1.3Special features

1.3.1Product highlights

Latest processor technology

The motherboard comes with a 775-pin surface mount Land Grid Array (LGA) socket designed for the Intel¨ Pentium¨ Processor Extreme Edition, Intel¨ Pentium¨ D, Intel¨ Pentium¨ 4, and Intel¨ Celeron¨ processor in the 775-land package. The motherboard supports Intel¨ processors with 1066/ 800/533 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB). The motherboard also supports the Intel¨ Hyper-Threading Technology, Intel¨ Dual-Core Technology and is fully compatible with Intel¨ 05B/05A and 04B/04A processors. See page 2-6 for details.

NVIDIA¨ Scalable Link Interface (SLIª) - Intel¨ Edition

The NVIDIA¨ nForce4¨ Scalable Link Interface (SLIª) - Intel¨ Edition technology allows two graphics processing units (GPUs) in a single system. This technology takes advantage of the PCI Expressª 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.

Intel¨ Dual-Core Technology CPU support

The motherboard supports dual-core processors containing two physical CPU cores with dedicated L2 caches to meet demands for more powerful processing. See page 2-6 for details.

Intel¨ EM64T

The motherboard supports Intel¨ processors with the Intel¨ EM64T (Extended Memory 64 Technology). The Intel¨ EM64T feature allows your computer to run on 64-bit operating systems and access larger amounts of system memory for faster and more efficient computing. See the Appendix for details.

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep¨ Technology (EIST)

The Enhanced Intel SpeedStep¨ Technology (EIST) intelligently manages the CPU resources by automatically adjusting the CPU voltage and core frequency depending on the CPU loading and system speed or power requirement. See Appendix for details.

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