Dual-Core CPU

Enjoy the extraordinary CPU power from the latest dual-core CPU. The advanced processing technology contains two physical CPU cores with individually dedicated L2 cache to satisfy the rising demand for more powerful processing capability.

Dual Channel DDR2 800

DDR2 is the next generation memory technology to replace the current DDR. With the highest speed up to 800 MHz, DDR2 memory provides great performance for 3D graphics and other memory demanding applications. See page 1-14 for details.

PCI Express™ Architecture

PCI Express is the latest I/O interconnect technology that will replace the existing PCI. With a bus bandwidth 4 times higher than that of AGP 8X interface, PCI Express x16 bus performs much better than AGP 8X in applications such as 3D gaming. PCI Express x1 also outperforms PCI interface with its exceptional high bandwidth. See page 1-21 for details.

Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s technology

This motherboard supports the next-generation hard drives based on the Serial ATA (SATA) 3Gb/s storage specification. The onboard NVIDIA® nForce 430 MCP southbridge allows RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5, and JBOD configurations for four SATA connectors.See page 1-28 for details.

6-channel High Definition Audio

The onboard 6-channel High Definition audio CODEC enables high-quality Realtek® audio CODEC, which automatically detects and identifies what types of peripherals are plugged into the audio I/O jacks and notifies users of inappropriate connection, meaning there will be no more confusion of Line-in, Line-out, and Mic jacks. See page 1-32 for details.

Gigabit LAN solution

Marvell® Gigabit LAN controller delivers transfer speed up to ten times faster than conventional 10/100 Ethernet connections. Gigabit LAN is the networking standard for the early future and is ideal for handling large amount of data such as video, audio, and voice.See page 1-25 for details.

ASUS M2A-MVP

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