Asus is the first out of the gate with an nForce 500-series mobo supporting Core 2 Duo. The P5NSLI is based on NVIDIA's nForce 570 SLI Intel Edition chipset and has a very attractive price. Does budget always mean bad?

"We really like the P5NSLI for what it represents. It may be a pain in the butt to set up with the current BIOS, but everything seems to have a learning curve these days. Since the nForce 570 SLI Intel Edition chipset uses the same northbridge (and memory controller) as the older nForce4 SLI Intel Edition chipset, we're expecting a new BIOS to fix the memory-related issues we've had. Once you've found the sweet spot, the P5NSLI will run all day, every day without issue. With all things considered, it's a great board for the price, even with the current DDR2-667 issues we've encountered."



Link: Bit Tech