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Friday, June 2, 2006

Preview of Intel P55


At the launch of Intel Lynnfield later, during the year, Asus will have several motherboards ready for delivery. P7P55 Pro placed among the cheaper models, with an expected price of between 1 000 and 1 500 SEK. In the center is the chipset P55. 

Property                 Value                                                
Sockel                   LGA1156                          
Circuit                  Intel P55 
Size                       30.5 x 24.4 mm (ATX) 
Memory Seats    4. DDR3 
PCI-E 2.0            standard 
PCI-E ports        2 × 16-channel / 2 × 1-channel 
PCI ports           3 pc. 
IDE (PATA)      1 pc. 
SATA                 7. SATA-300 / 1 pc. ESATA 
USB 2.0            8 pc. (up to 14 with brackets) 
Firewire             1 pc. Firewire 400 (up to 2 with brackets) 
Network            Gigabit Ethernet 
Audio                7.1 
Price                 1 000 - 1 500 kr

A quick glance shows a simple layout with good placement of power connectors. While processor shelf has plenty of room around the sides, which should be excited sexton of taste who like to mount the huge aftermarket cooler. 

The only thing that really is to remark on is that Asus still insist on not using angled SATA connectors. Now sit Although these relatively far down on the circuit board and therefore should not be blocked by large graphics cards.