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A8N-SLI Premium specifications summary

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CPUCPU

CPU

ChipsetChipset

Chipset

System BusSystem Bus

System Bus

MemoryMemory

Memory

Expansion slotsExpansion slots

Expansion slots

Scalable LinkScalable Link

Scalable Link

Interface (SLI™)Interface (SLI™)

Interface (SLI™)

StorageStorage

Storage

Socket 939 for AMD Athlon™ 64FX/AMD Athlon™ 64

processor

Supports AMD 64 architecture that enables simultaneous

32-bit and 64-bit architecture

Supports AMD

Cool ‘n’ Quiet! Technology

NVIDIA

nForce™ 4 SLI

Supports NVIDIA

Scalable Link Interface™ (SLI)

technology

1600/2000 MT per second

Dual-channel memory architecture

4 x 184-pin DIMM sockets support ECC/non-ECC

unbufferred 400/333/266 MHz DDR memory modules

Supports up to 4 GB system memory

2 x PCI Express x16 slots with Scalable Link Interface

(SLI™) support

1 x PCI Express x1 slot

1 x PCI Express x4 slot running at 1 GB/s bandwidth

3 x PCI slots

SLI™ mode supports:

-2 x identical SLI™-ready PCI Express x16 graphics

cards

(

NoteNote

Note: In SLI mode, the PCI Express x16 slots work at the

bandwidth of PCI Express x8. The combined bandwidth of

these maintain the bandwidth of PCI Express x16.)

Single card mode supports (default):

-1 x any PCI Express x16 graphics card on the first

slot (blue)

ASUS AI Selector

ASUS EZ Plug™

ASUS PEG Link for dual PCI Express graphics cards

ASUS Two-slot thermal design

NVIDIA

nForce™ 4 SLI chipset supports:

-2 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33

-4 x Serial ATA II devices

- RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, and JBOD that spans

across the Serial ATA and Parallel ATA drives

Silicon Image 3114R RAID controller supports:

-4 x Serial ATA with RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and

RAID 5 configuration