@darkspark88: Yes it is, so please read the review.
It's very difficult to say without having a dell mini tower here to try. Not only could size in general be a problem but Dell often has proprietary case layouts. I'd hazard on the side of no.
You can ofcourse add USB 3 and 6gbps sata to all existing Asus P7P55D boards using the Asus U3S6 expansion card (around £35 I think) http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=21527
If you used this in conjuction with a standard ASUS P7P55D iP55 board (£108) you would almost have have the same spec as this board for £140... The standard board also has an esata port directly on the back plate.
Well there are a few things missing here as i have just bought the Asus P7P55D-E EVO for £160 which is £60 less than the above motherbaord reviewed but has USB3 and SATA 6GB.
The reason i am posting this is becasue the review above did not like the fact there was no external eSATA well there is on the Asus P7P55D-E EVO and PRO versions, also they failed to say that the ASUS has a PLX chip, what is that ?
The PLX chip. This chip essentially creates a secondary PCI-E Gen 2.0 16x lane in order to provide additional bandwidth to both S-ATA and USB 3.0. This is the reason that the native PCI-E 16x is left alone.
This board is special. That it supports both S-ATA 3.0 and USB 3.0, and with the PLX chip, it means that your primary graphics card will still run at PCI-E 16x this is one thing ASUS has over Gigabyte usb3 6gb sata motherboards. BUT REMEMBER THE Asus P7P55D-E does not have the PLX chip only the higher models
Also the new E versions now have onboard fan controlers so you can control the speed of your fans which i dont think the older models had.
Fan Xpert
Active Quiet & Cool
ASUS Fan Xpert intelligently allows users to adjust both the CPU and chassis fan speed according to different ambient temperature , which is caused by different climate conditions in different geographic regions and system loading.Built-in variety of useful profiles offer flexible controls of fan speed to achieve a quiet and cool environment.
and to the poster above about the DTS
DTS Surround Sensation UltraPC delivers exceptional 5.1 surround experience through the most common PC audio setups - your existing stereo speakers or headphones. In addition to virtual surround, “Bass enhancement” provides stronger low frequency bass sound, and “Voice clarification” provides clear human dialogue even with loud background sound. With these technologies, you may experience a better home-theater audio with ease.
the E pro and evo and deluxe seem to be a far better board than above reviewd as your paying for a remote control i think the E asus motherboards to be exellent price and have read great performance.
i hope people who read the review read this and i hope trusted reviews get these boards in as there seem to have all you want at a loer price
oh also they have moved the gfx slot down one on the new E EVO,PRO and deluxe so it will not block the pci slot. if you lok on asus website and see the pics they have moved it which is another plus point.
this Premium Motherboard is not worth it as its still the old design wheres they have changed all the design and improved the E Pro, EVO and Deluxe.
have a look trusted reviews i think you should review one alot lower price and and everything you want from a motherboard
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