Asus P5K Pro - Manual (Page 18)

1-2 Chapter 1: Product Introduction
1.3 Special features
1.3.1 Product highlights
Intel ® Core™ 2 Quad Processor Ready
This motherboard supports the latest Intel the latest Intel ® Core™ 2 Quad processors in the Core™ 2 Quad processors in the Quad processors in the
LGA775 package. It is excellent for multi-tasking, multi-media and enthusiastic
gamers with 1066 / 800 MHz FSB. The Intel ® Core™ 2 Quad processor is one of Core™ 2 Quad processor is one of Quad processor is one of is one of
the most powerful CPUs in the world. This motherboard also supports Intel Intel ® CPUs
in the new 45 nm manufacturing process.
Intel ® Core™2 Duo/ Intel ® Core™2 Extreme CPU support
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, the Intel ® Core™2 is one of the most powerful and energy efficient
CPUs in the world.
Intel P35 Chipset
The Intel ® P35 Express Chipset is the latest chipset designed to support 8GB of
dual-channel DDR2 1066 / 800/ 667 architecture, 1333/1066/800 FSB (Front Side
Bus), PCI Express x16 graphics and multi-core CPU. It especially includes Intel ®
Fast Memory Access technology that significantly optimizes the use of available
memory bandwidth and reduces the latency of the memory accesses.
Super Memspeed Technology
To attain top performance, ASUS has managed to break through current FSB
and DRAM ratio proportions by utilizing Super Memspeed Technology- the latest
technology that provides even more precise overclocking options to unleash
the true potential of DDR2 memory. Native DDR2 1066 maximizes system
performance by eliminating the bottleneck when overclocking both the CPU and
the memory- providing great performance for 3D graphics and other memory
demanding applications. Refer to page 2-13 for details.
Serial ATA 3 Gb/s technology
This motherboard supports the next-generation hard drives based on the Serial
ATA (SATA) 3Gb/s storage specification, delivering enhanced scalability and
doubling the bus bandwidth for high-speed data retrieval and saves. See pages
2-26 and 2-27 for details.