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Features and BeneFits For nVidia-Based MotherBoards For inteL
Features Benefits
GRAPHICS Form Factor
The design flexibility of NVIDIA nForce
®
MCP and NVIDIA
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GeForce
®
mGPU based motherboards enable a wide
range of systems including gaming, media, home, business, and small form factor PCs.
GPU Cores
Select NVIDIA GeForce mGPUs include enhanced processing cores that provide incredible parallel processing and
graphics horsepower for today’s consumer applications.
NVIDIA
®
SLI
®
Technology
NVIDIA SLI technology is a revolutionary platform innovation that allows users to intelligently scale graphics
performance by combining multiple NVIDIA graphics solutions in a single system with an NVIDIA nForce
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SLI MCP.
PCI Express
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x16 slots
Up to three full-bandwidth, 16-lane PCI Express slots ensure maximum performance for add in graphics cards.
Offers twice the PCI Express bandwidth of x8 solutions.
NVIDIA
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GeForce Boost
Technology
GeForce Boost turbocharges the performance of NVIDIA GeForce GPUs when combined with an NVIDIA
motherboard. (On select products. Visit www.nvidia.com/hybridsli for more information).
NVIDIA
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CUDA
™
Technology
Harness the massive compute power of the GeForce
®
GPU to rip movies and videos for your iPod, Zune or PSP
faster on select media applications, join the fight against cancer with Folding@home, and more!
NVIDIA
®
PhysX
™
Technology
Experience incredible realism with a GeForce
®
GPU. Immerse yourself in destructible worlds with fire, smoke,
explosions, dust and debris. See action so fluid and natural that you can almost feel every bone-crunching hit as if
you were standing on the 50 yard line; GeForce brings it all to life.
NVIDIA
®
PureVideo
®
Technology
and PureVideo HD Technology
The combination of high-definition video decode acceleration and post-processing that delivers unprecedented picture
clarity, smooth video, accurate color, and precise image scaling for movies and video.
PureVideo HD includes required content protection circuitry (HDCP) for playing Blu-ray movies at the highest quality
possible [please substantiate], and is directly integrated with the leading HD movie software players. PureVideo HD
delivers the ultimate high-definition movie experience on a PC.
PCI Express 2.0
Offers a future-proofing bridge to tomorrow’s most bandwidth-hungry games and 3D applications by maximizing 5
GT/s of bandwidth (twice that of first generation PCI Express) and is fully backwards compatible with existing PCI
Express products.
Microsoft
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DirectX
®
Support
Ensures top-notch compatibility and performance for all Microsoft DirectX applications, including support for
DirectX 10 on select products.
Display Outputs
HDMI with HDCP - On board HDMI connector designed to meet the output protection management (HDCP) and security
specifications of the Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD formats, allowing the playback of encrypted movie content on PCs when
connected to HDCP-compliant displays. DVI with HDCP - Able to drive any single-link digital flat-panel display.
PERFORMANCE
TUNING TOOLS
AND SOFTWARE
ESA Certified
ESA-certified components and applications provide real-time and complete PC performance management, bringing
you unprecedented control to manage and tune thermal, electrical, acoustic and operating characteristics to
maximize your PC’s performance.
NVIDIA Control Panel Utility
Access, monitor, and dynamically adjust crucial system components including CPU temperatures, voltages, bus
speeds, and CPU core speed in real time with clear, user-friendly control panel.
NVIDIA System Monitor
Allows you to seamlessly monitor PC characteristics in an intuitive and customizable 3D environment.
MEMORY NVIDIA SLI-Ready Memory with
EPP
SLI-Ready memory with EPP increases the bandwidth of memory buses with select third party components with
one click implementation.
STORAGE NVIDIA
®
MediaShield
™
Storage
Technology
Suite of features that safeguards your most important digital media assets, including:
Multiple Disk Setup: Simple point and click wizard-based interface for RAID 0, 1, 0+1, or 5 across SATA devices•
DiskAlert System: identifies the specific disk in the event of a failure•
RAID Morphing: ability to change from one supported RAID configuration to another•
Bootable RAID Array: supports the use of multi-disk configurations for loading the operating system at power-up•
SATA 3Gb/sec. with NCQ
Blazingly fast disk performance with the latest SATA 3Gb/s. hard disk drives with full support for native and tagged
command queuing and hot plug.
Ultra ATA-133
Dual-channel ATA interface capable of a maximum data transfer rate of 133 Mbps per channel.
OS SUPPORT Microsoft
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Windows
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Vista
™
Capable
NVIDIA nForce MCPs are ready for Microsoft Windows Vista Premium when coupled with an NVIDIA GeForce •
GPU and 512MB of system memory
NVIDIA GeForce mGPUs are ready for Microsoft Windows Vista Premium when coupled with 1GB of system memory•
AUDIO High Definition Audio (HDA)
Features 32-bit, 192kHz quality for eight channels.
NETWORKING NVIDIA Native Gigabit Ethernet
The industry’s fastest Gigabit Ethernet performance eliminates network bottlenecks and improves overall system
efficiency and performance.
NVIDIA FirstPacket
™
Technology
Assures your game data, VoIP conversations, and large file transfers are delivered according to your set
preferences. Lowers your ping time for improved online gaming.
* Features vary by product and motherboard design. Please confirm actual specs with your motherboard manufacturer.
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