As the leading worldwide motherboard company, ASUS always stays in step with the latest developments and provides BIOS updates for optimal performance and functionality. With the imminent FSB1600 CPU release, ASUS has unleashed certain chipset capabilities; like the P35 chipset, which is officially stated to only support up to FSB1333 – in order to provide a series of FSB1600 supported motherboards.
FSB1600 Performance
FSB1600 can significantly enhance 20% bandwidth between CPU and Northbridge up to 12.8GB/s.
FSB1600 Ready Motherboards
The chart below shows the ASUS motherboards that currently support FSB1600. More FSB1600 ready ASUS motherboards will be announced soon.

ASUS FSB 1600 MHz Support List

Motherboard Model

Platform

FSB

Since BIOS

Gaming Series

Maximus Extreme

Intel X38/ICH9R

1600

0904

Maximus Formula

Intel X38/ICH9R

1600

0907

P5E Series

P5E3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP@n

Intel X38/ICH9R

1600

0903

P5E

Intel X38/ICH9R

1600

0502

P5K Series

P5K3 DELUXE/WIFI-AP

Intel P35/ICH9R

1600

0907

P5K Premium/WiFi-AP

Intel P35/ICH9R

1600

0504

P5K DELUXE/WIFI-AP

Intel P35/ICH9R

1600

0705

P5K-E/WiFi-AP

Intel P35/ICH9R

1600

0906

P5K-E

Intel P35/ICH9R

1600

0906

P5K PRO

Intel P35/ICH9R

1600

0701

P5K

Intel P35/ICH9

1600

0902

P5KC

Intel P35/ICH9

1600

1001

P5K SE

Intel P35/ICH9

1600

0901

P5K-V

Intel G33 /ICH9

1600

0801