1.3Special features

1.3.1Product 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 2­9 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 SL�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.

1-2

Chapter 1: Product Introduction