Review: ASUS P5E3 Deluxe - fully-loaded and ready to fly - Mainboard - HEXUS.net

Bundle and warranty

Items	Users manual (English only) ASUS WiFi-AP @n users manual (English only) Quick start guide (12 foreign languages including: French, German, and Spanish) Drivers and Utilities DVD containing: Drivers for motherboard devices, ASUS Update, ASUS AI Suite, ASUS PC Probe II, ASUS Express Gate updater, ASUS AI Direct Link Norton Internet Security 2006 (90-day subscription Win 2000/XP Only) Norton Internet Security 2007 (90-day subscription Vista 32/64-bit only) Intervideo WinDVD Copy 5 Trial version, Intervideo MediaOne 2.5 (WinXP Only) Ulead PhotoImpact 12 SE, CyberLink PowerBackup 2.5, Corel Snapfire Plus SE InterVideo WinDVD 8 Trial version (Vista 32-bit only) 1 x 80-conductor flat IDE cable, 1 x 34-conductor flat FDD cable 6 x non-latching-style SATA data cables (3 x with right-angled connectors) 1 x Molex-SATA power adapter cables (double-ended) ASUS Q-Shield ATX I/O Shield USB 2.0 + Firewire expansion bracket with 2 x USB ports and 1 x 1394a port. ASUS Q-connector pack 2 x ASUS WiFi-AP @n antennaes. 2 x ASUS Optional Heatpipe cooling fans (used mainly if using watercooling; and thus no airflow over the heatsinks on the heatpipes, due to no airflow from a CPU-mounted heatsink and fan).

Items

Users manual (English only)
ASUS WiFi-AP @n users manual (English only)
Quick start guide (12 foreign languages including: French, German, and Spanish)

Drivers and Utilities DVD containing:
Drivers for motherboard devices, ASUS Update, ASUS AI Suite, ASUS PC Probe II, ASUS Express Gate updater, ASUS AI Direct Link
Norton Internet Security 2006 (90-day subscription Win 2000/XP Only)
Norton Internet Security 2007 (90-day subscription Vista 32/64-bit only)
Intervideo WinDVD Copy 5 Trial version, Intervideo MediaOne 2.5 (WinXP Only)
Ulead PhotoImpact 12 SE, CyberLink PowerBackup 2.5, Corel Snapfire Plus SE
InterVideo WinDVD 8 Trial version (Vista 32-bit only)

1 x 80-conductor flat IDE cable, 1 x 34-conductor flat FDD cable
6 x non-latching-style SATA data cables (3 x with right-angled connectors)
1 x Molex-SATA power adapter cables (double-ended)
ASUS Q-Shield ATX I/O Shield
USB 2.0 + Firewire expansion bracket with 2 x USB ports and 1 x 1394a port.
ASUS Q-connector pack
2 x ASUS WiFi-AP @n antennaes.
2 x ASUS Optional Heatpipe cooling fans (used mainly if using watercooling; and thus no airflow over the heatsinks on the heatpipes, due to no airflow from a CPU-mounted heatsink and fan).

There's plenty to chew on in this bundle. We like the Q-Shield because it makes it easy to install the pesky I/O shield without being cut to ribbons in the process. Two WiFi antennaes are required for 802.11n usage and ASUS has both in this pack. ASUS' economies of scale ensures that a healthy software bundle complements the hardware and we, for once, have very little to complain about here.

Warranty

As with all its boards, ASUS provides a three-year return-to-base-warranty from the date of purchase on the customer's receipt. This is transferable between owners as long as the original receipt is retained.

This warranty is dealt with through ASUS UK, so returns are made to a UK address. ASUS says that turnaround for hardware that's found to be faulty will be no more than 14 working days - longer than we would ideally like to see.