CPU/Mobo Asus 32 PCI-Express Lane SLI Motherboards

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ASUS Motherboards Deliver True SLI Graphics Performance

Enjoy 32 PCI Express Lanes with A8N32-SLI Deluxe and P5N32-SLI Deluxe

Taipei, Taiwan; Aug 22, 2005 – In accordance to the release of Nvidia®'s nForce ™ 4 SLI X16 chipset, ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (ASUS) today introduced the A8N32-SLI Deluxe and P5N32-SLI Deluxe motherboards, which support dual PCI Express x16 slots running at full speed to liberate graphics cards from the narrow bandwidth platform of x8 speed only.

“ASUS proudly announces the A8N32-SLI Deluxe and P5N32-SLI Deluxe motherboards , which are the most powerful motherboards in our product line", said Joe Hsieh, Director of ASUS Motherboard Business. "The obstacle during development is to include a reliable thermal solutions. With ASUS' innovative designs to bring out the real potential of Nvidia's latest chipsets, gamers can enjoy faster graphics and higher video quality.â€

High-performance GPU (graphics processing unit) is one of the hottest components in a computer system. SLI motherboards, with two graphics cards, require the best heat dissipation designs.

One of the reliable thermal solutions is Stack Cool 2. Originally implemented on the Intel 955 and 945 chipset platforms, the A8N32-SLI Deluxe and P5N32-SLI are the first Nvidia-chipset based motherboards with this zero noise feature. Stack Cool 2 is a fan-less cooling design that effectively transfers heat generated by the critical components to the other side of the specially designed PCB (printed circuit board) for heat dissipation and significantly decreases component temperature.

The P5N32-SLI Deluxe further pushes Intel based motherboards well into the extreme gaming segment. The dual x16 SLI architecture provides excellent scalability, and of course, renowned ASUS performance and overclocking quality will ensure an unparalleled gaming experience for Intel fans.

The A8N32-SLI Deluxe and P5N32-SLI Deluxe will be available in September. Below are their brief specifications.

A8N32-SLI Deluxe

- AMD Athlon 64 FX/Athlon 64 X2/Athlon 64 / Sempron

- NVIDIA GeForceâ„¢ 6150 and NVIDIA nForce 4 SLI

- 2000/1600 MT/s System Bus

- 4 x DIMM, max. 4GB, DDR 400/333/266

- 2 x PCIe x16 (running @ x16 speed), 1 x PCIe x4, 3 x PCI 2.2

- Dual Gigabit LAN

- 6 x Serial ATA 3 GB/s ports including 1 external port

- 2 x IEEE 1394a

- ASUS two-slot thermal design

- ASUS Stack Cool 2

P5N32-SLI Deluxe

- Intel Pentium Processor Extreme Edition/Pentium D/Pentium 4/Celeron

- NVIDIA nForce 4 SLI Intel edition and NVIDIA nForce 4 SLI

- FSB 1066/800/533 MHz

- 4 x DIMM, max. 16GB, DDR2 667/533

- 2 x PCIe x16 (running @ x16 speed), 2 x PCIe x1, 1 x PCIe x4, 2 x PCI 2.2

- Dual Gigabit LAN

- 6 x Serial ATA 3 GB/s ports including 1 external port

- 2 x IEEE 1394a

- ASUS two-slot thermal design

- ASUS Stack Cool 2

Source: http://www.asus.com/news_show.aspx?id=1304
 
I don't understand why they keep adding so many pci-e slots. How many pc-e cards are out there. I'm speaking about TV tuners, sound cards, modems, firewire cards, wireless cards, etc.
Adding more stuff will be a problem with just 2 pci slots.
 
Well PCI express is the future, in the next three years most of the add in cards will be in PCIE, besides many add on cards like Tv TUNER, Soundcard, Gigabit LAN card will be able to take advantage of the extra bandwith.
 
I know pci-e is the future...but at the moment, i'd prefer at least 3 pci slots. In my new rig I plan to have a tv tuner, and 2 sound cards.
 
One for music & movies (currently my revo, I hope to get a emu 1820m); and an x-fi for games.I'm only dreaming of this right now, as the 1820m cost $500. The output from the x-fi would be routed thru the 1820m.
 
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