Motherboard ASUS P5L-MX. Options, specifications and reviews

Nominally, ASUS P5L-MX, as part of the processor socket LGA775, belonged to middle-class solutions. Below it in the hierarchy were motherboards based on the i915 chipset, which were used as part of office PCs. And above - solutions based on i965 with an expanded functional set. The motherboard, which will be discussed in this article, is based on the i945G chipset.

Equipment. System board designation

The package bundle ASUS P5L-MX includes:

1. Motherboard.
2. A set of interface wires.
3. Disk.
4. User's manual.
5. Metal plug.
6. Warranty card.

The motherboard is universal and allows you to create system blocks of both entry-level and intermediate levels. But premium PCs based on it are impossible to implement: it does not support CPUs of the Core 2Quad series.

Characteristics

ASUS P5L-MX is equipped with an LGA775 socket for installing processor devices. The composition of this motherboard includes two chips. One of them is the previously mentioned i945G, and the second is ICH7. Also, the chipset includes an integrated graphics core from Intel with a very low speed - GMA950. The number of RAM slots is 2, and the memory type is DDR2. The largest amount of RAM is 4 GB.

Four slots for installing controllers are in the ASUS P5L-MX. Its characteristics indicate the presence of one PCI E for mounting discrete graphics, two outdated PCI and one PCI E in a 1x version.

The list of supported CPU models includes the following:

1. Celeron / Pentium with one core or two processing units.
2. Core 2Duo / Core 2Extreme with 2 cores.

The list of communications in this case is represented by the following set:

1. 2 X PS / 2 for pointing device and keyboard.
2. 4 x USB for connecting various peripheral solutions.
3. 1 X VGA, which is used when outputting video from integrated graphics.
4. 3 X 3.5 mm. These connectors are used to create a speaker system.
5. 1 x RJ-45 for connecting to a local network.

Cost. Reviews Summary

You can buy ASUS P5L-MX in stores at an affordable price. Its cost is 1200-1300 rubles. If you pay attention to used devices, the price tag will drop to 600-800 rubles.

The reviews of specialists indicate such disadvantages of this solution:

1. Initially, BIOS is unstable. You need to download a new version of it from the company’s website and reflash it.
2. Problems installing drivers for the network adapter. Those that are on the disk with Windows XP or 2003 do not work. Therefore, again there is a need to go to the manufacturer's website and download them from there.

The advantages of this component, according to the same experts, are as follows:

1. Low cost.
2. Acceptable functionality.
3. Support for chips of the Core 2Duo and Core 2Extrime series.

It is not practical to use the LGA775 platform for a new PC. She is completely out of date. But it’s quite possible to repair a broken PC that worked on the basis of this socket.