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3 special features, 1 product highlights – Asus M2N4-SLI User Manual

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Chapter 1: Product introduction

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Special features

1.3.1 Product highlights

Latest processor technology

The motherboard comes with a 940-pin AM2 socket that supports AMD

Athlon™ 64 X2/AMD Athlon™ 64/AMD Athlon™ 64 FX/AMD Sempron™

processors. With an integrated low-latency high-bandwidth memory

controller and a highly scalable HyperTransport™ technology-based system

bus, the motherboard provides a powerful platform for your diverse

computing needs, increased office productivity, and enhanced digital media

experience. See page 2-5 for details.

Scalable Link Interface (SLI™) technology

The NVIDIA

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nForce4

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Scalable Link Interface (SLI™) technology allows two

graphics processing units (GPUs) in a single system. This technology takes

advantage of the PCI Express™ bus architecture and features intelligent

hardware and software solutions that allows multiple GPUs to work

together and achieve exceptional graphics performance. See Chapter 6 for

details.

AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ Technology

The motherboard supports the AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ Technology that

dynamically and automatically changes the CPU speed, voltage and amount

of power depending on the task the CPU performs. See pages 4-25, 5-3

and 5-9.

Gigabit LAN

The motherboard comes with a Gigabit LAN controller built into the

NVIDIA

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nForce™4 chipset to meet your growing networking needs. The

controller uses the PCI Express segment to provide faster data bandwidth

for your Internet, LAN, and file sharing requirements. See page 2-22 for

details.

DDR2 memory support

The motherboard supports DDR2 memory that features data transfer rates

of 800/667/533 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 12.8 GB/s. See pages 2-10 to 2-13 for details

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