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December 10, 2007 by Lawrence
Lee
| Product |
Asus P5E-VM HDMI LGA775 motherboard
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| Manufacturer |
ASUSTeK |
| Street Price |
US$150? |
When you think of micro-ATX mainboards, you think of small, unassuming boards with
some basic features, good connectivity options, and little else: something for
a simple office or multimedia machine. This notion is being challenged
by Asus' latest offering, the P5E-VM HDMI. Aside from its size, it doesn't resemble
a mATX board at all. Powered by Intel's latest G35 chipset, it includes features
typically found on premium ATX boards including a BIOS with liberal frequency
and voltage adjustments, and solid-state capacitors. It has the potential to
be the most complete, well-rounded and fully featured mATX board that has ever
entered our labs.
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The featured-laden Asus P5E-VM HDMI is very promising.
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| CPU |
LGA775 socket for Intel®
Core™2 Quad / Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo / Pentium®
Extreme / Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 Processors
Compatible with Intel® 05B/05A/06 processors
Support Intel® next generation 45nm Multi-Core CPU
*This motherboard supports FSB 1333/1066/800 |
| Chipset |
Intel® G35 / ICH9R with
Intel® Fast Memory Access Technology |
| Front Side Bus |
1333 / 1066 / 800 MHz |
Memory
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4 x DIMM, max. 8GB, DDR2
800 / 667 MHz, non-ECC, un-buffered memory
Dual channel memory architecture |
| Expansion Slots |
1 x PCI-E x16
2 x PCI-E x1
1 x PCI |
| VGA |
Intel® Graphics Media
Accelerator X3500 integrated
Dual VGA output support: HDMI/DVI-D and RGB
Supports RGB with max. resolution 2048 x 1536@75Hz
Supports HDMI with max. resolution 1920 x 1200@60Hz
Supports DVI with max. resolution 1920 x 1200@60Hz
Maximum shared memory of 384 MB
Supports Microsoft® DirectX® 10, OpenGL® 2.0, Pixel Shader 4.0
*The DirectX® 10 driver will be provided by the chipset vendor later. |
| Storage |
Southbridge ICH9R:
- 6 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports
- Intel Matrix Storage Technology supports RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10
JMicron® JMB368 PATA and SATA controller
- 1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 for up to 2 PATA devices |
| LAN |
Atheros L1 PCI-E Gigabit
LAN controllers
PCIe Gb LAN controller |
| Audio |
Realtek ALC 883, 8-channel
High-Definition Audio CODEC
- Support Jack-dectecting, Enumeration, Multi-streaming
- Coaxial S/PDIF out ports at back I/O
- ASUS Noise Filter |
| IEEE 1394 |
VIA VT6308P controller supports
2 x IEEE 1394a ports (one at midboard; one at back panel) |
| USB |
12 x USB 2.0 ports (6 ports
at mid-board, 6 ports at back panel) |
| ASUS AI Lifestyle Features |
ASUS AI Lifestyle Features:
- ASUS Splendid
ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution:
- ASUS AI Gear 2
- ASUS AI Nap
- ASUS Fanless Design
- ASUS Q-Fan 2
ASUS Crystal Sound:
- ASUS Noise Filter
ASUS EZ DIY:
- ASUS Q-Connector
- ASUS O.C. Profile
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
- ASUS EZ Flash 2 |
| Special Features |
ASUS MyLogo 3 |
Overclocking Features
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Precision Tweaker 2:
- vDRAM: 33-step DRAM voltage control
- vChipset (N.B.): 24-step chipset voltage control
- vFSB: 16-step FSB voltage control
- vCPU PLL: 16-step CPU PLL voltage control
SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection)
- vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at 0.0125V increment
- FSB tuning from 200MHz up to 800MHz at 1MHz increment
- Memory tuning from 533MHz up to 1333MHz
- PCI Express frequency tuning from 100MHz up to150MHz at 1MHz increment
Overclocking Protection:
- ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall) |
| Back Panel I/O Ports |
1 x PS/2 Keyboard
1 x PS/2 Mouse
1 x S/PDIF Out (Coaxial)
1 x D-sub Port
1 x HDMI/DVI port
1 x IEEE1394a
1 x RJ45 port
6x USB 2.0/1.1
8-channel Audio I/O |
| Internal I/O Connectors |
3 x USB connectors support
additional 6 USB ports
1 x Floppy disk drive connector
1 x IDE connector
1 x COM connector
6 x SATA connectors
1 x CPU Fan connector
1 x Chassis Fan connector
1 x Power Fan connector
1 x IEEE1394a connector
Front panel audio connector
1 x S/PDIF Out Header
Chassis Intrusion connector
CD audio in
24-pin ATX Power connector
1 x 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector
System Panel(Q-Connector) |
| BIOS |
8 Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS,
PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, ACPI 2.0a, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFree
BIOS 3 |
| Manageability |
WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by
PME, WOR by PME, PXE |
| Accessories |
UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable
FDD cable
3 x Serial ATA cables
3 x Serial ATA power cable
1 x HDMI-to-DVI conversion adapter
I/O Shield
User's manual
3 in 1 Q-connector |
| Support Disc |
ASUS PC Probe II
ASUS Update
Anti-virus software (OEM version)
Multi-language MB installation guide |
| Form Factor |
uATX Form Factor, 9.6”x
9.6” (24.4cm x 24.4cm) |
Going by specifications, the P5E-VM HDMI has just about everything.
Off the top of our head we can only think of two things it does not include:
eSATA and wireless networking. Asus also boasts a variety of overclocking features,
which are almost always limited on mATX parts, so it's a pleasant
surprise to see them. Compared to the GMA 3100 found on the G33 chipset, the
GMA X3500 has many improvements, including better shader support and DirectX 10
compliance.
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