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Asus P5QL/EPU review

Verdict:

With a low price, good performance and all the basic ports, the P5QL/EPU retains its position as our Best Buy Intel motherboard.

Review Date: 21 Sep 2009

Price when reviewed: £54

Supplier: http://www.digital-fusion.co.uk

Reviewed By: Alan Lu & Kat Orphanides

Our Rating 5 stars out of 5

ExpertReviews Award

Basic Specifications

Part Code P5QL/EPU
Review Date 21 Sep 2009
Rating ***** stars out of 5
Processor socket LGA775
Form factor ATX
Size 305x204mm
Processor support Pentium D, Pentium Extreme Edition, Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad, Core 2 Extreme Edition
Processor external bus 400MHz (1,600MHz quad-pumped FSB)
Chipset north bridge Intel P43
Chipset south bridge Intel ICH10
Passively-cooled north bridge yes
Integrated graphics No
Supported memory type DDR2 667/800/1066
Maximum memory speed PC2-8500
Memory slots 4
Maximum memory 16GB
Dual-channel support yes

Internal Ports

Power connectors 1x 24-pin ATX, 1x 4-pin ATX
PCI-E x16 slots 1
Dual graphics architecture none
PCI-E x4 slots 0
PCI-E x1 slots 2
PCI slots 4
Fan headers 3
Floppy ports 1
IDE ports 1
Serial ATA ports 6
RAID chipset (max disks) none

Features

Wired network ports 1x 10/100/1000
Sound (ports) VIA VT1708S (6x analogue out, optical S/PDIF out)
USB2 ports / headers 6/3
Firewire ports / headers 0/0
Legacy ports parallel, serial
Other ports none
Cables included 1x SATA, 1x IDE
Brackets included none
Software included none

Setup and Overclocking

Voltage adjustment CPU/RAM/Chipset
CPU clock max adjustment 150MHz

Buying Information

Price £54
Supplier http://www.digital-fusion.co.uk
Details www.asus.com
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