ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe review

ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe was one of the first motherboards to bring complete support for PCI Express x16 SLI as both video cards in a SLI setup now can work at their best. ASUS had no intention of making A8N32-SLI Deluxe just another motherboard with “true” PCI Express 16x support, but went for features and performance. Everything from an 8-stage power system to a completely passive and silent cooling are some of the attractions with this otherwise feature-rich motherboard. We’ve taken a closer look at ASUS flagship among its nForce 4 motherboards. We investigate the efficient power supply system and its passive cooling, but also offer several benchmarks and overclocking tests.

“Instead of a bunch of noisy fans, ASUS has opted for a heatpipe solution, leading away the heat from both the north- and southbridge to a larger heatsink right next to to CPU socket. This heatsink also cools one cluster of the power solution’s MOSFETs and due to its proximity to the CPU heatsink it gets an adequate airflow. The second cluster sits beneath another heatsink just above the CPU socket.”

:: Read on here at NordicHardware