Asus P5b Premium Views

General Goods

If you think that we already have reviewed the ASUS P5B you are correct. I reviewed the P5B-E back in end of November 2006 and really liked it, awarding it 9 out of 10 and a Seal of Approval. So why do we review it again? Well ndash; this time it is another variant of the P5B that we are taking a look on. ASUS is doing the same thing as NVIDIA and ATI are doing. They come out with a wide range of products, all having almost the same name. A quick look at a local e-retailer gave me a list of 9 different P5B motherboards in addition to all the other P5-something (P5W, P5N and so on) motherboards ASUS sells. The motherboard that is under scrutiny today is the new P5B PremiumVista Edition motherboard. As the name implies this is a motherboard that is aimed for everyone who already has or plan to build a computer with Vista.

The arrival of Windows VISTA forced several motherboard manufacturers to release h"speciala", VISTA versions of their well known motherboards. One such case is the P5B series from ASUS. In order to cover some special requirements, Asus includes an external screen that can display several messages, as well as a remote control for controlling your PC system. So, what can users expect from the Asus P5B Premium Vista Edition?

The P5B Premium Vista Edition motherboard features ScreenDUO, AI Remote, ASAP, AP Trigger and TPM Support, allowing you to fully enjoy the latest Microsoft Windows Vistaetrade; operating system. This motherboard also gives you the advanced ASUS quiet thermal solution including 8-Phase Power Design, Stack Cool 2, Heat Pipe Design, Q-Fan 2 to build a cool and stable environment. With the exclusive AI NOS trade;, AI Gear and AI Nap, the P5B Premium Vista Edition motherboard delivers extreme performance, minimum noise and maximum power-saving under Windows Vistattrade;.

The two new ASUS boards in question are the P5B-Plus Vista Edition and P5B Premium Vista Edition; so what's new or special about them? You've seen our special preview of the ASUS WF5e SideShow notebook, well these are basically ASUS' SideShow capable motherboards. For this review, we've gotten our grubby little hands on the P5B Premium Vista Edition.