Asus P5E-VM HDMI - Manual (Page 18)

1-2 Chapter 1: Product Introduction
1.3 Special features
1.3.1 Product highlights
Intel ® Quad-core Processor Ready
This motherboard supports the latest Intel ® 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
® Quad-core processor is one of the most powerful CPU in the world. See
page 2-6 for details.
Intel ® Core™2 Duo/ Intel ® Core™2 Extreme CPU support
This motherboard supports the latest Intel ® Core™2 processor in the LGA775
package and Intel’s next-generation 45nm multi-core processors. 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.
See page 2-6 for details.
Intel G35 Chipset
The Intel ® G35 Express Chipset boosts your gaming and multimedia experience
with the integrated graphics engine Intel ® Graphics Media Accelerator X3500. It
supports the latest 1333MHz FSB multi-core processors, 384MB video shared
memory,
Microsoft ® DirectX ® 10, OpenGL ® 2.0, and Pixel Shader 4.0, delivering
breakthroughs in 3D and 2D graphics as well as video capabilities. Featuring the Featuring the
Intel ® Clear Video Technology, enhanced post-processing and Vista™ compatibility,
this chipset meets the changing display requirements of visually rich applications meets the changing display requirements of visually rich applications
and provides smooth playback of High-Definition videos, superb 3D effects, crisp High-Definition videos, superb 3D effects, crisp crisp crisp
imaging, and accurate color control.
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.