Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Asus P55 4xDDR3 2xPCI-E16 8xSATA GBL RAID 1394 SLI CrossFireX MAXIMUS III GENE Review

Product Description

CPU
Intel® Socket 1156 Core™ i7 Processor/Core™ i5 Processor 
Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 
* Refer to www.asus.com for Intel CPU support list 
Chipset
Intel® P55 Express Chipset 
Memory
4 x DIMM, Max. 16 GB, DDR3 2133(O.C.)*/2000(O.C.)/1600/1333/1066 Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory
Dual Channel memory architecture
* Hyper DIMM support is subject to the physical characteristics of individual CPUs. 
**Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 
*** Please refer to www.asus.com or user manual for the Memory QVL(Qualified Vendors Lists).
Expansion Slots
2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (support single at x16 or dual at x8/x8 mode) 
1 x PCIe x4 
1 x PCI 2.2 
Multi-GPU Support
Supports NVIDIA® Quad-GPU SLI™ Technology / ATI® Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology
Storage
Intel® P55 Express Chipset built-in 
6 xSATA 3.0 Gb/s ports 
Intel Matrix Storage Technology Support RAID 0,1,5,10 

JMicron® JMB363 SATA controller 
1 xExternal SATA 3.0 Gb/s port at rear (SATA On-the-Go) 
1 xSATA 3.0 Gb/s port
LAN
Gigabit LAN controller featuring AI NET2 
GameFirst 
Audio
SupremeFX X-Fi built-in 
- 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC 
- EAX® Advanced™ HD 4.0 
- X-Fi CMSS®-3D 
- X-Fi Crystalizer™ 
- Creative ALchemy 
- Blu-ray support 
- Supports Optical S/PDIF out port on rear
IEEE 1394
2 x 1394a ports (1 port at back I/O, 1 port onboard)
USB
14 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (5 ports at mid-board, 9 ports at back panel)
ASUS Unique Features
MemOK! 
MemPerfect 
ProbeIt 
Onboard Switches: Power / Reset / Clr CMOS (at rear) 
ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED) 
ASUS Q-Connector 
ASUS Q-Slot 
ASUS Q-DIMM 
ASUS EPU 
ASUS Fan Xpert 
ASUS MyLogo3 
ASUS EZ Flash 2 
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 
Overclocking Features
CPU Power Design 
- 8-phase CPU power 
- 2-phase VTT power 
- 2-phase Memory power 
ROG Connect 
CPU Level Up 
iROG 
Extreme Tweaker 
Loadline Calibration 
Intelligent overclocking tools: 
- ASUS TurboV EVO 
- O.C. Profile 
Overclocking Protection: 
- COP EX (Component Overheat Protection - EX) 
- Voltiminder LED 
- ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)
Back Panel I/O Ports
1 x External SATA 
1 x S/PDIF Out (Optical) 
1 x IEEE 1394a 
1 x LAN(RJ45) port 
9 x USB 2.0/1.1 
1 x PS/2 Keyboard port (purple) 
1 x Clr CMOS switch 
1 x ROG Connect On/Off switch 
8-channel Audio I/O with gold-plated jack
Internal I/O Connectors
3 x USB connectors supports additional 5 USB 2.0 ports (1 port reserved for ROG Connect at rear) 
1 x IEEE 1394a connector 
7 x SATA connectors (one is from JMicron® 363 (black)) 
5 x Fan connectors: 1 x CPU / 2 x Chassis / 2 x Optional 
1 x SPDIF out header 
1 x CD audio in 
1 x Front panel audio connector 
2 x thermal sensor connectors 
1 x 24-pin ATX Power connector 
1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector 
1 x En/Dis-able Clr CMOS header 
5 x ProbeIt measurement points 
1 x Go Button 
System panel connector 
BIOS
16 Mb Flash ROM , AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI2.0a Multi-Language BIOS 
Manageability
WOL by PME,WOR by PME,PXE
Accessories
User's manual
1 x I/O Shield 
1 x ROG Connect Cable 
1 x ROG Cable Labels (12 in 1) 
1 x SLI Cable 
1 x 2-in-1 ASUS Q-Connector Kit 
3 x 2-in-1 SATA signal cables 
1 x Cable Ties 
1 x ROG Theme Label
Support Disc
Support DVD: 
- Drivers and applications 
Sound Blaster X-Fi Utility 
ROG GameFirst Utility 
ASUS TurboV EVO Utility 
ASUS PC Probe II 
ASUS Update 
ASUS AI Suite 
Kaspersky® Anti-Virus 
Form Factor
uATX Form Factor 
9.6 inch x 9.6 inch ( 24.4 cm x 24.4 cm )