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Asus P5E3 Deluxe

Asus is finalizing its X38 Express based motherboard for shipping early next month. The upcoming P5E3 Deluxe supports all LGA775 socket processors, including the upcoming Penryns. The board only accepts DDR3 memory. Asus opted to implement two PCIe x16 slots for ATi CrossFire multi-GPU support. Unlike some other X38 Express based boards with three PCIe x16 slots, the Asus P5E3 Deluxe is unable to take advantage of three-way or even four-way ATi CrossFire configurations. Expect the Asus P5E3 Deluxe to show up in retail next month.

Gigabyte GA-5BXWV-RH

Based on Intel’s X38 (Bearlake-X) chipset, Gigabyte GA-5BXWV-RH is designed for single processor based platform in entry level, general purpose workstation, especially for small/middle level business user, graphic editing service, engineering 3D graphic processing, and advanced workstation user or game player. It features one PCIe x16 slot for advanced high-performance visualization, and 4 PCI slots for legacy PCI devices such as sound cards. Note that Gigabyte GA-5BXWV-RH is an inexpensive solution. It cannot boast any sophisticated chipset cooling systems onboard and is equipped with a four-phase processor voltage regulator.

Izvor: DailyTech i X-Bit Labs