


| Model | P6TD Deluxe |
| CPU | Intel® Socket 1366 Core™ i7 Processor Extreme Edition/Core™ i7 Processor Supports Intel® Dynamic Speed Technology |
| Chipset | Intel® X58 / ICH10R |
| System Bus | Up to 6400 MT/s |
| Memory | 6 x DIMM, Max. 24 GB, DDR3 2000(O.C.)*/1866(O.C.)*/1800(O.C.)*/1600(O.C.)/1333/1066 Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory |
| Expansion slot | 3 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (at x16/x16/x1 or x16/x8/x8 mode) |
| 1 x PCIe x4 | |
| 2 x PCI | |
| Multi-GPU | Supports NVIDIA® SLI™ Technology |
| Supports ATI® CrossFireX™ Technology | |
| Storage | 6 xSATA 3 Gb/s ports |
| 1 xExternal SATA (SATA On-the-Go) | |
| 1 xUltraDMA 133/100/66 for up to 2 PATA devices | |
| LAN | Dual Gigabit LAN controllers 2*Marvell88E8056® PCIe Gigabit LAN controller featuring AI NET2 |
| Audio | ADI® AD2000B 8 -Channel High Definition Audio CODEC |
| Other I/O ports | 1*PS/2, 1*eSATA, 1*IEEE1394a, 2*LAN, 8*USB, 1*Optical S/PDIF out, 1*Coaxial S/PDIF out |
| USB / IEEE1394a | 14 USB 2.0 ports /VIA® VT6308 controller supports 1 x 1394a ports (one at mid-board; one at back panel) |
| Features | StackCool3+, Turbo V, Xtreme Phase, 16+3 Phase Power design, Express Gate SSD, EPU, AI Nap, Wind-Flow Heat-pipe solution, Fan Xpert, Optional Fan for Water-cooling or Passive-Cooling only, Noise Filter, Q-Shield, Q-Connector, O.C. Profile, CrashFree BIOS 3, EZ Flash 2 |
| Form Factor | ATX Form Factor, 12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm ) |
|
This sounds like an answer from Asus to Gigabytes enhanced PCB motherboards. Of course since Asus is the second major manufacturer to release a board with this concept they add more to it. This seems logical progression to me! I just hope other manufacturers take notice and start adding or having the option of added PCB motherboards as well. As we all know the backbone and to many most important part to any computer is the true bottom end (which would be the motherboard). So; much as a house analogy wise, having the best foundation leads to a very stable, and therefore problem free house for many many years. |