ASUS P5E3 Premium

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The ASUS P5E3 Premium is one of the fastest Intel boards I’ve seen, ever. The X48 chipset paired up with the board is a stellar performer, giving the board a leg up in both the stock and overclocking performance realms. The benchmarking numbers alone are enough to demonstrate this fact, with the stellar overclocking results acting as icing on the cake. ASUS did a fine job with the abundance of BIOS related configuration settings, allowing for massive voltage through necessary areas. The board cooling was impressive as well, easily keeping pace with even the most grueling voltage settings.

The one Achilles heel of the board seems to be the included networking controllers. All the onboard controllers perform within the specifications that they should, but tend towards the lower end of the performance spectrum. However, unless you’re actively looking for this trend, it should remain transparent.

[...]As far as DDR3 motherboards go, the ASUS P5E3 Premium is the one to have. It is a solid product that deserves a spot on your short list if you are in the market for a highly overclockable motherboard sporting the latest Intel X48 chipset.