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"But with this article I hope at the very least you have a good idea of what the mainboard is all about. It's seriously one of the best motherboards we have ever had our hands on. Stability, speed, style, design, features... everything is just 99% right with this motherboard. There was only one thing I didn't like the positioning of; the three PCI-e x16 slots. It was deliberately done in a way that you cannot opt for 3-way SLI. See, ASUS would like you to buy the more expensive Asus X58 Rampage II Extreme for that. But if you are not planning on 3-way SLI anyway, you are good to go man.

Even so, the ASUS P6T DELUXE won't be cheap. Expect the normal version without the OC Palm to cost you roughly 299 USD / 270 EUR. If you decide to go for the Full Monty... with the Palm OC device you are looking at 349 USD / 315 EUR. That's an awful lot of money for any mainboard. Next to that of course the entire upgrade will empty your wallet, the memory needs to be purchased, ours was roughly 80 EUR / 100 USD per DIMM, you want three of these. The cooler is roughly 55 EUR / 65 USD. So sure, that adds up quickly."

"ASUS P6T Deluxe OC Palm Edition will surely be one of the most complete motherboards for the Core i7 processors. It will bring several advantages over the competition for you to build the fastest computer you can. The main advantages that this product will bring are:

• SLI support finally on a motherboard based on an Intel chipset. As explained, not all motherboards based on Intel X58 chipset will support this technology.
• The 2.5” overclocking display will be a must for the serious overclock enthusiast.
• Six memory sockets, allowing you to upgrade your memory and keeping your old modules installed for higher memory capacity at lower cost.
• Support for DDR3-1600 memories.
• On-board SAS controller will allow you to have 15,000 rpm SAS hard disk drives, making you to have the fastest desktop in town.
• Two hot swap connectors for you to install hard disk drives without needing to install individual cables on them.
• Sixteen-phase voltage regulator circuit will make your motherboard to run cool and have a higher life-span.