Asus Release Motherboards That Support Core 2 , DDR2-800
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ASUS has recently introduced some of the first non-Intel motherboards based on the Core 2 processor.
The new P5W DH Deluxe is one of them. The board is based on the upgraded 975X and ICH7R chipsets, which are necessary to use Core 2 CPUs. They are also introducing the P5B Deluxe, which uses P965 and ICH8-R. The only significant difference between the two boards, is that it supports DDR2-800, one of the first for the 775 Socket
The new P5W DH Deluxe is one of them. The board is based on the upgraded 975X and ICH7R chipsets, which are necessary to use Core 2 CPUs. They are also introducing the P5B Deluxe, which uses P965 and ICH8-R. The only significant difference between the two boards, is that it supports DDR2-800, one of the first for the 775 Socket
Source: TechSpotBoth feature dual gigabit LAN and wireless LAN, and overall have all the features you'd expect to see from a top-tier ASUS board, such as SATA RAID 0/1/5 support, multiple SATA controllers, et cetera. Overall, they look like interesting boards, and it will be very cool to see how Core 2 CPUs interact with DDR2-800 RAM.
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-drasnor
They're really nicely priced at the moment.