Specifications
Board feature |
Implementation |
Name |
ASUS P5W-DH Deluxe |
Chipset |
Intel 975X northbridge and Intel ICH7R southbridge |
CPU support |
All Intel LGA775 processors |
RAM |
DDR2 533/667/800 |
Graphics Support |
PCI Express: |
PCI Express |
2 x PCIe x1 |
PCI Conventional |
3 x PCI |
Networking |
2 x Marvell 88E8053 PCIe Gigabit with “AI NET2” wireless 54Mbps LAN. |
FireWire |
2 x FW400; one onboard header and one on I/O |
Audio |
Realtek ALC882M; HD Audio, 8-channel (7.1) |
USB |
ICH7R southbridge |
Disks |
3 SATA300, RAID0,1,5 (Intel ICH7R) 1 SATA300 External (I/O panel), 1 SATA300, RAID0,1,JBOD (JMicron controller) 2 SATA300, RAID0,1. Also supports RAID 10 in conjunction with the Intel ICH7R southbridge (Silicon image 4723 controller) 1 x ATA100 (Intel ICH7R), 1 x ATA133 (JMicron controller)
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Despite the introduction of the new P965 chipset family, the 975X remains the enthusiast board of choice with its most notable features being support for CrossFire multi-GPU support.
What's interesting is that ASUS refers to this motherboard as the P5W Digital Home yet it uses the regular ICH7R southbridge and not the DH variant designed for better power-saving via Intel's Energy Lake technology. However, the good, old ICH7R supports RAID5, so it's a case of features swings and roundabouts.ASUS has also chosen Realtek's ALC882M audio codec that supports a total of 10 channels (7.1 + 2) run in conjunction with the board's high-definition audio. It's a decent choice on a high-end motherboard.
Not all i975X motherboards are equal. The P5W DH boasts the necessary hardware modification for Core 2 Duo compatibility. Other i975Xs may not.