Asus Maximus III Formula - Manual (Page 20)

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 ® LGA1156 Lynnfield Processor Ready
This motherboard supports the latest Intel ® Lynnfield processors in LGA1156
package, which as memory and PCI Express controller integrated to support 2-
channel (4 DIMMs) DDR3 memory and 16 PCI Express 2.0 lanes, providing great
graphics performance. Intel ® Lynnfield processor is one of the most powerful and
energy efficient CPU in the world. Refer to page 2-5 for details.
Intel ® P55 Chipset
The Intel ® P55 Express Chipset is the latest one-chipset design to support the
latest 1156 socket Intel ® Lynnfield processors. Intel P55 provides improved
performance by utilizing serial point-to-point links, allowing increased bandwidth
and stability.
SLI/CrossFireX On-Demand
SLI or CrossFireX? Fret no longer because with the ROG Maximus III Formula,
you'll be able to run both multi-GPU setups. The board features SLI/CrossFireX
on Demand technology, supporting SLI or CrossFireX configuration. Whichever
path you take, you can be assured of jaw-dropping graphics at a level previously
unseen.