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 1333 / 1066 / 800 MHz FSB, Intel® Core™2 processor is designed to provide powerful and energy
efficient performance.
NVIDIA® GeForce™ 7050 / nForce™ 610iThe brand new NVIDIA® GeForce™ 7050 / nForce® 610i Media and Communications Processor (MCP) features CineFXTM 3.0 Engine. This unique combination of MCP creates a single motherboard featuring a world-class DX9, Shader Model 3.0 GPU for faster and smooter game-play, a high quality video processing engine for advancing quality of video and DVD playback.
DDR2 memory support 
The motherboard supports DDR2 memory that features data transfer rates of 533/667/800(overclocking) MHz to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of the latest 3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet applications.
Serial ATA 3 Gb/s technology 
This motherboard supports the next-generation hard drives based on the Serial ATA (SATA) 3 Gb/s storage specification, delivering enhanced scalability and doubling the bus bandwidth for high-speed data retrieval and saves. It allows RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD configurations for SATA connectors. Easily backup photos, videos and other entertainment contents to external devices. See page 1-29 for details.
S/PDIF digital sound readyThe motherboard supports the SONY-PHILIPS Digtal Interface function (S/PDIF- out) through the S/PDIF interface at mid-board. It allows to transfer digital audio without converting to analog format and keeps the best signal quality. See page 1-30 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.