Asus P5KPL-E - Manual (Page 15)

ASUS P5KPL-E 1-3
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.
DDR2 memory support
The motherboard supports DDR2 memory that features data transfer rates of 1066
(overclocking) / 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 17 GB/s.
Without restriction to the memory size across the two channels, the motherboard
allows you to install DIMMs with different memory size and enjoy dual-channel
feature at the same time. See page 1-17 for details.
Serial ATA 3 Gb / s technology
This motherboard supports the next-generation hard drives based on the Serial
ATA (SATA) 3 Gb / s storage specification, delivering enhanced scalability and
doubling the bus bandwidth for high-speed data retrieval and saves. Easily backup
photos, videos and other entertainment contents to external devices. See page
1-31 for details.
S/PDIF digital sound ready
The motherboard supports the S/PDIF-out (SONY-PHILIPS Digtal Interface)
function 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. See
page 1-29 for details.
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-sensing, Multi-streaming and jack-retasking
features.