Neoseeker : Articles : Motherboards : Socket 775 : Asus P5E-VM HDMI Review
Hardware Newsletter:
Email:

News Headlines
New Articles
Compare Prices

Motherboards
Abit
ASUS
Gigabyte
MSI
DFI
Intel
Tyan
More...

Processors
AMD
Intel
More...

Memory
DDR
DDR2
SDRAM
More...

Video Cards
ATI
eVGA
XFX
Sapphire
More...

search for lowest prices

send article   hardware newsletter   article comments (3)   Lowest prices check
Asus P5E-VM HDMI Review - PAGE 1
William Henning - Thursday, April 17th, 2008


This is our first G35 chipset review - and it will be a bit different from our other motherboard reviews, as we do not expect the gaming scores to be decent with the on-board IGP - but we do not care.

Why don't we care?

Simple. This board is aimed at building Home Theatre PC's (HTPC's) and as such is not designed to be a gaming power house. Mind you, there is nothing stopping you from plugging a high end GPU into its PCIe 16x slot should you be so inclined!

The board is equipped with an HDMI connector on its back I/O panel, and it supports full 1080p output - but don't worry, an HDMI to DVI converter is included in case your monitor does not have an HDMI input.

Unfortunately our offices here at Neoseeker are not yet equipped with monster HDTV displays so this review will again concentrate on torture testing the motherboard to see what it can do. 

Specifications
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
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, 6ports 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
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
Drivers
ASUS PC Probe II
ASUS Update
Anti-virus software (OEM version)
Multi-language MB installation guide
uATX Form Factor, 9.6”x 9.6” (24.4cm x 24.4cm)
next: The Board »

Article Index

1.Introduction
2.The Board
3.The BIOS
4.More BIOS
5.Test Setup & Benchmarks
6.Business Winstone & Content Creation
7.WinRAR & HDTach
8.LAME MP3, TMPGEnc & XViD
9.Call of Duty & Commanche 4
10.Doom 3 & Quake 4
11.Halo, Jedi Knight & UT4K
12.Sandra
13.RightMark Read & Write
14.RightMark Latency & Bandwidth
15.Overclocking & Conclusion

Submit our article to: diggDigg this! de.le.ciousdel.icio.us

Get updates when we publish new articles
Email Address:

(0.0800/d/venture)