1-2 Chapter 1: Product Introduction
1.3 Special features
1.3.1 Product highlights
Republic of Gamers
The Republic of Gamers consists only the best of the best. We offer the best
hardware engineering, the fastest performance, the most innovating ideas, and we
welcome the best gamers to join in.
In the Republic of Gamers, mercy rules are only for the weak, and bragging rights
means everything. We believe in making statements and we excel in competitions.
If your character matches our trait, then join the elite club, make your presence felt,
in the Republic of Gamers.
Green ASUS
This motherboard and its packaging comply with the European Union’s Restriction
on the use of Hazardous Substances (RoHS). This is in line with the ASUS vision
of creating environment-friendly and recyclable products/packaging to safeguard
consumers’ health while minimizing the impact on the environment.
Intel
®
Core™2 / Quad-core Processor Ready
This motherboard supports the latest Intel
®
Core™2 processor in the LGA775
package. With the new Intel
®
Core™ microarchitecture technology and 1066 /
800 MHz FSB, the Intel
®
Core™2 is one of the most powerful and energy efcient
CPUs in the world. This motherboard also supports the latest Intelthe latest Intel
®
Quad-core
processor, which is excellent for multi-tasking, multi-media and enthusiastic
gamers with 1066 / 800 MHz FSB. See page 2-6 for details.See page 2-6 for details.
Intel P965 Chipset
The Intel
®
P965 Express Chipset is the latest chipset designed to support 8GB
of dual-channel DDR2 800/677/533 architecture, 1066/800 FSB (Front Side
Bus), PCI Express x16 graphics and multi-core CPU. It especially includes Intel®
Fast Memory Access technology that signicantly optimizes the use of available
memory bandwidth and reduces the latency of the memory accesses.
DDR2 memory support
The motherboard supports DDR2 memory that features data transfer rates
of 800/667/533 MHz to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of the latest
3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet applications. The dual-channel DDR2
architecture doubles the bandwidth of your system memory to boost system
performance, eliminating bottlenecks with peak bandwidths of up to 12.8 GB/s.
See page 2-14 for details.