TPower i45 Onboard Devices
| Northbridge | Intel P45 Express |
| Southbridge | Intel ICH10R |
| Voltage Regulator | Four Phases |
| BIOS | P45AA710 (07/10/2008) |
| 333.3 MHz (FSB1333) | 333.7 MHz (+0.11%) |
| Clock Generator | IC2 9LPRS926EGLF |
| Connectors and Interfaces | |
| Onboard | 2x PCIe 2.0 x16 (Modes: One x16 or Two x8) |
| 2x PCIe x1 | |
| 2x PCI | |
| 3x USB 2.0 (2 ports per connector) | |
| 1x Serial Port header | |
| 1x Floppy | |
| 1x Ultra ATA (2 drives) | |
| 6x Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s | |
| 1x Front Panel Audio | |
| 1x CD-Audio In | |
| 2x S/P-DIF Out | |
| 1x S/P-DIF In | |
| 1x Fan 4 pins (CPU) | |
| 2x Fan 3 pins (Chassis) | |
| 1x Internal Power Button | |
| 1x Internal Reset Button | |
| 1x Digital Temperature Display | |
| IO panel | 2x PS2 (keyboard + mouse ) |
| 6x USB 2.0 | |
| 2x External SATA | |
| 1x RJ-45 Network | |
| 6x Analog Audio Jacks (8-ch out, Mic+Line In) | |
| Mass Storage Controllers | |
| Intel ICH10R | 6x SATA 3.0Gb/s (RAID 0,1,5,10) |
| Marvell 88SE6121-NAA1 PCI-E | 1x Ultra ATA-133 (2-drives) |
| 2x External SATA 3.0Gb/s | |
| Network | |
| Realtek RTL8111C PCI-E | Gigabit LAN Connection |
| Audio | |
| Realtek ALC888S HD Audio Codec | 7.1 + 2 channel Multi-Streaming Output |
As with its TP45 HP, Biostar’s TPower i45 uses two of the ICH10R’s six PCI Express lanes for onboard controllers and two for PCI Express x1 slots, leaving two pathways unused. But unlike the TP45 HP, the TPower i45’s third-party ATA controller provides eSATA ports on the I/O panel.
Even on this better-featured model, Biostar provides no digital audio connections on the port panel, instead including a break-out cable for internal connections in its installation kit.
Marvell’s 88SE6121 ATA controller sits beside the Ultra ATA connector, supporting two Ultra ATA drives and two eSATA ports.
A Realtek RTL8111C Gigabit Ethernet controller gets all the bandwidth it needs from a PCI Express connection.
Similar to the ACL888 found on Biostar’s less expensive motherboard, the ALC888S provides the same 97db signal-to-noise ratio but with dual, rather than single, digital outputs.
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Wait, i think i missed the conclusion... what was the conclusion.....or am i just silly !?
Great review any who, i have been waiting for one of these. I would say go for the P5Q Deluxe!!!!!!!!11
the old E6xx CPU is not good enough to explore the FSB of the new P45 chipset. i seen better review then this in term of hardware. there should be at least a dual core 45nm processor and a 45nm quad processor.
sigh....tom's been lazy with hardware update!
I assume it is a mistake that says the P45 platinum from MSI has an X48 chipset?
so waht about a decent conclusion something like, are these boarfds worth the extra cash over a P35 chipset variant, everything tells me they offer little incentive over the P35, thoughts anyone?
Hello?
Uhm .. 45nm!?
I agree, test with a better (new) CPU(s) 45nm Dual/Quad.
That would be really interesting. This probably means alot to someone that owns the E6xx series CPU which i doubt someone buy if they buy a P45 board.
Methinks Tom has a bit of biassed attitude favouring Asus tbh