Asus P5N73-AM - Manual (Page 15)

ASUS P5N73-AM 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.
NVIDIA ® GeForce™ 7050 / nForce™ 610i
The brand new NVIDIA ® GeForce™ 7050 / nForce ® 610i Media and
Communications Processor (MCP) features CineFX TM 3.0 Engine. This unique
combination of MCP creates a single motherboard featuring a world-class DX9,
Shader Model 3.0 GPU for faster and smooter game-play, a high quality video
processing engine for advancing quality of video and DVD playback.
DDR2 memory support
The motherboard supports DDR2 memory that features data transfer rates of
533/667/800(overclocking) MHz to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of the
latest 3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet applications.
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. It allows RAID
0, RAID 1, and JBOD configurations for SATA connectors. Easily backup photos,
videos and other entertainment contents to external devices. See page 1-29 for
details.
S/PDIF digital sound ready
The motherboard supports the SONY-PHILIPS Digtal Interface function (S/PDIF-
out) 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
1-30 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-detect feature.