Specifications
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.
LGA775 Intel
®
Core™2 Processor Ready
This motherboard supports the latest Intel
®
Core™2 processor in the LGA775
package. With the new Intel
®
Core™ microarchitecture technology and 1066 /
800 MHz FSB, Intel
®
Core™2 processor is one of the most powerful and energy
efcient CPU in the world.
Intel G965 Chipset
The Intel
®
G965 Express Chipset boosts your gaming and multimedia experience
with the integrated graphics engine Intel
®
Graphics Media Accelerator X3000.
Delivering breakthrough increases in 3D, 2D, and video capabilities, the integrated
chipset meets the changing display requirements of visually rich applications. The
Intel
®
G965 Express features the Intel® Clear Video Technology, which trailblazes
new standards in high-denition video, crisp imaging, and accurate color control.
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.
Without restriction to the memory size across the two channels, the motherboard
allows you to install DIMMs with different memory size and enjoy dual-channel
feature at the same time. See pages 2-13 to 2-16 for details.
IEEE 1394a support
The IEEE 1394a interface provides high speed digital interface for audio/video
appliances such as digital television, digital video camcorders, storage peripherals
& other PC portable devices. See pages 2-23 and 2-26 for details.