CPU/Mobo Details of Asus Striker Extreme and P5N32-E SLI (Nforce 680)

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* Striker Extreme
[1] SLI-Ready Memory 1200MHz

[2]1 x PCI Express x16, at x8 speed(middle)

[3]2 x External Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s port on back I/O (SATA On-the-Go)

[4]SupremeFX Audio Card
- ADI 1988B 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC
- Support Jack-Sensing, Enumeration, Multi-streaming and Jack-Retasking
- Noise Filter
Coaxial, Optical S/PDIF out
DTS® Connect
ASUS Array Mic

[5]Extreme Tweaker

[6]LCD Poster
EL I/O
Onboard LED
Onboard Switches: Power / Reset / Clr CMOS
Q-Fan Plus
Not listed (* ASUS CrashFree BIOS2)
Not listed (*ASUS EZ Flash2)

[7]1 x LCD Poster
2 x External SATA
1 x onboard LED switch

[8] 8 x Fan connector: 1 x CPU / 1 x SPS / 3 x Chassis / 3 x Optional
3 x thermal sensor connector
1 x EL I/O Shield Connector

[9] ASUS Array Mic
ASUS Optional Fan
3 in 1 ASUS Q-Connector Kit
SATA cables (Quantity?)
SATA power cables (Quantity?)
EL I/O Shield
Thermal sensor cables
Cable Ties
ROG key ring

Software:
The hottest 3D Game: Ghost Recon
InterVideo® Media Launcher (OEM version only)
Striker Extreme Support DVD:

Drivers:
Futuremark ® 3DMark® 06 Advanced Edition
NVIDIA MediaShieldâ„¢ RAID
Kaspersky® Anti-Virus

* P5N32-E SLI
[1] Not Listed

[2]1 x PCI Express x16, at x8 speed (white)

[3]Not listed

[4]SupremeFX Audio Card
* ADI 1988B 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC
* Support Jack-Sensing, Multi-streaming and Jack-Retasking
Coaxial, Optical S/PDIF out
DTS® Connect

[5]Not listed

[6]ASUS EZ DIY:
* ASUS CrashFree BIOS2
* ASUS EZ Flash2
[7]Not listed

[8]8 x Fan connector: 1 x CPU / 1 x Power Fan / 1 x Chassis / 5 x Optional
1 x Front Panel Audio connector (on SupremeFX audio card)
1 x Chassis Intrusion connector

[9]
1 x ASUS Q-Connector Kit (USB, 1394, system panel; Retail version only)
4 x SATA cables
2 x SATA power cable for 4 devices

Software:

Drivers:
Anti-virus software (OEM version)
 
Here is the preview of the 'ASUS Striker Extreme'

When it comes to feature-filled motherboards, ASUS’ Deluxe line of motherboards is pretty tough to beat. Not only does ASUS include basics like power LED, rounded corners, and color-coded connections with a black PCB, in more recent years they’ve also been throwing in extra goodies like dual Gigabit LAN, 802.11b/g WiFi, and heat pipe silent cooling. Because of this, and their reputation for building stable motherboards, ASUS’ Deluxe boards have proven quite popular among the general hardware enthusiast/gaming crowd.

However, there’s a subset of gamers and hardware enthusiasts who demand a little more from their motherboard. These users want no limits overclocking, that means a motherboard with more than just looks: it’s also got to have the bus speeds, voltages, and other settings in BIOS that allow them to push their CPU, memory, and other components to clock speeds that are higher than your typical user. But having a robust BIOS isn’t enough: many of the higher-end motherboards also come with other extras such as 5.25” front panel drive bays, LEDs, and other extras you wouldn’t find in your typical motherboard.

To service this market, ASUS has created their Republic of Gamers line of motherboards.

ASUS’ first Core 2-compatible Republic of Gamers motherboard is the Striker Extreme, which is built on NVIDIA’s recently released nForce 680i SLI chipset. The Striker Extreme supports some impressive specs, including three PCI Express graphics slots, an 8-phase power system with all-solid capacitors, heat pipe cooling on the North Bridge and South Bridge of the nForce chipset, and more. We just got our hands on a Strike Extreme board and will be providing our first impressions of the motherboard in this article, with a full review to come shortly thereafter.
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ASUS Striker Extreme Sneak Peek

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All credits go to - Eazy Sir ;)
 
$400 is still too much for the features offered with this board. It would have made sense if they had thrown in a Lite version of Creative X-Fi on the riser card and maybe a front panel fan controller/LCD display kind of of thing. It would have made the bundle more appealing.

I dont know how much its gonna cost locally if its so costly outside. :S
 
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