- ASUS Xtreme Design – TurboV, Turbo Key, Xtreme Phase, MemOK!, Express Gate, EPU, Q-DIMM
- Power Phase: True 8 + 2 Phase
- 4 – DDR3 2000 MHz (O.C). Up to 16 GB
- CrossfireX Support
- 8-CH HD Audio, supporting DTS
Product DescriptionASUS P7P55D LE – Performance board supporting the lastest LGA 1156 processors. Equipped with a True 8 + 2 phase power, DDR3 2000 (O. C), CrossfireX, and ASUS Xtreme Design, the P7P55D combines convenient overcocking with stability and easy DIY diagnostics and setup. Xtreme Design: Turbo V EVO: Easy real-time hardware overclocking; T. Probe: Patented power thermal controller to balance the loading between the phase power; Xtreme Phase: better quality VRM to ensure stab. . . More >>
ASUS P7P55D Intel LGA1156/Intel P55 Express Chipset Motherboard
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March 16, 2010
I bought this motherboard to go along with my i5 running on a Windows 7 Premium OS. Pros: Price, Performance, Installation ease. Cons: Debugging, Specification LimitationsLet me first start by saying I’m running on a 2. 66 ghz i5 with Intel Turboboost is now up to 2. 97 ghz at the moment on a Windows 7 final release (Official). Installation was a breeze the motherboard mounted in, everything went in great. The other thing I didn’t like about the design of this motherboard is one of the PCI-E x16 slows is way too close to the memory making a tight fit if you choose to use that slot. The installation of the software was pretty good. Sound (VIA Drivers), LAN (Realtek), Chipset, 2 “Overlocking Programs” which I haven’t found too much use for yet, a controller bridge and ASUS Express Gate (an optional quick boot watered-down OS you can use to Surf the net, Skype instead of using Windows (I don’t think you should install it unless you really can find a use for that). The issue was with the memory. Inside Windows 7 and the Bios memory test it was read (4 GB availible, 1. 99 GB Usable) this really gave me a kick to the face because I couldn’t figure out what was wrong. I tried changing the memory settings to increase the voltage, turn off memory remapping but it didn’t seem to work so I decided to test them individually and I came to the conclusion that one stick was possible “dead. ” Used Corsair XMS3 1600 mhz 4gb Dual channel 1. 6 V. I bought a second pair. Kingston HyperX 1800 mhz 4gb Dual Channel 1. 9 V. These didn’t work at all. The 3rd pair I bought was a Corsair XMS3 1333 mhz 4gb 1. 5 V. I figured that this one would work because it was on the “COMPATIBLE MEMORY LIST” which is listed in the user manual AND their website. And it did. 4 GB, 1. 99 GB Usable. Just for fun I stuck in the Kingston’s which now worked (4 GB, 1. 99 USABLE as well). At this point I tried to increase to voltage and I found out that 1. 8 Volts or higher on the DRAM will crash your system so don’t exceed 1. 7 Volts. I later found that the i5 is not really made to support memory that exceeds 1. 5 Volts but somehow I was able to get 1. 9V kingstons to work at 1. 5V. So after I bumped the voltage too much the system crashed and would no longer boot. I guess the bios was stuck at supplying a high voltage. I immediately then began to try to reset the bios (jumper, battery). No luck. I tried the “MEMOK!” feature that the mobo provides which allows it to test memory. No luck as well. After spending 3 hours flipping memory back and forth I gave up walked away and with the jumper on reset and the battery taken out while the XMS3 1333mhz. Took a hour AFK, came back inserted the Kingston’s for fun and bam everything just started to work. Looked at the memory test 4 GB all 4 GB usable. Was thrilled but shocked. So now I have Kingston HyperX 1800 mhz 4GB Dual Channel running at full force and its not even listed on the Qualified Vendors List for memory. How the other 2 GB decided to work? I don’t still don’t know. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU CHECK THE ASUS WEBSITE OR MANAUL FOR THE QUALIFED VENDOR LIST BEFORE YOU GO OFF TO BUY SOME. The board is meant to supply 1. 5 V to memory. It can go to 1. 7V but you risk crashing your bios if you go over. Rating: 3 / 5
March 17, 2010
I ordered this expecting, as the title of the item says, an ASUS P7P55D motherboard. The motherboard that arrived was an ASUS P7P55D LE (the cheaper version). This is the motherboard the picture shows.
Luckily, I didn’t need any of the non-LE features, and the motherboard was priced competitively to other sources for the LE model.
Once I got over the fact that this was not the board I was expecting, I was quite pleased with the board. So far it’s seemed quite reliable. (Note: I don’t use any of the overclocking features. )
But, like I said, if you really have your heart set on the extra features of the P7P55D, do NOT order this board.
Rating: 4 / 5