Asus P5N73-AM - Manual (Page 12)

1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction
LGA775 Intel ® Quad-core Processor Ready
This motherboard supports the latest powerful and energy efficient
processors from Intel. Intel ® Quad-core is based on the Intel Core
Microarchitecture process technology that allows users to step up
to new levels of gaming experience and multi-tasking performance.
Combined with 1333 / 1066 / 800 front side bus (FSB), this
motherboard guarantees enhanced user experience in the digital home
and office.
Intel ® Core™2 Processor Ready
This motherboard supports the latest Intel ® Core™2 processor in
the LGA775 package. With the new Intel ® Core™ microarchitecture
technology and 1333 / 1066 / 800 MHz FSB, Intel ® Core™2 processor
is designed to provide powerful and energy efficient performance.
NVIDIA ® GeForce™ 7050 / nForce™ 610i
The brand new NVIDIA ® GeForce™ 7050 / nForce ® 610i Media and
Communications Processor (MCP) features CineFXTM 3.0 Engine. This
unique combination of MCP creates a single motherboard featuring a
world-class DX9, Shader Model 3.0 GPU for faster and smooter game-
play, a high quality video processing engine for advancing quality of
video and DVD playback.
DDR2 memory support
The motherboard supports DDR2 memory that features data transfer
rates of 533/667/800 (overclocking) MHz to meet the higher bandwidth
requirements of the latest 3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet
applications.
S/PDIF digital sound ready
The motherboard supports the SONY-PHILIPS Digtal Interface function
(S/PDIF-out) through the S/PDIF interface at mid-board. It allows to
transfer digital audio without converting to analog format and keeps the
best signal quality.
High Definition Audio
Enjoy high-end sound quality on your PC! The onboard 8-channel HD
audio (High Definition Audio, previously codenamed Azalia) CODEC
enables high-quality 192KHz/24-bit audio output, jack-detect feature.
Serial ATA 3Gb/s technology and RAID support
This motherboard supports hard drives based on the Serial ATA (SATA)
3Gb/s storage specifications, delivering enhanced scalability and
doubling the bus bandwidth for high-speed data retrieval and save.
It also supports RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD configurations for SATA
drives.