Maximum PC review: Asus P5W DH Deluxe
Maximum PC by Gordon Mah Ung 
Oh, how the world turns. Last month you marched past the Intel 975X chipset motherboards holding your nose, but with the release of the Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Extreme CPUs you’ve made a U-turn to give this chipset a second look. Well, you better take a good look at Asus’ P5W DH Deluxe, which could be the ultimate 975X board, with its handy remote, driverless RAID, and onboard Wi-Fi. Our favorite feature of the P5W DH Deluxe, though, is the simple fact that it works with the Core 2 Duo and Extreme CPUs. Many older boards that still litter store shelves and inventories don’t support the Core 2’s lower voltage requirements. On Intel’s D975XBX motherboard, for example, only those with “AA†codes that end in 304 work with Core 2s out of the box. Asus’ original version of the 975X board, the P5WD2-E, didn’t work with Core 2s, but newer versions do. Unfortunately, the majority of web stores don’t differentiate between new and old boards. You avoid the incompatibility pitfall by purchasing a board that universally supports Core 2, such as the P5W DH. read more...
Oh, how the world turns. Last month you marched past the Intel 975X chipset motherboards holding your nose, but with the release of the Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Extreme CPUs you’ve made a U-turn to give this chipset a second look. Well, you better take a good look at Asus’ P5W DH Deluxe, which could be the ultimate 975X board, with its handy remote, driverless RAID, and onboard Wi-Fi. Our favorite feature of the P5W DH Deluxe, though, is the simple fact that it works with the Core 2 Duo and Extreme CPUs. Many older boards that still litter store shelves and inventories don’t support the Core 2’s lower voltage requirements. On Intel’s D975XBX motherboard, for example, only those with “AA†codes that end in 304 work with Core 2s out of the box. Asus’ original version of the 975X board, the P5WD2-E, didn’t work with Core 2s, but newer versions do. Unfortunately, the majority of web stores don’t differentiate between new and old boards. You avoid the incompatibility pitfall by purchasing a board that universally supports Core 2, such as the P5W DH. read more...
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