ASUS P6T Deluxe X58 Express Motherboard (OC Palm Edition) Review

Dashken · 13th Oct 2008, 06:04 PM

The early readiness of the ASUS P6T Deluxe X58 Express motherboard is proof of ASUS' technical prowess. ASUS already has full retail units of this motherboard ready for sale more than a month before the actual launch of the Intel X58 Express chipset and the Intel Core i7 processor. It is a certainty that the ASUS P6T Deluxe will be one of the few motherboards available for sale on launch date.

However, the P6T Deluxe does not look like a rushed job. As it is a pioneer motherboard for a new platform, it is obvious that ASUS went all out to make this motherboard the best one they could design. If they want to make a mark on launch date, they had better deliver their best work and it shows in the P6T Deluxe.

Link : ASUS P6T Deluxe X58 Express Motherboard (OC Palm Edition) Review

Unixlord · 13th Oct 2008, 11:13 PM

I don't like the fin design on the NB. It looks like it would be useless as soon as one uses a tower design cpu cooler. I'd prefer something which is less reliant on using the stock cpu cooler or similar designs.

Spanner · 14th Oct 2008, 03:59 AM

Jeepers is it really that far away till the i7 release, I am a tad disappointed that it is so late in the year . Hmm right in time for the festive shopping season. I do hope there are plenty of stock available....

Trinity · 14th Oct 2008, 01:14 PM

I think I'll take it.

g0tanks · 14th Oct 2008, 04:45 PM

Nice board, I also like the extra stuff that comes with it. The OC Palm is pretty much an improved LCD Poster.

But I still won't be getting an i7 or X58 board soon

Adrian Wong · 14th Oct 2008, 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Unixlord

I don't like the fin design on the NB. It looks like it would be useless as soon as one uses a tower design cpu cooler. I'd prefer something which is less reliant on using the stock cpu cooler or similar designs.

Yeah, I think the Foxconn 4-in-1 cooler is much better. But I guess you can always replace the stock heatsink with something better.

Adrian Wong · 14th Oct 2008, 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spanner

Jeepers is it really that far away till the i7 release, I am a tad disappointed that it is so late in the year . Hmm right in time for the festive shopping season. I do hope there are plenty of stock available....

Yeah, we just received confirmation on the launch date. It will be November 16-17, depending on how you look at it. Check out the details here - Tech ARP - ED#102 : The Intel Core i7 Processor & Intel X58 Express Chipset Are Ready For Launch Rev. 1.1

But AFAIK, there will be ready stocks of the CPU and motherboards. Not all manufacturers will be ready though.

Unixlord · 15th Oct 2008, 03:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adrian Wong

Yeah, I think the Foxconn 4-in-1 cooler is much better. But I guess you can always replace the stock heatsink with something better.

True but when shelling out that kind of cash for an enthusiast motherboard one would expect more foresight from the manufacturer.

Another problem is the fact that finding the right NB heatsink taking into account the unique layout and attached expansion cards etc is a real pain.

It wouldn't be too hard for asus to have included tools for mounting/replacing an small active cooler on the NB and it would make lots of moderate enthusiasts happy.

Of course the extreme enthusiasts will tear everything off and water cool it but the majority will be using air cooling so I'm surprised Asus still hasn't learned from past mistakes.

The main issue right now is the lack of an in-depth report on the Nehalem VDimm issue. There's lots of articles about it but they all seem to be dancing around the topic instead of addressing it directly.

Adrian Wong · 15th Oct 2008, 07:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Unixlord

True but when shelling out that kind of cash for an enthusiast motherboard one would expect more foresight from the manufacturer.

Another problem is the fact that finding the right NB heatsink taking into account the unique layout and attached expansion cards etc is a real pain.

It wouldn't be too hard for asus to have included tools for mounting/replacing an small active cooler on the NB and it would make lots of moderate enthusiasts happy.

Of course the extreme enthusiasts will tear everything off and water cool it but the majority will be using air cooling so I'm surprised Asus still hasn't learned from past mistakes.

The main issue right now is the lack of an in-depth report on the Nehalem VDimm issue. There's lots of articles about it but they all seem to be dancing around the topic instead of addressing it directly.

You mean the 1.65V voltage limit?

jaymonds · 15th Oct 2008, 03:35 PM

I am using asus motherboard and working great, will like to get its new tech.

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