ASUS P5GDC-V Motherboard Review :: Conclusion

Author: Benjamin Sun · 12-07-2004 · Category: Motherboards
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  • Compatibility: 25
  • Support: 10
  • Performance: 07
  • Total: 87
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I'm extremely impressed by ASUS's P5GDC-V motherboard. As a 915 based motherboard it comes with all of the features that you would expect from a "Deluxe" motherboard and includes the extras you don't expect.

Performance wise, this board surprised me a little bit, taking the performance crown in Quake 3 and being extremely near the top of the line including against the Intel 925 boards. I attribute this to the cool temperatures and slightly overclocked CPU by default using AI Proactive enabled (normal CPU speed during the testing was 3412MHz a 12 MHz overclock by default).

The only caveat I have in recommending this board is that this chipset doesn't support the 1066MHz FSB CPUs. You need a 925XE board for them. For the 800MHz FSB Pentium 4 Prescott's and Extreme Editions, the P5GDC-V is a good fit that doesn't cost the $300 that some of the ASUS Premium products garner. The lowest price I found was on MWAVE for $154 on this board.

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