The P5N32-SLI Deluxe comes in a full retail package with all appropriate cables being included and a very helpful manual. Taking a close look at the the black colored PCB, you will see that the it is of quality construction, and incorporates the Stack Cool 2 technology. Dual X16 PCI-Express with SLI support, double Gigabit LAN, HD-AUDIO, SATA RAID, Dual Channel, N.O.S. are only some of the board's long list of features. Maybe a WireLess LAN or IDE in RAID mode are something we would like to see. For firewire, you'll have to waste a PCI slot. The fanless cooling is rather impressive and effective too.

In comparison to the previous P5ND2-SLI, the new P5N32-SLI has better performance in SLI mode despite the fact that the latest games don't stretch the motherboard to its limits, taking advantage of the x16 dual cards in SLI. PCMark05 rated it faster than both the P5ND2-SLI and P5WD2. The overall performance in SLI mode is good but in single mode, a 955X based motherboard, such as the P5WD2, reported better results, mostly in games environments.

The price at the time of this review was US$209 from newegg.com. This is a good price, if we keep in mind what the board offers, its performance and the overall package.

Pros:

• Dual X16 SLI support
• Excellent features
• Good Retail Package
• Very Good performance
• Monitor utility from within Windows
• Q-Fan and AI NOS features
• Great motherboard overclocking capabilities

Cons:

• No Wireless Lan

Like to be fixed

• A lower price would be welcome
• Firewire onboard

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Performance
BIOS/Overclocking
Value for money