MSI P45 Platinum and ASUS P5Q Deluxe (Intel P45)
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Date: 30.07.2008 |
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MSI P45 Platinum |
ASUS P5Q Deluxe |
| Chipset |
Intel P45 |
| Socket, FSB speed |
LGA775; 1333/1066/800/533 MHz; |
| Memory |
DDR2 667/800/1066/1200 |
| HDD |
1x UltraDMA/133 |
| 9x SerialATA(2xRAID) |
| Extras |
2 IEEE-1394a |
| Audio Intel HDA |
| 12 USB 2.0 |
10 USB 2.0 |
| Gigabit Ethernet |
2x Gigabit Ethernet |
| Price: |
~195$ / 4500 rubles (Price.ru) |
~240$ / 5600 rubles (Price.ru) |
More than a month has passed since the of official announcement of Intel's new generation chipsets, and first motherboards based on P45 have already hit the retail. Among them, there are entry-level products (e.g., ECS P45T-A) as well as premium-class boards that cost over 200$. These are just the boards we are reviewing today. These are ASUS P5Q Deluxe and MSI P45 Platinum.
Specifications
ASUS P5Q Deluxe
MSI P45 Platinum
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ASUS P5Q Deluxe |
MSI P45 Platinum |
| CPU |
- Intel Pentium 4 (Prescott (2M)/Gallatin/CedarMill) with the bus speeds 1066/800/533 MHz;
- Dual-core Intel Pentium D/EE (Smithfield/Presler) with the bus speeds 800/1066 MHz;
- Intel Celeron-D (Conroe-L, Prescott) with the bus speeds 800/533 MHz;
- Support for Intel Core 2 Duo/Quad (Kentsfield, Conroe) with the bus speeds 1333/1066/800 MHz;
- Support for Intel Core 2 Duo/Quad (Yorkfield, Wolfdale) with the bus speeds 1600/1333 MHz;
- Socket LGA775;
- Support for HyperThreading; |
| Chipset |
- North bridge Intel P45 (MCH);
- South bridge Intel ICH10R;
- Interbridge communication: DMI; |
| System memory |
- Four 240-pin slots for DDR2 SDRAM DIMM;
- Maximum memory capacity 8GB;
- Supported memory DDR2 667/800/1066/1200;
- Dual-channel memory access;
- Power indicator; |
| Graphics |
- Three PCI Express x16 slots; |
- Two PCI Express x16 slots; |
| Expansion options |
- Two 32-bit PCI Bus Master slots;
- Two PCI Express x1 slot;
- Ten USB 2.0 slots ( 6 integrated + 4 additional );
- Two IEEE1394 (Firewire; one integrated + 1 additional);
- Integrated High Definition Audio 7.1;
- Two Gigabit Ethernet LAN controllers; |
- Two 32-bit PCI Bus Master slots;
- Two PCI Express x1 slots;
- Twelve USB 2.0 slots ( 6 integrated + 6 additional );
- Two IEEE1394 (Firewire; one integrated + 1 additional);
- Integrated High Definition Audio 7.1;
- Gigabit Ethernet LAN controller; |
| Overclocking options |
- FSB adjustable within 200 to 800 MHz in 1 MHz increments; multiplier adjustable;
- Adjustable voltages on the CPU, memory, FSB, PLL, PCI-E, and the chipset (NB + SB);
- ASUS AiBooster; |
- FSB adjustable within 133 to 800 MHz in 1 MHz increments; multiplier adjustable;
- Adjustable voltages on the CPU, memory, FSB, and the chipset (nb+sb);
- MSI D.O.T. technology;
- Dual CoreCenter; |
| Disk subsystem |
- 1 link for UltraDMA133/100/66/33 Bus Master IDE (Marvell 88SE6121; with support for up to 2 ATAPI devices);
- Support for SerialATA II (6 links - ICH10R, with support for RAID);
- Support for SerialATA II (2 links - Sil 5723, with support for RAID 0,1, JBOD);
- Support for SerialATA II (1 link - Marvell 88SE6121;
- Support for LS-120 / ZIP / ATAPI CD-ROM; |
