Asus P5GDC Computer Hardware User Manual


 
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Chapter 1: Product introductionChapter 1: Product introduction
Chapter 1: Product introductionChapter 1: Product introduction
Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.3 Special features
1.3.11.3.1
1.3.11.3.1
1.3.1
Product highlightsProduct highlights
Product highlightsProduct highlights
Product highlights
Latest processor technology Latest processor technology
Latest processor technology Latest processor technology
Latest processor technology
The motherboard comes with a 775-pin surface mount Land Grid Array
(LGA) socket designed for the Intel
®
Pentium
®
4 processor in the 775-land
package. The motherboard supports the Intel
®
Pentium
®
4 processor with
800/533 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB). The motherboard also supports the
Intel
®
Hyper-Threading technology and is fully compatible with Intel
®
04B
and 04A processors. See page 2-6 for details.
IntelIntel
IntelIntel
Intel
®®
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®
915P chipset 915P chipset
915P chipset 915P chipset
915P chipset
The Intel
®
915P chipset provides the interface for a processor in the
775-land package with 533/800 MHz front side bus (FSB), dual channel
DDR/DDR2 memory at speeds of up to 533 MHz, PCI Express x16 graphics
card, and PCI Express x1 cards.
The Intel
®
ICH6R Southbridge represents the sixth generation I/O controller
hub that provides the interface for PCI Express and 8-channel high
definition audio.
Native DDR2-600 support Native DDR2-600 support
Native DDR2-600 support Native DDR2-600 support
Native DDR2-600 support
This motherboard offers native DDR2-600 memory support to ensure
superior system performance. With current processors supporting 800 MHz
FSB, DDR2-600 provides the fastest solution for eliminating system
bottlenecks when running system-intensive applications. See page 2-18 for
details.
S/PDIF digital sound ready S/PDIF digital sound ready
S/PDIF digital sound ready S/PDIF digital sound ready
S/PDIF digital sound ready
The motherboard supports the S/PDIF Out function through the S/PDIF
interface on the rear panel. The S/PDIF technology turns your computer
into a high-end entertainment system with digital connectivity to powerful
audio and speaker systems. See page 2-28 for details.
Dual-channel DDR and DDR2 memory support Dual-channel DDR and DDR2 memory support
Dual-channel DDR and DDR2 memory support Dual-channel DDR and DDR2 memory support
Dual-channel DDR and DDR2 memory support
The motherboard supports DDR and DDR2 memory for flexible system
upgrade and to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of the latest 3D
graphics, multimedia, and Internet applications. The dual-channel
architecture allows memory bandwidths of up to 6.4 GB/s for DDR, or 8.5
GB/s for DDR2. See page 2-14 for details.