Asus E3746 - Manual (Page 18)

1-2 Chapter 1: Product Introduction
1.3 Special features
1.3.1 Product highlights
Republic of Gamers
The Republic of Gamers consists only the best of the best. We offer the best
hardware engineering, the fastest performance, the most innovating ideas, and we
welcome the best gamers to join in. In the Republic of Gamers, mercy rules are
only for the weak, and bragging rights means everything. We believe in making
statements and we excel in competitions. If your character matches our trait, then
join the elite club, make your presence felt, in the Republic of Gamers.
Intel ® Core™2 Quad / Core™2 Duo / Core™2 Extreme
CPU support
This motherboard supports the latest Intel ® Quad-core/Core™2 processor in the
LGA775 package and Intel’s next-generation 45nm multi-core processors. With
the new Intel ® Core™ microarchitecture technology and 1600/1333/1066/800 MHz
FSB, the Intel ® Core™2 is one of the most powerful and energy efficient CPUs in
the world. See page 2-9 for details.
NVIDIA ® nForce
®
790i Ultra SLI / 790i SLI chipset
The NVIDIA ® nForce 790i Ultra SLI / 790i 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 S��I technology support. It’s definitely
one of the fastest platform in the world. The NVIDIA ® nForce 790i Ultra SLI / 790i
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 10 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.