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Asus NCT-D (E7525), Continued

Asus offers a server management utility that allows monitoring the system status using any IP network available.

When we started benchmarking, the memory bandwidth was only 2.6 GB/s. After updating the BIOS, the NCT-D improved to 3.3 GB/s, which is the best result among the E7525 motherboards.

At 103°C, the THERMTRIP signal was activated, which caused the system to shut down.

Patrick Schmid
Editor-in-Chief (2005-2006)

Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.