Details on ASUS P6T

The manufacturer sent us some details and a picture of his "new" card. In terms of PCIe slots, one from 3 slots 2.0 x16 configurable x16/x16/x1 in x16/x8/x8 to 3 or 2.0 x16 slots configurable in x16/x16/x4 only. The x4 PCIe x1 goes. The 2 PCI slots do not change. Elle perd le support du 4-Way SLI pour redescendre au 3-Way SLI. The ATI CrossFireX is still in the game.

For storage, exit the duo 88SE6320 + Marvell Marvell 88SE6111 which proposed two SAS ports, a port PATA133 and 1 eSATA port. They are replaced by two JMicron controllers. The JMB363 offers a PATA133 and JMB322 eSATA and adds 2 SATA ports 3Gb / s to the 6 already using Intel ICH10R. Both controllers Marvell 88E8056 Gigabit Lan are replaced by a single Realtek 8111C. At the audio board, the controller ADI AD2000B is replaced by a Realtek ALC1200. The number of USB ports from 14 to 12 and FireWire PHY changes, we go VIA VT6308 in VT6315.

As previously announced, the feeding system processor 16 +2 phases is replaced here by 8 +2. Finally, the sink does not lose all its heatpipes, it is just easier. The savings here is there to allow ASUS to announce this card to 350 $ retail price.