Asus P6T Core i7 / Intel X58/ DDR3/ CrossFireX & SLI/ A&GbE/ ATX Motherboard

5 comments

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   J. Lee on December 13, 2009 at 9:14 am

   When I was searching for a new motherboard for my new rig, many people online were stating that people should get the V2. However, I wasn’t looking for a fancy motherboard. I just wanted a simple easy to use motherboard that will allow me to overclock my i7 920 to 3.0Ghz. This motherboard just did that. It’s not the best motherboard on the market, but if you are like me (wanting something a little more than DELL or HP motherboards), this is a great buy.

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   M. Rojas on December 13, 2009 at 12:06 pm

   I paired this board with the i7-920 and 6GB of Corsair memory.
   
   This board is very easy to manipulate through the BIOS.
   
   I have the cpu overclocked to 3.2 from stock. It is rock solid. No crashing. I’ve had it up to 3.6 with air cooling but the temps were a little too high for my comfort.
   
   You won’t be dissapointed with this board.

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   T. Savage on December 13, 2009 at 12:34 pm

   I actually don’t own this board. I own another ASUS board. But this is relevant.

   ASUS tech support is ASTOUNDING. The best I have ever used by far. Right off the bat: they don’t try and hide tech support numbers like SOME companies. No going online and all that (that’s always bothered me– if I need tech support chances are I CAN’T GET ONLINE!). It’s on the first page of my manual, right there. They answer quickly– I’ve never held for more then 3-5 minutes– and when they do, oh boy. They hire people with real, serious tech training. They listen carefully and know problem causes by heart– they’re not using an automated troubleshooting system. They suggest a solution and then wait on the line while you try it, so you don’t have to go to the trouble of calling back. They don’t retreat after 2 minutes to telling you that come component X is no good and you need a new one, like so many tech lines. I’ve been using the same MOBO (A Striker Extreme) for three years, and their support is to thank for that. Additionally, they can help the tech-unsavvy and the tech-savvy in different ways. I’m pretty in-tuned, and when the tech I spoke to realized this he told me to grab a multi-meter and start poking around, which prevented us from having to test hunches in indirect ways, saving a lot of time.

   I’m posting here (and on a few other asus board reviews) because I want people to know how awesome their support is and buy their stuff for that reason. I want the top guys at ASUS to see that this business model (spend more on keeping customers happy, make more on repeat sales) can succeed in a market where it is so rare. We need to show corporations that we respond well to being treated well, and maybe one day amazing tech support will be the standard.

   I’m serious: I will never own a main-board other than an ASUS as long as they keep this level of customer respect.
   

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   R. Pickard on December 13, 2009 at 3:21 pm

   This Board I have had now for about 3 months. Exceptional quality I have come to expect from ASUS. Paired with Core i7 920, stock out the box @ 2.66 I tweaked it just a fuzz to run @ 3.24
   
   The board temps stay cool, the cpu stays cool, Plenty of room to O.C. higher if wanted. This board is great as it preforms with the higher class boards without some of the bells and whistles

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   B. Richardson on December 13, 2009 at 5:39 pm

   I purchased the Asus P6T Core i7 LGA 1366 Motherboard to accomodate an Intel Core i7 920 CPU I bought as part of a computer upgrade I was performing. Although it took eight days for the motherboard to arrive it was in excellent condition. Installing it into my new computer case was straightforward and went without a hitch. I really loved that front panel header extension block that accompanied the motherboard. The extension block is a separate piece that allows you to fit those very tiny front panel connectors onto its pins and then slip the block itself on to the front panel header pins on the motherboard as a single unit. If you’ve ever struggled with attaching those little front panel connectors onto the front panel header pins on the motherboard, one by one, then you’ll find that extension block to be a godsend. This motherboard has so many advanced features that going through the BIOS setup required a learning curve. Lots of areas for you tweakers to play with (power conservation, overclocking, etc). For those who do not wish to tweak things you can always go with the normal defaults and you’ll be ok. Once installed I had no difficulty with connections of power, drives, expansion cards, etcetera EXCEPT that when a decent sized PCI-e video card is installed you cannot use the daughter card slot beneath it (either a PCI-e x1 or regular PCI slot). OVERALL this mother board has worked perfectly (so far as I can tell) and has not exhibited any untoward tendencies. This is the most expensive motherboard I’ve ever purchased ($238.00), but one always pays a premium for something that’s cutting edge and new. The MB seems to live up to its price (although I’m sure it’s less expensive by now).