Asus MOTHERBOARD P5N64 WS - Manual (Page 18)

1-2 Chapter 1: Product Introduction
1.3 Special features
1.3.1 Product highlights
Green ASUS
This motherboard and its packaging comply with the European Union’s Restriction
on the use of Hazardous Substances (RoHS). This is in line with the ASUS vision
of creating environment-friendly and recyclable products/packaging to safeguard
consumers’ health while minimizing the impact on the environment.
Intel ® Core™2 Extreme / Core™ 2 Quad /
Core™2 Duo Processor Support
This motherboard supports the latest Intel ® Core™ 2 Extreme / Core™ 2 Quad /
Core™ 2 Duo processors in the LGA775 package. It is excellent for multi-tasking,
multi-media and enthusiastic gamers with 1600 / 1333 / 1066 / 800 MHz FSB. The
Intel ® Core™ 2 series processor is one of the most powerful CPUs in the world.
This motherboard also supports Intel ® CPUs in the new 45nm manufacturing
process.
NVIDIA ® nForce
®
790i Ultra SLI chipset
The NVIDIA ® nForce 790i Ultra SLI chipset supports the NVIDIA ® Scalable Link
Interface (SLI™) technology that allows three graphics processing units (GPUs)
in a single system. It’s designed for enthusiast, extreme overclocking capability,
ultimate gaming performance with SLI technology support. It’s definitely one of
the fastest platform in the world. The NVIDIA ® nForce 790i Ultra SLI chipset also
supports six (6) Serial ATA 3 Gb/s devices, three PCI Express™ x16 slots with
NVIDIA ® SLI ™ support at full x16, x16, x16 mode, and up to 8 USB 2.0 ports.
NVIDIA ® Scalable Link Interface (SLI™)
NVIDIA SLI™ (Scalable Link Interface) takes advantage of the increased
bandwidth of the PCI Express bus architecture and features intelligent hardware
and software that allows two GPUs to efficiently work together to deliver earth-
shattering, scalable performance.
NVIDIA ® 3-Way SLI™ (Scalable Link Interface)
NVIDIA 3-Way SLI™ (Scalable Link Interface) takes advantage of the increased
bandwidth of the PCI Express 2.0 bus architecture and features intelligent
hardware and software that allows three GPUs to efficiently work together to
deliver earth-shattering, scalable performance. For some applications nearly triple
performance! See Chapter 6 for details.