Asus P6T Deluxe - Manual (Page 18)

1-2 Chapter 1: Product Introduction
1.3 Special features
1.3.1 Product highlights
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/packagings to safeguard
consumers’ health while minimizing the impact on the environment.
Intel ® Core™ i7 Processor Extreme Edition /
Core™ i7 Processor support
This motherboard supports the latest Intel ® Core™ i7 processors in LGA1366
package with integrated memory controller to support 3-channel (6 DIMMs) DDR3
memory. Supports Intel ® QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) with a system bus of up
to 6.4GT/s and a max bandwidth of up to 25.6GB/s. Intel ® Core™ i7 processor is
one of the most powerful and energy efficient CPUs in the world. See page 2-5 for
details.
Intel ® X58 Chipset
The Intel ® X58 Express Chipset is the latest chipset designed to support latest
Intel ® Core™ i7 Processors and Intel’s next generation system interconnect
interface, Intel ® QuickPath Interconnect (QPI), providing improved performance by
utilizing serial point-to-point links, allowing increased bandwidth and stability. It also
supports up to 36 PCI Express 2.0 lanes providing better graphics performance.
Triple-Channel DDR3 1600(O.C.)/1333/1066 support
The motherboard supports DDR3 memory that features data transfer rates of
1600 (O.C.) /1333 / 1066 MHz to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of the
latest 3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet applications. The triple-channel DDR3
architecture enlarges the bandwidth of your system memory to boost system
performance. See page 2-12 for details.
SLI and CrossFireX on Demand
The P6T Deluxe breaks the boundaries to bring you the multi-GPU choice of
either SLI™ or CrossFireX™. Expect a brand-new gaming style you’ve never
experienced before! See chapter 5 for details.
• SLI support may need BIOS update. Visit www.asus.com for more details.
• P6T Deluxe supports 2-Way SLI or Quad-GPU SLI only.