A premium motherboard with an excellent level of functionality for the LGA775 processor socket is all such a computer accessory as the ASUS P5GD1. At the time of its release in 2004, it was one of the best solutions for building a PC based on this computing platform. It is about his technical characteristics, as well as reviews about him that will be discussed later.
Delivery list
The composition of this product included such components and accessories:
- Actually the motherboard itself.
- Metal plate with additional two USB 2.0 revision ports and one MIDI port.
- 2 Serial ATA signal wires for connecting the corresponding drives.
- 1 power wire for power supply drives.
- 1 wire Ultra DMA 133 for connecting a storage device.
- 1 IDE wire for switching with appropriate storage devices.
- 1 loop of 40 contacts for connecting an internal Floppy drive.
- Metal plate for interface panel.
- A CD with the necessary documentation and software for the ASUS P5GD1.
- Instructions for using this product in several languages. Among them, as expected, includes Russian.
Arrangement of elements on the motherboard
Almost at the very top edge of this solution is the socket for installing LGA 775 CPUs. On the right side are almost immediately adjacent the memory installation slots and the power supply connector of the motherboard and switching storage devices (IDE connectors), and the ports for connecting peripheral devices to the left. Almost in the very center of the product and under the processor socket is the north bridge, which is part of the system logic set. Under it, the slots for installing internal expansion controllers lined up in a row. Under the slots of the RAM installation, there is the south bridge in the ASUS P5GD1-VM. The BIOS chip is in the same place as the hard drive switching ports (SATA connectors). And then the LEDs and control buttons from the PC case are connected.
Composition of system logic. Models of central processing units. Socket
Intel 915 - this is the set of system logic that underlies the ASUS P5GD1. Its characteristics indicate that it consists of 2 silicon microcircuits. One of them is the north bridge NG82915GV. It includes a memory controller and the provision of peripheral devices. The second component in this case is ICH6. This is the south bridge, which provides information exchange with expansion slots in the first place. This product only supports CPU models for the LGA 775 Pentium 4 and Celeron. Moreover, only their single-core modifications. Among other features in this case, we can single out support for HT technology, with which a single-core CPU at the software level is already transformed into a two-module solution. Well, and the processor socket, as noted earlier, in this product is LGA 775. At the moment, this computing platform is outdated both morally and physically and needs to be updated urgently.
Product Interface Kit
The following integrated peripheral ports are in the ASUS P5GD1:
- A PS / 2 pair for connecting input devices.
- Four USB format ports.
- One parallel LPT port and one serial COM port.
- One network port for connecting to a computer network.
Also in this product there are three types of expansion slots:
- 1 16X PCI-E slot for installing a discrete accelerator.
- 3 PCI slots for older versions of internal expansion controller cards.
- 3 x 1 PCI-E slots for more recent controllers.
When using a 2-slot video card as part of a PC, the first PCI slot cannot be used for the reason that it will be occupied by a graphics accelerator.
Integrated graphics
There is also an integrated graphics subsystem in the ASUS P5GD1 . In this case, this is the GMA 900 from Intel. This accelerator is perfect for building office systems. In this case, its level of performance will be exhaustive, and this will allow it to work without problems in such popular applications as Excel, Word or PowerPoint, but for something more it will be necessary to supplement such a computer system with a discrete accelerator for video processing .
It should also be noted that this integrated accelerator for its needs reserves part of the RAM in the computer. Accordingly, the amount of RAM will decrease, and this is far from the best effect on the performance of the PC as a whole. Therefore, the use of integrated graphics is justified only in the case of creating a budget computing system based on such a motherboard.
Owner reviews
For 2004, the ASUS P5GD1-VM specifications were really excellent. This product made it possible to assemble almost any computer system. And it could be both an office PC and a gaming machine. Owner reviews also indicate a high degree of reliability and excellent functionality of this product. Even the cost of this solution was appropriate. As a result, this motherboard did not have significant flaws.
Product cost
At the time of its release, such a fee cost about 10,000 rubles. Now it can be purchased already for 2000 rubles in a used state. It is possible to consider its purchase only in the case when this particular component has gone out of standing, and the rest are serviceable. At the same time, the computer needs to be restored to operability promptly and with minimal material investment.
Conclusion
More than 10 years have passed since the release of ASUS P5GD1 . At the moment, there is no question of any relevance of this decision. This product, together with the LGA775 platform, is outdated both morally and physically. Since its release, sockets and system logic sets have been repeatedly updated. In addition, it should be noted that at the hardware level, this computer solution only supports single-core chips. Accordingly, the computing capabilities of such a personal computer for the full functioning of modern software will definitely not be enough. Therefore, the owners of such computers urgently need to think about upgrading such a system unit and assembling a completely new computing system.