ASUS P5KPL-CM LGA775 Intel G31 DDR2-800 Intel GMA X3100 IGP mATX Motherboard

Other products by Asus

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 13 x 8.7 x 2.4 inches ; 3.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0015M15M4
• Item model number: P5KPL-CM
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank

  Popular in this category: (What's this?)

  #49 in

  Electronics > Computers & Accessories > Internal Desktop Components > Motherboards

• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 25, 2008

Product Description

Product Description

P5KPL-CM with Intel G31 chipset inside supports Intel Quad-core CPU and features 1600(O.C)/1333/1066/800 MHz FSB, PCI Express x 16, Serial ATA interface, high performance integrated graphics engine, dual-channel DDR2 1066(O.C)/800/667 memory, and HD Audio CODEC. Users can experience faster graphics performance and higher video quality. P5KPL-CM is the most affordable all-in-one solution platform for Intel Core 2 processor with Intel G31 chipset inside.This motherboard supports the latest Intel Quad-core processors in LGA775 package. It also can support Intel next generation 45nm Multi-Core CPU. It's excellent for multi-tasking, multi-media and enthusiastic gamers with 1333/1066/800 MHz FSB. Intel Quad-core is one of the most powerful CPU in the world.This motherboard supports the latest Intel Core 2 processors in LGA775 package. With Intel Core microarchitecture technology and 1333/1066/800 MHz Intel Core 2 processor is one of the most powerful and energy efficient CPU in the world.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars OEM - Watch Out!, March 27, 2009

By	ScruffyTJ (TX) - See all my reviews

As the other review said, this is a very good motherboard for your basic builds. Watch out for Deal Barn however, they did not mention that this was an OEM board (did not come in retail box, did not come with any IDE or SATA cables for connecting hardware). Also, it was a first generation board, so the bios should be updated. This is the only reason I give it 3 stars. If it were not OEM, I would have given it 5 stars.

3.0 out of 5 stars Overheated Northbridge when using PCI-E graphics, November 17, 2009

By	dktt (Honolulu, HI) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This motherboard is a tiny m-ATX board. Has onboard graphics and supports lga775 up to core 2 quad. The northbridge however, would overheat when i installed a pci-e graphics card. I tried first with an nvidia 7900gs, then with an nvidia 9800gt. Both would overheat the northbridge so that the only way i could use it was to leave the side panel off and blow a big fan directly onto the northbridge heatsink. Alternative solution would be to get a better heatsink/fan for the northbridge. I double-checked for good contact of the heatsink and verified that the heatsink would be very hot when operating. After a few minutes, the whole system would freeze-even with 3 case fans and a large cpu heatsink/fan. Blowing a fan directly onto the northbridge heatsink would cause unfreeze within a matter of seconds. Turn the fan off, freeze, fan on, unfreeze. I ended up using the onboard graphics and giving the computer to my aunt as an office pc. In that capacity, it works fine.

2.0 out of 5 stars Buyer Beware, November 10, 2009

By	Matthew Flaherty (Hixson, TN) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Amazon Verified Purchase

I would beware this particular product especially if purchased from Deal Barn.

1. The Board I received from them was NOT the board listed here, it was the P5KPL-CM/1600. This board is an Engineering Board and support is practically non-existent. I discovered this through ASUS Support over the phone with them today. The P5KPL-CM/1600 is a supposedly a European Board.

2. BIOS Cannot be updated due to it being an Engineering Model.

3. Drivers for this board are VERY hard to find and require that you know the particulars about just about everything on the board to find the right ones.

The P5KPL-CM board is a decent board but MAKE SURE that the board you get is NOT a P5KPL-CM/1600. If you get that board return it promptly as it is NOT the same board.