A while back we served you some information about two of the upcoming P45 motherboards from ASUS; P5Q-E and P5Q Pro. We’ve come across the high-end model of the series; P5Q Deluxe. ASUS P5Q3 Deluxe is based on the P45 chipset just as the other boards of the P5Q series, but there are some quite substantial differences in the power supply and layout. First of all, ASUS has fitted P5Q with true 16-phase power (16×1, not 8×2) for the CPU, 3-phase for the northbridge and another 3-phase supply for the memory.
The board has three physical PCIe x16 slots, whereof two have x8 bandwidth directly linked to the northbridge, while the third sports 4x bandwidth. If you’re into overclocking, using exotic cooling, you’re going to love the next little feature.
ASUS has added two small jumpers to the board, which unlocks more voltage for the CPU. At default positions, you will have access up to 1.9V in the BIOS, when you move the two jumpers you can feed the processor as much as 2.3V (!). Thanks to the EPU-6 Engine, power consumption will still be lower than with other motherboards.
P5Q Deluxe has a new version of Express Gate, which also supports photographs. Drive Xpert for easy RAID configuration as the drivers are already available on-board. Just plug in two drives and run. No hassle with floppys or anything. WiFi AP@n, lots of SATA and USB ports, one PATA port, 8 channel HD audio, two PCI ports, two PCIe x1 ports, and much more.
ASUS P5Q3 Deluxe sports DDR3 memory, but there will also be a model with DDR2; P5Q Deluxe. They’re basically the same board, with the exception of no built-in WiFi with P5Q Deluxe.
