Asus P5W DH Deluxe Motherboard

Amazing Board

Strengths: Has lots of features. The board has the 975 chipset.

Weakness: Cheap constrcution I/O cover. The bios loads up TOO slow

Sometimes when i read other peoples posts I just feel like I need to share the truth. The truth is if your conroe is overheating you have no clue how to install a chip - they run super cool on stock intel coolers. When you read about people who have multi-board failures - well i think they either work for other companies or they are kids who are not informed or they have no clue how to install....
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Sometimes when i read other peoples posts I just feel like I need to share the truth. The truth is if your conroe is overheating you have no clue how to install a chip - they run super cool on stock intel coolers. When you read about people who have multi-board failures - well i think they either work for other companies or they are kids who are not informed or they have no clue how to install. If you have an os problem set you memory latencies higher then stock and do not overclock.

By ahqiu - Mar 1, 2007

Great Rock Solid Motherboard

Strengths: Stable Reliable Good Three Year Warranty Plenty of Features

Weakness: Text in BIOS is not written by a native speaker The Marvel Ethernet Controller uses utilizes the CPU slightly more than a Broadcomm Early motherboards shipped without Conroe support

I brought this motherboard to replace my old Intel D875PBZLK motherboard, as part of a complete system upgrade. My old Intel D875PBZLK motherboard was the second one I had (the Ethernet Controller on the first one died on me) and its AGP port was dying. So far, this motherboard has not had any hardware problems and seems to be of better quality than Intel's motherboards; I especially like the...
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I brought this motherboard to replace my old Intel D875PBZLK motherboard, as part of a complete system upgrade. My old Intel D875PBZLK motherboard was the second one I had (the Ethernet Controller on the first one died on me) and its AGP port was dying. So far, this motherboard has not had any hardware problems and seems to be of better quality than Intel's motherboards; I especially like the replaceable BIOS chip. I brought this motherboard to use with a Core 2 Duo E6300 and I was one of the unlucky few who brought one that had a BIOS that did not support Conroe. I called Asus' BIOS department and they shipped me a replacement BIOS overnight; they charged me $20 for shipping, but I did not complain, as they also had a three day shipping option which I believe at the time was free; I have heard of people being asked to pay for it but I went with the overnight option so I would not know if they would have required a payment.

All and all, this motherboard has been pretty solid, and I recommend it to anyone interested in a LGA 775 socket motherboard.

By ShiningArcanine - Nov 22, 2006

ASUS P5W Deluxe

Strengths: Excellent overclocker, loads of I/O outputs, WiFi, lots of features

Weakness: Expensive

Lots of features in a very stable board. The three SATA RAID controllers on board, integrated WiFi, HD Audio and an infrared remote control for general system and multimedia control. The cost is the main disadvantage. This is one great board. A well thought out design in at stock or overclocked.

By stockshowgypsy - Sep 9, 2007

Outsdanding Motherboard

Strengths: Very solid and stable overclocker-friendly motherboard. A wealth of features and bunch of accessories included. Good layout for most connectors. Native IDE support. 3 PCI slots for legacy devices.

Weakness: North and South Bridge can get toasty without active cooling. Not enough of usable SATA ports in my opinion. 975 chipset is older than a 965 one and has a lower usable FSB for overclocking.

Excellent motherboard, my first from Asus. Technology of the 975 chipset maybe a little outdated but it still top notch. I hope that it will support future 45nm cpus. Very easy to install and overclock. Rock-solid stablity! All in all, I'm very happy with my purchase. I'm looking forward to years of trouble-free computer maintenance with this motherboard.

By zetto - Mar 20, 2007

Great motherboard!

Strengths: Requires correct version of BIOS in order to boot; installation of DH remote was difficult

Weakness: Expensive; More features than you need?

I've been buying ASUS boards for years. Certainly not for their customer support, but for their quality design and construction. My first problem with this board was that it must have been sitting on the shelf too long, as it had original BIOS from August 2006. Their early revs did not support the new Intel C2D CPUs, even though the box clearly stated otherwise! The solution is to get an older...
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I've been buying ASUS boards for years. Certainly not for their customer support, but for their quality design and construction. My first problem with this board was that it must have been sitting on the shelf too long, as it had original BIOS from August 2006. Their early revs did not support the new Intel C2D CPUs, even though the box clearly stated otherwise! The solution is to get an older CPU to boot up, then update the BIOS, then plop in your C2D CPU! Yeah, right, like I keep a few spare CPUs lying around! They ended up sending me a BIOS chip, but charging me for it!!! Unbelievable!! No matter how hard I pleaded, they wouldn't budge on this. My only alternative was to return the entire motherboard to the reseller for an exchange, paying return shipping. Argh! I bit the bullet!

Okay, enough complaining. I am very happy with the system now that it's up and running! I have an Intel E6400 overclocked at 2.4GHz, with PC2-8000 DDR2 RAM running at 1000Mhz. Lots of options to tweak, albeat not documented all that well. Best place to go is the ASUS user's forum, or other internet OC sites.

I had problems getting the DH IR remote receiver to work. I tried for a few months, then gave up. After noticing a new driver, I tried it out and it suddenly worked. However, even with the little remote control, I don't really use it that much (read: at all)! It's a cool feature, but not many will use it. Same thing goes for the WiFi access point. Most people already have a wireless router. Oh well.

One thing I did want, and has been advertised on their product page for months, is the ASUS FrontLinker. It allows you to charge your iPod, play it thru speakers, and other stuff. It fits into a 5.25" front bay. However, you can't find it anywhere! Google it, and still no luck. Contact Asus, no luck. Crazy that they would market such a thing, yet not sell it. perhaps they had problems with it.

One recommendation is that you remove the little plastic protective covers from a couple of the copper heat-sinks. The plastic keeps the heat-sink protected, but limits its ability to dissipate heat! There are two of them, with ASUS stamped on the top.

So this motherboard is quite expensive, as you are likely paying for features you have no intention of using. But it's rock solid, provides good heat-sinking ability and is a tweakers delight!

By SDTechDeals - Mar 8, 2007