The ASUS P6X58D-Premium version has received great reviews from experts and gaming enthusiasts alike. The only criticism, if any, that could be leveled against this high performing motherboard is that it is fairly expensive. The demand for a motherboard that could give the same performance at a reduced price had been growing for some time and ASUS has met those demands with the ASUS P6X58D-E motherboard. It is almost the same as the ASUS P6X58D-Premium version but by reducing some of the fancier features, ASUS has managed to bring down the price.
The Intel Core i7 processors have been recognized the world over as one of the most powerful and energy efficient processors. The ASUS P6X58D-E motherboard supports the Intel Core i7 processors in an LGA 1366 socket. It has an integrated memory controller that is able to support a triple channel DDR3 memory. It also supports the unique Intel QuickPath Interconnect that has a system bus with a maximum bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s. This interconnect interface utilizes serial point-to-point links and improves performance, thereby providing better stability as well as increasing the bandwidth the system bus can support. Further, the ASUS P6X58D-E motherboard also has a dedicated graphics engine that sits on one of the most powerful chipsets developed by Intel – the Intel X58 platform. This engine is designed to optimize the PCIe allocation when multiple GPU configurations are used. In fact, the ASUS P6X58D-E motherboard gives you a multi-GPU choice, allowing you to choose between CrossFireX and SLI.
There is no doubt that the Intel X58 Express chipset is a radically different and highly powerful chipset that supports the latest Core i7 processors from Intel with the LGA 1366 socket. This chipset delivers better graphics performance as it can support 36 PCI Express 2.0 lanes.
The ASUS P6X58D-E motherboard certainly performs much better than any of its direct competitors showing a CPU performance of at least 5% more than other X58 motherboards. Even in terms of functionality, the ASUS P6X58D-E motherboard has almost all the features that the previous versions of X58-Expressions had and also adds on more advanced features such as SuperSpeed US 3.0 support and high-end SATA support. There is no doubt that there are some differences between the ASUS P6X58D-Premium and P6X58D-E models. But one advantage the P6X58D-E has over the Premium version is the RAID functionality offered by the Marvell 88SE9128 SATA-6Gbps controller. In addition, even when high-end game enthusiasts or power users operate this at full load, the ASUS P6X58D-E motherboard proves to be very energy efficient because of its 16+2 Xtreme Phase Power Design.
While mainstream computer users and occasional gamers will not be drawn too much towards the P6X58D platform aimed at the gaming enthusiast market, the ASUS P6X58D-E motherboard offers a great middle path for those who like to enjoy their games and run heavy-duty applications but are on a budget.
If you are on a budget but would like to design a gaming PC that lets you enjoy your games to the fullest extent, you should certainly consider ASUS P6X58D-E Intel X58 LGA 1366 Core i7 Motherboard. We can also help you design your next custom built PC based on ASUS P6X58D-E Core i7 Motherboard.
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