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3 special features, 1 product highlights, Green asus – Asus P5K64 WS User Manual

Page 18: Intel, Quad-core processor ready, Core™2 duo/ intel, Core™2 extreme cpu support, Intel p35 chipset

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Chapter 1: Product Introduction

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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

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Quad-core Processor Ready

This motherboard supports the latest Intel

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Quad-core processors in the LGA775

package. It is excellent for multi-tasking, multi-media and enthusiastic gamers

with 1066 / 800 MHz FSB. Intel

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Quad-core processor is one of the most powerful

CPU in the world. This motherboard also supports Intel

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CPUs in the new 45 nm

manufacturing process.

Intel

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Core™2 Duo/ Intel

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Core™2 Extreme CPU support

This motherboard supports the latest Intel

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Core™2 processor in the LGA775

package. With the new Intel

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Core™ microarchitecture technology and 1333/ 1066

/ 800 MHz FSB, the Intel

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Core™2 is one of the most powerful and energy efficient

CPUs in the world.

Intel P35 Chipset

The Intel

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P35 Express Chipset is the latest chipset designed to support 8GB

of dual-channel DDR3 1066/800 architecture, 1333/1066/800 FSB (Front Side

Bus), PCI Express x16 graphics and multi-core CPU. It especially includes Intel

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Fast Memory Access technology that significantly optimizes the use of available

memory bandwidth and reduces the latency of the memory accesses.

DDR3 memory support

The motherboard supports DDR3 memory that features data transfer rates of 1066

/ 800 MHz to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of the latest 3D graphics,

multimedia, and Internet applications. The dual-channel DDR3 architecture

doubles the bandwidth of your system memory to boost system performance.

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.