ASUS Announces Launch of New High-End P7P55D Motherboard [LGA-1156 socket CPU, 19-Phase Digital PWM Circuitry]

ASUS announced that it has just about wrapped up work on its latest set of motherboards based on the Intel P55 chipset and supporting LGA-1156 socket CPUs. The newest entry in the company’s P7P55 series is the high-end P7P55D Deluxe. The P7P55D is the first-tier offering in the product line and comes in with a feature set that is just above the P7P55 EVO and P7P55 Pro. The P7P55D sports some high-grade components and overclocker-friendly features and the CPU is powered by a lavish 19-phase digital PWM circuit. To keep things chill, it’s cooled by unique heatsinks that employ a heatpipe distributor to eliminate the excess energy.

Each P7P55D has four memory slots supporting dual-channel DDR3 memory and a 4-phase circuit powers each. ASUS’ proprietary TurboV technology gives users increased flexibility and control over parameters like voltages and clock speeds. This board even bundles a pop-out wired remote that provides some on-the-fly controls. The expansion slot layout follows that of the P7P55 EVO, with three PCI-E 2.0 x16 slots.

The P55 chipset provides six SATA II ports and an external controller provides three additional ports. Connectivity and other expansion options include two-gigabit Ethernet controllers, over a dozen USB 2.0 ports, Firewire, and audio with digital output. It is rumored that the P7P55D Deluxe could be among the first of the new P55 motherboards released by ASUS later this year.