Gigabit LAN solution

Gigabit LAN is the networking standard for the early future and is ideal for handling large amounts of data such as video, audio, and voice. See page 1-24 for details.

PCI Express 2.0 support

The motherboard supports the latest PCI Express 2.0 devices for double speed and bandwidth which enhances system performance.See page 1-22 for details.

High Definition Audio

Enjoy high-end sound quality on your PC! The onboard 8-channel HD audio (High Definition Audio, previously codenamed Azalia) CODEC enables high-quality 192KHz / 24-bit audio output, jack-detect feature. See page 1-24 and 1-25 for details.

HyperTransportTM 3.0 support

HyperTransportTM 3.0 technology provides 2.6 times more bandwith than HyperTransportTM 1.0, radically improving system efficiency to create a smoother, faster computing environment.

Hybrid SLITM

Hybrid SLITM technology is a unique hybrid multi-GPU technology built upon NVIDIA. Hybrid SLI technology today includes two primary feaures: GeForce Boost and HybridPowerTM. GeForce Boost turbo-charges performance of NVIDIA descrete graphics cards when combined with this series motherboard GPUs. HybridPowerTM unleashed graphics performance when needed and enabled discrete GeForce GPU(s) to the motherboard GPU for a quiet, low power PC experience.

Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the lastest Hybrid SLI driver after NVIDIA get the Hybrid SLI function prepared.

Dual VGA output

This motherboard supports Dual-VGA output (RGB & HDMI / DVI). HDMI / DVI interface is compliant with HDCP.

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Chapter 1: Product introduction