APH Networks takes a look at the Asus P5NT-WS 650i Hybrid Workstation Motherboard

The success of one product is highly dependent on the coordination of engineering and marketing teams. While the effectiveness of approaching a target group cannot be defined as difficult, the category this task resides in is definitely not in the 'easy category' either. By theory, creating an ideal product must reside within a certain criteria -- in general, sometimes it is hard being a reviewer in this regard in terms of rating a product based on how well it addresses the target group, as well as striking a balance between price, performance, features, design, and quality. After reviewing Asus' i975X based top end workstation class desktop motherboard roughly half a year back, the Asus P5W64-WS Professional, Asus is back again with the latest in its prosumer division. Known as the Asus P5NT-WS and nicknamed the "Hollywood Trio", it incorporates NVIDIA's 650i northbridge, but with a NF570MCP southbridge instead. A hybrid board? Yep! Let's examine various aspects of this board today.

Asus P5NT-WS 650i Hybrid Workstation Motherboard Review