Good performance, Can overclock the FSB almost to 500MHz, Can overclock system memory independently, Appealing price
Chipset and the CPU voltage regulator are not cooled enough, A FSB hole from 400 to 450MHz, Faulty PCB design, Sixchannel integrated audio
The ASUS P5N-E SLI is not free from drawbacks some of which are not to be disregarded, yet this very mainboard makes us confident that the Nvidia nForce 650i SLI chipset, which is the foundation of it, is an excellent basis for midrange Core 2 systems....
Abstract: 0Today well take a closer look to one of the motherboards based on one of the latest NVIDIA chipsets, 650i. Being a bit "cheaper" version of the 680i, already widely acclaimed chipset for a high-end user and all of the people who aspire to be high-end...
Abstract: ASUS is responsible for making some of the industry's best motherboards, though many of them can also be the most expensive money can buy. Lucky for us, that is not the case with the P5N-E SLI we are testing today, at least not the expensive part. When...
Abstract: We are introducing another motherboard by ASUS that offers support for the SLI. This is P5N-E SLI and is based on the NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI chipset. This chipset is the lowest of the nForce 6xx series with support for SLI. Its main distinctions from t...
Abstract: Nvidias newly launched nForce 680i SLI for Intels Core 2 processors is undoubtedly the most lavish, extravagant, and exiting chipset currently on the market. This chipset, which we recently looked at in depth with our review of the high-end Asus Striker b...
Abstract: Asus is one of the few board manufacturers that releases custom motherboards based on either of Intel or Nvidia chipsets. Nvidias 680i SLI platform offers support for all currently sold Core2Duo processors with impressive features and according to the...
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Published: 2007-01-12, Author: jason , review by: legitreviews.com
Asus has produced a fantastic board in the Asus P5N-E SLI. it is a board that performs as good as anything else out their in our testing, but goes way beyond anything we have seen yet in the area of overclocking. If you are looking for a great enthus...
The nForce 650i is in many respects an excellent motherboard chipset. The board is retailing online for $130 as of this writing, meaning that it is about $100 cheaper than the nForce 680i alternative. With the problems that the initial 680i implementat...
Superb CPU overclocker, Pricetag ($140), Ability to back up your BIOS to thumb drive, SLI-Capable, Vista ready,
No SB heatsink???, Memory overclocking limit, Failed overclocks may result in the need to manually reset BIOS, << Back
As you can see from our performance results, this board is not going to hold back. Given the fact that this board retails for $140 and the CPU for $190, there is incredible performance to be seen here. Granted, the setup was water cooled, but it certa...