- 1 link for UltraDMA133/100/66/33 Bus Master IDE (JMicron JMB 363; with support for up to 2 ATAPI devices);
- Support for SerialATA II (6 links - ICH10R, with support for RAID);
- Support for SerialATA II (2 links - JMB 363, with support for RAID 0,1, JBOD);
- Support for SerialATA II (1 link - JMicron JMB 362);
- Support for LS-120 / ZIP / ATAPI CD-ROM; |
| BIOS |
- 16 x 2 Mbit Flash ROM;
- AMI BIOS with support for Enhanced ACPI, DMI, Green, PnP Features;
- ASUS EZ Flash 2;
- ASUS DieHard BIOS;
- ASUS MyLogo 3;
- ASUS OC Profile;
- Multi-languages BIOS; |
- 32 Mbit Flash ROM;
- AMI BIOS with support for Enhanced ACPI, DMI, Green, PnP Features;
- MSI POST diagnostic tool; |
| Misc |
- One port for FDD, one serial port, one PS/2 port;
- STR (Suspend to RAM)
- SPDIFOut; |
- One port for FDD, one serial port, ports for PS/2 mouse and keyboard;
- STR (Suspend to RAM) ;
- SPDIF Out; |
| Power management |
- Wake-up on modem, mouse, keyboard, LAN, timer, and USB;
- Main 24-pin ATX power connector;
- Additional 8-pin power connector; |
- Wake-up on modem, mouse, keyboard, LAN, timer, and USB;
- Main 24-pin ATX power connector;
- Additional 8-pin power connector;
- Additional 4-pin Molex power connector; |
| Monitoring |
- Monitoring the temperatures of the CPU, system, voltages, rotational speeds of the five fans;
- ASUS Fan Xpert;
- ASUS EPU-6 Engine, AI Nap;
- ASUS PC Probe II; |
- Monitoring the temperature of the CPU, system, voltages, rotational speeds of the three fans;
- GreenPower (+ support for GreenPower Genie);
- Smart Fan; |
| Dimensions |
- ATX form factor, 245mm x 305mm (9.63" x 12"); |
Packaging
The package box with the MSI board has a handle to carry it around, whereas the box with the ASUS board opens up like a cover page of a book:
Package bundle
- Motherboard;
- User's Manual in English;
- drivers and utilities DVD;
- One ATA-133 cable, one FDD cable;
- 8x SerialATA cables + 2x power supply adapters (4 connectors);
- a cap for the rear panel of the housing (with noise-proof coating);
- Kit of additional connectors;
- Bracket for an additional FireWire port and 2 USB 2.0 ports;
- 1x ASUS corporate logo sticker;
- Additional fan;
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- Motherboard;
- User's Manual in English + Quick Setup Manual;
- 2x CDs with software & drivers (for XP and Vista);
- CD with a backup utility + user's manual;
- One ATA-133 cable, one FDD cable;
- 4x SerialATA cables + a power supply adapter (2 connectors);
- 1x cap for the rear panel of the housing;
- Kit of additional connectors;
- Bracket for 2 USB 2.0 and one Firewire ports;
- a bridge for the CrossFire;
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All the drivers, utilities, and third-party software for the ASUS board are written on one DVD. The third-party software includes suites like Ulead Burn.Now, Corel MediaOne Starter, Ulead PhotoImpact 12 SE, CyberLink PowerBackup, WinZip 11, as well as Norton Internet Security.
Besides, ASUS P5Q Deluxe comes bundled with quite a thick user's manual which not only discloses the aspects of system assembly and setup but also gives a description of the Express Gate shell. As regards the brief assembly guide, it is written on a disk as a *.PDF file that includes text in 18 languages.
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