Asus P4P800-E Deluxe (i865PE Springdale)
Asus P4P800-E Board Features
Because of the great number of additional controllers, the overall dimensions match the Full-ATX format (24.5 x 30 cm). Anyway, the assembly operator won't have anything to complain while fitting the board inside the PC case.
Of the shortcomings is the blockage of DIMM slots by a video card installed into the AGP slot. Besides, the additional power connector is positioned in a bit awkward way - near the chipset. But the main power connector is fit well enough - near the IDE connectors (so as not to hinder plugging in the cables).
Near the processor socket, there is the CPU_FAN connector for the cooler. Two more connectors like these are positioned near the South bridge, these are PWR_FAN and CHA_FAN.
Besides, the board features support for the Q-Fan function that reduces the cooler rotational speeds as the processor temperature goes up. To reduce the noise level, there is a passive radiator installed on the North bridge.
During the tests, the radiator was pretty heated up, but I am not sure it needs active cooling (except for the hardcore overclocking).
Note that it is orientated parallel to the AGP slot. Unlike the P4P800 board, such positioning does not hinder installation of video cards with massive radiators on the reverse side. If the video card has a big radiator on the front side, there aren't problems in system assembly either: the first PCI slot is moved at quite a distance from the AGP slot.
Only 1.5V AGP 4x/8x video cards are allowed into the AGP slot. But if an incompatible (i.e. a 3.3V) video card is installed, the system won't start and nothing will burn. But the red AGP Warning LED is no longer installed on modern Asus motherboards.
Under the North Bridge there are 4 DIMM slots, they are partitioned into two groups - two slots in each group. The first and second slots relate to the first memory controller channel, with the third and fourth to the second channel.
As a result, to enable the dual-channel memory access, two modules in both channels must be there. To make the assembly operator's job easier, DIMM slots are colored differently - it is recommended to install the modules into the slots of a matching color.
The maximum memory capacity makes up 4 GB. If voltage is applied to the DIMM modules, then the SB_PWR LED near the last PCI slot lights up. Like in other Asus motherboards, this LED is big enough and well seen from a distance.
Moving on to the PCI slots. They are five on the Asus P4P800-E.
Besides them, there is a WiFi connector (Wireless Fidelity) onboard, into which a special module (or a riser card) supporting the 802.11b (or higher) standard is inserted.
Here is a photo of the module inserted into the respective slot.
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