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ASUS Launches the P9X79-E WS with x16 Link 4-Way Graphics

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ASUS today announced the P9X79-E WS motherboard, designed to offer highly scalable expandability with seven PCI Express 3.0 slots, with support for up to 4-way NVIDIA GeForce SLI or AMD CrossFireX in x16 links. The P9X79-E WS includes ASUS Dr. Power, which helps prevent sudden shutdowns using power supply health monitoring and event notifications, and new dual server-grade Intel Ethernet. The motherboard features 91% power efficiency, enhanced heat removal, plus high speed storage and data transfers.

The P9X79-E WS has been designed to support powerful and flexible graphics configurations as required by professional users in sectors such as graphic and industrial design, research, and scientific modeling. Customers can opt for 4-way NVIDIA GeForce SLI or AMD CrossFireX multi-GPU setups, install seven single-slot graphics cards, or choose up to four double-deck (2-slot) cards. The high expandability of the P9X79-E WS makes it easy for customers to use PCI Express-based video capture, RAID, and SSD storage components.



ASUS Dr. Power offers effortless power supply health monitoring
Workstations typically pair with large power supplies and place great importance on stability for continuous productivity. ASUS Dr. Power offers real time power supply and delivery status detection, with instant alerts to notify users whether issues such as insufficient or unstable power arise. The utility pre-empts power failures with pop-up notices that allow customers to avoid sudden shutdowns and work loss by saving data before power-outs occur, all without having to open the computer case.

Additionally, an onboard LED shows codes for power-related issues in the event the system fails to boot, reducing the time it takes to resolve technical difficulties.

Better networking with new dual server-grade Intel Ethernet
The P9X79-E WS has twin Intel Ethernet ports managed by the Intel i210 controller. This design doubles available bandwidth while lowering latency and packet loss rates. Customers gain faster, more stable, and more responsive networking, plus overall improved system performance as hardware Ethernet carries out online-related tasks independent of the CPU to free up compute resources.

Up to 91% power efficiency and improved heat removal
The P9X79-E WS offers a durable ten-layer PCB with 100% ultra-long life solid state capacitors. It also uses exclusive ASUS DIGI+ VRM digital voltage controls for the CPU and DRAM, with the EPU chip regulating power consumption to deliver up to 91% power efficiency in the 30%-80% CPU load range. The P9X79-E WS uses a fan-less cooling design with copper heatpipes to extend hardware longevity, improve stability, and ensure 0dB quiet operation.

High speed storage and data transfers ASUS SSD Caching II on the P9X79-E WS delivers faster storage and system operation. With its support for multiple SSDs, different setups can be used, for example three SSDs with one hard drive or two SSDs with two hard drives. For faster data transfers, four USB 3.0 ports work at up to ten times the speed of USB 2.0. The P9X79-E WS features six SATA 6Gbit/s ports and two front panel eSATA ports.

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gotta love those heatsinks. too bad Asus name has been tarnished with bad aftersales now. they still make the best looking motherboards.
 
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what bad aftersales?
 
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The heat sink sort of looks out of place.
Probably expecting it to be blue.

what bad aftersales?

The reports here of ASUS RMA nightmares when dealing directly with them, although I do believe the people who are having the bad service are primarily US residents..
 
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The heat sink sort of looks out of place.
Probably expecting it to be blue.



The reports here of ASUS RMA nightmares when dealing directly with them, although I do believe the people who are having the bad service are primarily US residents..

its not just the US. Even in india most have shied away from buying ASUS boards due to their aftersales woes. Even i went off from ASUS to ASRock.
 
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its not just the US. Even in india most have shied away from buying ASUS boards due to their aftersales woes. Even i went off from ASUS to ASRock.

Nice....:shadedshu

I have never have never dealt with ASUS directly since I was able to do get everything sorted through the seller.
 
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Nice....:shadedshu

I have never have never dealt with ASUS directly since I was able to do get everything sorted through the seller.

Same here, we just bring the defective part to the reseller and we get a replacement, simple and fast.


Ontopic, would love to see a RoG board that could step up against the Extreme11 ;)
 

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I think that board is missing the kitchen sink :)
 
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Same here, we just bring the defective part to the reseller and we get a replacement, simple and fast.


Ontopic, would love to see a RoG board that could step up against the Extreme11 ;)

The RoG brand doesn't really fit with features like LSI raid IMO.
 
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So...what's the form factor? ATX? E-ATX? SSI-CEB?
 
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You could look it up on Asus' website. It's CEB
 
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gotta love those heatsinks. too bad Asus name has been tarnished with bad aftersales now. they still make the best looking motherboards.

The P9 series rather Meh.
 
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P8 worth upgrading to P9 ? Any point ? 4 way SLI, who's gonna do that ?
 
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I'm trying to figure out what the main differences are between this and the existing P9X79 WS, which I own (but am selling). The only thing I can pick out is the Ethernet PHY is different and the same for both NICs vs the old model which used two different PHYs, one of which wouldn't work in Windows Server OSes without hacking the driver .inf.
 
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I have never had an ASUS motherboard die on me, and I have had a lot now.

I've had DFI boards die on me, Gigabyte boards die on me.... But never ASUS.. Maybe I'm just lucky? But ASUS do make very nice quality boards.

EVGA also make very high quality boards, never had one die on me.
 
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