Asus P5GC-MX/1333 - Manual (Page 15)

ASUS P5GC-MX/1333 1-3
64-bit CPU support
The motherboard supports 64-bit processors that provides high-performance
computing and faster memory access required for memory and data intensive
applications.
Intel ® 945GC chipset
The Intel ® 945GC graphics memory controller hub (GMCH) and the ICH7 I/O
controller hub provide the vital interfaces for the motherboard. The GMCH features
the Intel ® Graphics Media Accelerator 950, an integrated graphics engine for
enhanced 3D, 2D, and video capabilities. The GMCH contains one 16-lane PCI
Express port intended for an external PCI Express graphics card and provides the
interface for a processor in the 775-land package with 1333(O.C)/1066/800 MHz
front side bus (FSB), dual channel DDR2 at speeds of up to 667 MHz.
The Intel
® ICH7 Southbridge represents the seventh generation I/O controller hub
that provides the interface for PCI Express and high definition audio.
DDR2 memory support
The motherboard supports DDR2 memory which features data transfer rates of
667/533 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 10.7 GB/s. See pages 1-15
to 1-19 for details.
PCI Express™ interface
The motherboard fully supports PCI Express, the latest I/O interconnect technology
that speeds up the PCI bus. PCI Express features point-to-point serial
interconnections between devices and allows higher clockspeeds by carrying data
in packets. This high speed interface is software compatible with existing PCI
specifications. See page 1-22 for details.
Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s technology
The motherboard supports the Serial ATA technology through the Serial ATA
interfaces and the Intel ® ICH7 chipset. The SATA specification allows for thinner,
more flexible cables with lower pin count, reduced voltage requirement, and up to
300 MB/s data transfer rate.