ASUS P5B LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard

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3.8
TOP FAVORABLE REVIEW
Great MOBO for budget C2D over-clocking

I bough this board to go with an e4300. It is advertised by ASUS as a great overclocker and I have certainly had no trouble over-clocking the e4300. It is resting at 2.8ghz (312 Bus Speed) right now with vCore of 1.25 (BIOS setting) with PC Probe II Vcore reading of 1.12. I've had it up to a stable 3.0ghz Orthos stable on stock cooling but being conservative I backed up and settled on 2.8ghz for the time being. I still had plenty of room to move up. The Mobo was certainly not holding me back

I had to flash the BIOS to version 0806 in order for it to fully recognize the Core 2 Duo chip. That was a painless process and I was up and running in no time.

Excellent choice for a budget minded tinkerer who likes to do some over-clocking, doesn't need on-board wifi and doesn't feel the need to take over-clocking to the extreme. That being said, I have come no where close to the limit on how far up I could take this Mobo/CPU combo. Just waiting for an after-market CPU heat-sink / fan before heading on past 3.0 ghz

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TOP CRITICAL REVIEW
Poor warranty and support

Seemed like a good motherboard when I bought it. Lots of features.

Memory controller failed after 10 months. Asus does NOT send new MOBO replacements all they offer is "repair" service. Whole process took over two months! Bought new MOBO (Intel).

Whole experience has left me with any uneasy feeling about Asus, their products and warranties. will not buy Asus again.

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Limited Warranty period(parts): 1 year

Limited Warranty period(labor): 1 year

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Features & Details

  • LGA 775
  • Intel P965 Express
  • 4×240pin DDR2 800

Specifications

Model
BrandASUS
ModelP5B
Supported CPU
CPU Socket TypeLGA 775
CPU TypeCore 2 Quad / Core 2 Extreme / Core 2 Duo
Supported CPU TechnologiesHyper-Threading Technology
Chipsets
ChipsetIntel P965 Express
South BridgeIntel ICH8
Onboard Video
Onboard Video ChipsetNone
Memory
Number of Memory Slots4x240pin
Memory StandardDDR2 800
Maximum Memory Supported8GB
Channel SupportedDual Channel
Expansion Slots
PCI Express x161 x PCI Express x16
PCI Express x13 x PCI Express x1
PCI Slots3 x PCI Slots
Storage Devices
SATA RAID0/1
Additional RAID ControllerJMB363
Onboard Audio
Audio ChipsetAC97 Codec
Audio Channels8 Channels
Onboard LAN
LAN ChipsetRealtek 8111B
Max LAN Speed1Gbps
Rear Panel Ports
Back I/O Ports1 x eSATA 3GB/S / 1 x Optical S/PDIF Out / 1 x S/PDIF Coaxial Out / 2 x PS/2 / 4 x USB 2.0/1.1
PS/22
LPT1
USB 1.1/2.04 x USB 2.0
eSATA1 x eSATA 3Gb/s
S/PDIF Out1 x Optical, 1 x Coaxial
Audio Ports6 Ports
Internal I/O Connectors
Onboard USB6 x USB 2.0
Physical Spec
Form FactorATX
Dimensions (W x L)12.0" x 9.6"
Power Pin24 Pin
Features
FeaturesNotice: Only DDR2-800 memory supporting JEDEC approved 1.8V operation with timings of 5-5-5 or 6-6-6 is supported on Intel Desktop Boards based on Intel 965 Express Chipsets.
Packaging
Package ContentsP5B User Manual Driver Disk Rear I/O Panel Shield IDE/PATA Cable FDD Cable 4 x SATA Cable 2 x Power Cable ASUS Q-Connector Kit USB Bracket
Additional Information
First Listed on NeweggJuly 21, 2006
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