
As the other eight regulators are not cooled, the cooler can only be viewed as a marketing device: it is of no practical use.

Asus equips the back of its boards with an additional PCB layer positioned near the processor socket: Stack Cool is designed to defuse hot spots.

Since the Ai series, the AiBooster tool has been included with Asus motherboards.

The old familiar PC Probe, included with all Asus motherboards. This tool allows monitoring of all key motherboard components (voltage and temperature).

The Asus LiveUpdate program allows automatic download of the latest BIOS updates from the internet for direct installation in Windows XP.

The amount of included accessories is commendable for a board priced at $200.

The serious-looking packaging of the Asus motherboard.
| Software Accessories |
|---|
| manuals (coming in the next time) |
| Drivers & Tools CD |
| WinDVD 5 |
| WinDVD Creator 2 |
| WinRip 2 |
| PC-Cillin 2002 |
| Hardware Accessories |
| 2x 80-pin ATA cable |
| 1x Floppy cable |
| 1x 40-pin ATA cable |
| 4x SATA data cable |
| 2x SATA power cable (2 devices) |
| 3x Jumper |
| 1x Sticker Board and Logo |
| 1x IO panel shield |
| 1x slot panel 1s Serial Port |
| 1x slot panel 2x USB 2.0 and 1x Game Port |
| 1x slot panel 1x with Firewire (big) |
Summary
- Introduction
- No Dual-core Processors On The Latest Boards!
- Asus P5AD2-E Premium (Intel 925XE)
- Asus P5AD2-E Premium, Continued
- Asus P5AD2-E Premium, Continued
- Asus P5AD2-E Premium, Continued
- Asus P5GDC-V Deluxe (Intel 915G)
- Asus P5GDC-V Deluxe, Continued
- Asus P5GDC-V Deluxe, Continued
- Gigabyte GA-8AENXP-DW (Intel 925XE)
- Gigabyte GA-8AENXP-DW, Continued
- Gigabyte GA-8AENXP-DW, Continued
- Gigabyte GA-8AENXP-DW, Continued
- Gigabyte GA-8AENXP-DW, Continued
- Gigabyte GA-8I925XE-G (Intel 925XE)
- Gigabyte GA-8I925XE-G, Continued
- Gigabyte GA-8I925XE-G, Continued
- MSI 925X Neo Platinum (MS-7053) (Intel 925XE)
- MSI 925X Neo Platinum, Continued
- MSI 925X Neo Platinum, Continued
- MSI 925X Neo Platinum, Continued
- Intel D925XECV2 (Intel 925XE)
- Intel D925XECV2, Continued
- Intel D925XECV2, Continued
- Test System
- OpenGL
- DirectX 9
- Synthetic
- Synthetic, Continued
- Video
- Video, Continued
- Applications
- Conclusion: Asus And Gigabyte Neck And Neck
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