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Reviews for Asus AI Lifestyle P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP Desktop Motherboard - Intel P965 Chipset - Socket T LGA-7751 x Processor Support - 8 GB - Floppy Controller, Serial ATA/300, Ultra ATA/133 ATA-7 - 2 x PCIe x16 Slot - MPN: P5BDELUXEWIFI 
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Xijar
- Sep 26, 2006
Don't settle for lessStrengths: Tons of features. Built-in wireless, plenty of expansion slots, easy install, comes with tons of extra wires and goodies, great bios. Weakness: I don't see the point in having 2 ethernet hook-ups, I'd rather have 2 extra USB slots instead personally, but maybe some people find it useful. This motherboard really has it all. It was very pricey, but worth it. I didn't even care about the built-in wireless, but since it's there, I thought I might as well test it out, and now I love it and use it as my primary network connection. Updating the bios was a simple process, and in the box was a ton of wires and screws and such to make sure I had everything I needed. I am glad I didn't save a few bucks and get one of the lower-end mobos. 100% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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Jan 14, 2007
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lexanoroc
- Sep 4, 2006
P5B DeluxStrengths: supports the 775 processors, all of them Weakness: price, ram restriction I only bought this one because the Asus P5W DH Deluxe wasn't realy available anywhere. This motherboard is one of few Asus that support the new core 2 duo, and i really do not buy any other motherboards other than asus. I like the features of the board as well as the support. I wish it could handle more ram speed. Overall I like this board, i would probably buy it again. 100% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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software_geek
- Oct 8, 2006
Asus P5B Deluxe WiFi-AP Motherboard ReviewStrengths: Great for Overclocking, Built in WiFi. Weakness: None So Far This is a great MotherBoard for all those People who love OverClocking. I was able to to overclick my 2.40 Ghz Core 2 Duo process to 3.69 without any problems and it is running stable at 48 degree Celcius without any problems. Installation was pretty simple and easy. This motherboard has a lot of features including Stack Cool 2, heat pipe and 8-Phase power to run the system cooled. 100% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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edtsu123
- Aug 25, 2006
965p board with everything that a person would needStrengths: Tons of features, onboard wifi, core 2 duo support, Asus quality Weakness: Price Asus has made a great core 2 duo motherboard. This board has everything but the kitchen sink. It has onboard wifi, sound, raid, sound, gigabit ethernet. 100% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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cash4me
- Aug 25, 2006
Feature-rich Socket T motherboardStrengths: Supports all Socket T processors Weakness: Expensive. Should come down in price as NVIDIA 590 SLI and other Intel chipset motherboards come to market and mature. No official SLI support. The second PCI-E is only x4. Easy setup in P180B case with Core 2 E6300 processor. Currently running stable at 3.2GHz overclocked with stock cooler. Memory used is OCZ DDR2 6400. Will eventually overclock higher with better third party cooler. I highly recommend to get this board. Lots of features. I will plan to use RAID 5 as I get more SATA hard drives after price goes down even more. eSATA port is a bonus as well as WiFi and firewire port. 92% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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tahan02
- Aug 20, 2006
WowStrengths: High Def Audio, Wifi Buit In, Overclocking Features, Core 2 Ready Weakness: Price, One IDE Slot, Specific Memory Allowed ASUS Motherboards are usually top quality and this one is no exception. Great features for the computer enthusiast. You can take complete control of your computer through this motherboard. Real easy to tweak and play around with some of the features ASUS gives you which is kind of neat. 88% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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LinksMaster
- Jul 25, 2006
Fantastic MotherboardStrengths: Supports *all* Socket T 775-pad Intel processors including the new Core 2 Duo, the former Pentium D, Pentium 4, Celeron D and Celeron in Socket T formats. Weakness: No dual-videocard support; a non-issue for most people. Overclocks like a dream. Runs stock or overclocked like a rock. It's powered by the Intel P965 and ICH8R chipset. Both are new and feature packed. This board has everything a single videocard user could ask for. A QUICK SIDE NOTE: ATI and NVIDIA really need to go DUAL-CORE. REGARDLESS, this motherboard rocks! It's just that simple. Check the Intel and Asus product pages for more information. Search by model and/or product numbers. 82% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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heatdish
- Oct 14, 2006
