Customer Reviews

ASUS P6T - LGA 1366 - X58 - DDR3 - ATX Motherboard

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4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(1)
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I was looking for a mobo to hold the components of my new i7 system. This is the best bang for the buck mobo you can get. Lots of ports (the usual USBs, Firewire, Ethernet, 7.1 audio HD plus an external e-sata), nice built in audio. Very easy to install: I've never built a computer by myself before and was able to do it without any problem, just using the included manual. No problems installing the CPU and CPU stock cooler. Runs great now, using Vista Ultimate x64, Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz 8M L3 Cache 4.8GT/sec QPI Hyper-Threading Turbo Boost LGA1366 Processor, OCZ OCZ3P1600LV6GK DDR3 PC3-12800 1600MHz 6GB Platinum XTC Triple Channel Kits, BFG BFGEGTX2851024OC2E NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 OC2 1GB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 Graphics Card.

Really, I did a lot of research, and if you are considering moving to Intel i7 (x58 architecture), this is the one that gives you the best bang for the buck.

Beautiful M/B. Top quality as one would expect from Asus. It is better laid out than the "deluxe" version, which actually isn't as flexible as this one. The manual is comprehensive, and unlike the last M/B I got from Asus (p5n-e) actually has a lot of useful info in it.

I love the fact that you can run either SLI OR Crossfire, take your pick! I just went ATI for the first time in 10 years (Radeon 4850 x2 2GB Crossfire) and was nervous at first thinking I might want to jump back into the Nvidia SLI fold - this M/B would enable me to do that. BTW - my new video card is AWESOME - so much better than the Nvidia 200 series it's amazing. Cheaper too.

One thing that surprised me was the quality of the sound. Asus claims it is HD quality - and they're right. The diffeence between this M/B sound and the previous one is quite remarkable and instantly noticable.

There are no significan "cons" to this M/B. the only thing that I found curious is that some of the SATA hookups are obscured if you install a long video card (which I did) - so while this isn't a problem now I think It migh to a li'l bit of cussing in the future...

Compared to P6T Deluxe:
P6T - Deluxe
*ASUS 8+2 Phase Power Design - Asus16+2 Phase Power Design
*JMicron JMB363 PATA and SATA controller - Marvell 88SE6111
*Realtek 8111C PCIe 1*Gigabit LAN - Dual Gigabit LAN controllers 2*Marvell88E8056
*Realtek ALC1200 8 -Channel High Definition - ADI AD2000B 8 -Channel High Definition
*VIA VT6315N controller supports 2 x 1394a - VIA VT6308 controller supports 1 x 1394a
*12 USB 2.0 ports - 14 USB 2.0 ports

Extra features on Deluxe Marvell 88SE6320 2 x SAS (RAID 0 and 1)
Extra features on vanilla better motherboard layout which support 3-way SLI and ATI Quad GPU CF, JMB322 (Drive Xpert technology) 2 x SATA 3Gb/s with Supports EZ Backup and Super Speed functions

Usually vanilla is 50$ cheaper than Deluxe version and I think Asus really nailed it with P6T motherboard, you'll get all the features needed by most gamers, and you won't be missing any extra features Deluxe have. For OC, 8+2 Phase didn't disappoint at all, I managed to get my i7 920 to 190*20 3.8 GHz running 2 hours prime95+3dmark06 without any problem but CPU heat was on edge 86C-88C. At 200*20 4 GHz it booted to windows but wasn't stable under load. For me I'm happy to set @ 160*20 3.2 GHz with Intel boost enabled @ auto voltage by BIOS.

I was looking for a mobo for my i7 920 processor. Asus is known for their good motherboards. So far it is rack solid with one exception. The audio quality is poor. I get headaches if I listen to anything more than 5 minutes. You hear a faint static noise if the mouse wheel is scrolled up or down on any web page. I previously owned the ASUS P5AD2 and the audio quality was poor as well. I am not sure if this is my luck or all ASUS boards have some type of audio problems. Needless to say, I am in the process of getting a PCI audio card. That was my original plan anyway so I am willing to live with the on board audio issue.

If you are a overclocker and on a budget, you should definitely pick this board up. The BIOS exposes all the settings you need to up the speed and performance. Since I have only one video card, I can't comment on the SLI or Crossfire. It supports 24GB RAM in triple channel configuration. Some sites mistakenly list that the board only supports 12GB. I now have 6GB (3x2GB) and room for another (3x2GB). I doubt I need 12GB of RAM but if I do get the extra 6GB, I will setup a 5GB RAMDRIVE for games. Also, not sure why ASUS didn't extend the heatsink pipe from the north bridge to the south bridge. I think there is enough room to stick a long video card and have the pipe. All the on board external ports (i.e. USB, eSata, HDD activity LED, Audio, Power/reset buttons,...) are located at the very bottom of the mother board making it bit difficult to reach. Asus should have completely removed the IDE port and installed the aforementioned ports. Do people still use IDE drives?

Anyway, I would highly recommend this board even with the few shortcomings.

I used this MoBo to rebuild an aging Alienware computer. The main components are the P6T, Intel i7 975 Extreme, 6 gigs Corsair ram and 850 watt power supply, ATI 8570, and CoolerMaster V8 CPU cooler. Assembled everything, booted it up, and it's been running smoothly ever since. I had a very minor issue in that I wanted to setup 2 WD Velociraptor Hard Drives in raid one, and the raid setup screen went by so fast that I couldn't read it, but a little research told me to hit <ctrl>-i as soon as I saw it, and after that setting up the raid array was easy. I haven't tried overclocking as I haven't seen a need to, I've been playing Bioshock 2 with everything set at maximum with no problems.

I may try another 8570 in crossfire if the need arises, but so far there is no need. No crashes (Windows 7 Pro), no heat issues, and no complaints.

Excellent board, with a good BIOS with tons of options, good overclocker, plenty of connection options for just about anything. Don't see any need to spend more for a Deluxe V2, this board should handle most people's needs with ease.

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.

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).

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

I bought this board a month ago and the board got defective.
I called Asus tech support and they issued an RMA w/o giving me too much hassle. I asked for cross shipment of the new board and filled out a RMA form.
Guess what? I filled it out on Thursday afternoon and got it on Friday! What an awesome tech support!

My specs:
Core i7 930 OC to 4.21ghz
Corsair 1600mhz 6GB
RADEON 5850