1.3Special features
1.3.1Product highlights
Latest processor technology 
The motherboard comes with a 940-pin AM2 socket that supports AMD Athlon™ 64 X2/Athlon™ 64/Athlon™ FX/Sempron™ processor. With an integrated low- latency high-bandwidth memory controller and a highly scalable HyperTransport™ technology-based system bus, the motherboard provides a powerful platform for your diverse computing needs, increased office productivity, and enhanced digital media experience. See page 2-6for details.
NVIDIA® nForce® 590-SLI chipset
The NVIDIA® nForce 590-SLI chipset supports the NVIDIA® Scalable Link Interface (SLI™) technology that allows two graphics processing units (GPUs) in a single system. This technology takes advantage of the PCI Express™ bus architecture and features intelligent hardware and software solutions that allows multiple GPUs to work together and achieve exceptional graphics performance. See Chapter 6 for details. The NVIDIA® nForce 590-SLI chipset also supports six (6) Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s devices, dual PCI Express™ x16 slots at with NVIDIA® SLI™ support at full x16, x16 mode, and up to 10 USB 2.0 ports.
64-bit CPU support
The motherboard supports 64-bit computing, which is the next generation technology to replace the current 32-bit architecture. The 64-bit architecture delivers advanced system performance, faster memory access, and increased productivity. This motherboard provides excellent compatibility and flexibility by support either 64-bit or 32-bit architecture. See page 2-6 for details.
DDR2 memory support 
The motherboard supports DDR2 memory that features data transfer rates of 800 MHz, 667 MHz or 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 10.7 GB/s. See pages 212 to 2-16 for details.
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