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3 special features, 1 product highlights – Asus P5KR User Manual

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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/packaging to safeguard

consumers’ health while minimizing the impact on the environment.

Intel

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Quad-core Processor Ready

This motherboard supports the latest Intel

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Quad-core processors in the LGA775

package and Intel’s next-generation 45nm multi-core processors. It is excellent for

multi-tasking, multi-media and enthusiastic gamers with 1333/1066/800 MHz FSB.

Intel

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Quad-core processor is one of the most powerful CPU in the world. See

page 2-6 for details.

Intel

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Core™2 Duo/ Intel

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Core™2 Extreme CPU support

This motherboard supports the latest Intel

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Core™2 processor in the LGA775

package and Intel’s next-generation 45nm multi-core processors. With the new

Intel

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Core™ microarchitecture technology and 1333/1066/800 MHz FSB, the

Intel

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Core™2 is one of the most powerful and energy efficient CPUs in the world.

See page 2-6 for details.

Intel P35 Chipset

The Intel

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P35 Express Chipset is the latest chipset designed to support the

next generation 45nm CPU and up to 8GB of dual-channel DDR2 800/677 MHz

memory architecture. It also supports 1333/1066/800 FSB (Front Side Bus), PCI

Express x16 graphics and multi-core CPUs.

DDR2 memory support

The motherboard supports DDR2 memory that features data transfer rates of

800/667 MHz to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of the latest 3D graphics,

multimedia, and Internet applications. The dual-channel DDR2 architecture

doubles the bandwidth of your system memory to boost system performance,

eliminating bottlenecks with peak bandwidths of up to 12.8 GB/s. Furthermore, this

motherboard does not restrict the memory size across two channels. Users may

install different memory size DIMMs into the two channels and enjoy dual-channel

and single-channel functions at the same time. This new feature optimizes the use

of available memory size. See page 2-13 for details.

Native DDR2 1066 memory support

To attain top performance, ASUS engineers have successfully unleashed the

true potential of DDR2 memory. While in DDR2 1066 mode, ASUS’s exclusive

technology offers a choice of FSB 1333, providing great performance for 3D

graphics and other memory demanding applications. See page 2-13 for details.