Asus P5K-Deluxe/WiFi-AP P35 Motherboard Review

Nowadays, a release of a new chipset is almost as exciting as a new GPU or CPU. With NVIDIA's flagship 680i and supposedly-midrange 650i launched at the end of 2006, Intel is back again with their long awaited code-named "Bearlake" chipset. Officially carrying a name of Intel P35, it certainly does not take long for major motherboard manufacturers to roll out their latest motherboards. Of such is Asus, and their usual line to accommodate every market -- value, mainstream, mid-high, and, well, prototypes of the flagship Blitz Formula and Blitz Extreme sure looks good -- alas, they're not yet released. Others worth mentioning include workstation class desktop motherboards -- whatever category that goes into (Mid-high, high-end, professional kind of thing)! On the other hand, today we'll take a look at the Asus P35 based motherboard that serves the mid-high end market -- these boards traditionally have been very popular amongst feature oriented consumers and performance enthusiasts at a relatively affordable price. Will the new Asus P5K-Deluxe impress and keep its momentum going? Let's put it through the trials.