Asus motherboard reviewStrengths: great board, runs great with core 2 duos no problem yet! another great feature for this maotherboard is it comes with everything, extra usb 2.0 port, as well as firwire alos quick connectors Weakness: none yet this board is really nice, have not had any problem with it yet. also the board comes with all sorts of cables and an extra 2 usb 2.0 ports that you can plug into, as well as firewire. no complaints what so ever 75% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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thiz_sukz
- Aug 13, 2006
Great MBStrengths: Tons of extras, Supports Intel E6400 Core 2 Duo with no modifications. Weakness: Not a weakness of the board but rather Asus, it would be nice if Asus made an intermediate P5B board. The P5B is very bare while the P5B Deluxe has got everything. None other than that. I love this board, it has everything that you woud need. I am using it with the Conroe E6400 and it is running great. This board is very easy to overclock and has tons of extra items, Onboard WiFi, Directional Mic, Extra USB and Firewire setups. This is the second Asus that i have bought and they are by far my favorite choice for MBs. 75% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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Nubio
- Oct 24, 2006
Solid Motherboard for new Intel Core 2 DuosStrengths: Works great with new Core 2 chips. Built-in WiFi a plus. Packaging includes good amount of cables and accessories. Stable and fast. Weakness: MSRP a little on the high side, but can be found on sale with decent discounts. I just put together a system with this mobo and an Intel E6400 and so far all has been good. I must have gotten the updated BIOS with my board, because the Core 2 chip has not led to any problems. I know it's been said that some people had problems running Core 2 chips before updating their BIOS. 67% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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Ranyuncho
- Sep 9, 2006
3rd asus moboStrengths: noiseless, easy to connect pin headers, quad core ready Weakness: cpu temp reader is off this is a very nice mobo (and it should be for the price) zero noise, easy connection of pin headers, raid, esata, wifi the list goes on i believe its a better but because all the extra features if you find them useful. teamed with core 2 it should last a couple years atleast. best of all it works great and is stable. my only gripe is that the cpu temps read high as do most p5b mobos its usually 2-5c above the core temperature according to the intel thermal analysis tool. 67% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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Sgt_Jello
- Aug 9, 2006
Great Mobo For a great priceStrengths: Easy install, Very nice bios, Lots of OCing features Weakness: None so far. It was an easy buy. I intend to use for overclocking. Lots of features. I'm very pleased with the easy setup. I recommend this buy. Buy now Buy now Buy now Buy now Buy now Buy now 38% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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outlaw88
- Jun 25, 2007
Great all around motherboardStrengths: Great overclocking ability, good organization, tons of features, rock solid stability! Weakness: Price This motherboard is fantastic. I paired it with a Core 2 Duo E6420 processor and 2GB of Crucial Ballistix PC2-PC6400 DDR2. Fast fast. Overclocking is a breeze. I like Intel RAID setup. In my experience, it's quite a bit snappier than nForce RAID setups. I have my processor oc'd to 3ghz (up from 2.13ghz) and it hasn't crashed yet! Stability is great. Definitely gives me even more incentive to keep going back to ASUS motherboards, that's all I've ever owned. The one and only drawback is price. I had my E6420 in hand and just didn't want to wait a week for an online order so I ended up @ CompUSA paying the retail price. However, you definitely get what you pay for! Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top 
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Quality Motherboard
Strengths: Core 2 Duo ready. Very good manufacturer BIOS support. Onboard HD sound, WIFI, firewire, gigabit LAN. Lots of goodies including array microphone, IDE cables, SATA cables.
Weakness: Does not support crossfire or SLI. Not all DDR2 RAM is compatible. Slightly expensive.
This motherboard is rock solid stable and also a very good overclocker. I like how Asus includes programs like AI NOS to help the average computer user to overclock without diving into the BIOS. Very well thought-out PCB design and placement of motherboard components. WIFI was a requirement for me so I loved how it was included so I wouldn't have to waste a PCI slot for an adapter.
High-end gamers using ATI's crossfire or nVidia's SLI should look elsewhere as this motherboard does not support either.
Make sure you do your research and get compatible DDR2 RAM for your motherboard. On the Asus website they have a QVL (Qualified Vendor List) that shows all compatible RAM modules. Personally, I use Crucial Ballistix PC2-6400 RAM and they work great (listed on the QVL).
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