ports Storage / SATA Drives
- Five SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports
- Intel Matrix Storage Technology supports RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10
- One Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33 for up to two PATA devices
- One External SATA 3.0 Gb/s port (SATA on-the-go)Onboard 1394 Exclusive Overclocking Features
- AI Overclocking (Intelligent CPU Frequency Team)
- Turbo V
- Turbo Key
- vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at 0.00625v increments
- vDIMM: 64-step DRAM voltage control
- vChipset: 56-step Chipset voltage control
- vCPU PLL: 64-step CPU PLL voltage control
- vFSB Termination: 15-step reference voltage control
- FSB tuning from 200MHz up to 800MHz
- PCI Express frequency tuning from 100MHz up to 180MHz
- Asus CPR (CPU Parameter Recall)Current Pricing
Bundle
While motherboard shopping, one of the main features to consider is the accessories bundle that the company includes with the board. Typically, high end models include more accessories than less expensive ones. Let's check out what Asus decided to include with the P5Q Pro Turbo.
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| CABLES |
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| APPLICATION DVD | Asus Motherboard Support DVD
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| DOCUMENTATION |
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