Asus p5gd2 premium wifi

We were not disappointed. The options and ranges available in the Asus BIOS are just as complete on the board and they are truly useful for squeezing the most from the P5GD2.

The one item that could use improvement, however, is the range of memory voltage controls. With competitors offering up to 2. Some other boards in this roundup offer incredible FSB ranges that they could never reach with the other available options. They are more window dressing or bragging rights for reviews that just list ranges like checkmark features.

The Asus tweak options, on the other hand, are useful and work to provide a great overclocking experience for users of the P5GD2. We have commented before that Asus pays close attention to the layout of their motherboards. The point is that we like the layout of the P5GD2.

The floppy and pin ATX are in the preferred upper right board-edge position, where they usually work best in most case designs.

The 4-pin 12V connector is on the upper left board edge where it will not need to be snaked around the CPU and possibly, restrict air flow. The primary IDE is a right board-edge connector that should be preconnected during the install in tight cases. The 8 SATA ports are clustered at the lower right of the board 4 ports and the bottom edge of the board 4 ports.

If you still need to use a CD audio cable, this is a much easier reach than the bottom of the board that Asus has used in the past.

The P5GD2 layout is close to ideal. You will likely be very pleased at the thought that went into the layout of the Asus motherboard. Post Your Comment Please log in or sign up to comment. This means that even if you plug something into the wrong socket, you can change the functionality of the audio socket in the sound drivers. Apart from the four-pin CPU fan connector, there are a further three fan connectors spread around the board, although one is hidden between the memory slots and the ATX power connector — not an ideal position in my opinion.

There is also a spare USB 2. I almost forgot to mention the serial port, as it comes on a bracket, but the physical connector on the motherboard seems to be in the wrong place as it is all the way up at the front of the motherboard. That said, since the board is already cramped, there might not have been any other suitable location to fit the connector. A copy of PC-cillin is also thrown in for good measure, but this anti-virus software is getting a bit long in the tooth now.

The manual is well written and covers all of the features of the motherboard as well as the BIOS setup screens and some of the drivers and RAID utilities. It could however, do with some better instructions on how to install the motherboard and some colour pictures. Anyone into performance cars will know just why Asus has called its overclocking utility N.

Other handy features include the built-in network cable tester, that will detect and report damaged network cables — this can be handy when trying to track down problems on your network.

The Asus even out performs the Intel board in some of the 3D tests. The P5GD2 also performs on a par with X based motherboards, so it really is worth every penny. The performance is superb and there are more bits in the box than you could possibly wish for. Editorial independence means being able to give an unbiased verdict about a product or company, with the avoidance of conflicts of interest. To ensure this is possible, every member of the editorial staff follows a clear code of conduct.

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