As the P5N32-E SLI Plus approaches the high end in other features it also includes high end overclocking options. Nearly every voltage and clock speed is adjustable to 15%-50% beyond "safe and sane" levels.

This wide voltage range has allowed some "professional overclockers" to achieve extremely high speeds from the P5N32-E SLI Plus, but at the risk of damaged hardware. It was only able to push this E6700 test processor to 3330 MHz at 1.50V, where many other boards have gotten this CPU to 3460 MHz at the same voltage. A volt meter reading confirmed that the processor voltage was indeed accurate. Trying for a higher bus speed at a lower multiplier would have been the next step, but the board's multiplier adjustment didn't work with this particular processor.

Accessories

The P5N32-E SLI Plus is only two Serial ATA cables shy of providing everything a builder could possibly use. It doesn't include the added software of Asus' less expensive P5N-E SLI, but Asus probably believes upper-midrange users will have their own preferred software solutions.

At approximately $190, the P5N32-E SLI Plus is so close to the $200 mark that Asus might have considered including the eSATA controller in this version and rounding up the price.