Asus PC-DL Deluxe, Continued
Even the built-in gigabit Ethernet controller (82547EI) on the board is a step up from many other Xeon boards with weightier price tags. The 875P is the only chipset that allows you to connect a network controller directly to the MCH or the north bridge using CSA (communications streaming architecture). This reduces latency times and the load on the processor and the I/O bus between the MCH and the ICH5. The downside of this set-up is that it costs more; however, that isn't a real issue if you're shopping for a Xeon board.
Enter the heavyweights! Two Intel Xeon processors at 3.06 GHz and with 1 MB L3 cache each.
Four 11 GB DIMMs max out the PC-DL and the 875P chipset.
The ICH5 supports five PCI slots, two UltraATA/100 channels and two serial ATA ports. The 82801ER shown here can even handle RAID 0 or 1 to boot.
An AGP slot based on the 3.0 standard (AGP 8X) is a must-have for modern graphics boards.
The placement of the cooling fins enhances the fan ventilation.
