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1.3 Special features 1.3.1 Product highlights Green ASUS This motherboard and its packaging comply with the European Union's Restriction on the use of Hazardous Substances (RoHS). This is in line with the ASUS vision of creating environment-friendly and recyclable products/packagings to safeguard consumers' health while minimizing the impact on the environment. Intel® LGA1156 Lynnfield Processor Ready This motherboard supports the latest Intel® Lynnfield processors in LGA1156 package, which has memory and PCI Express controller integrated to support 2channel (4 DIMMs) DDR3 memory and 16 PCI Express 2.0 lanes, providing great graphics performance. Intel® Lynnfield processor is one of the most powerful and energy efficient CPU in the world. Intel® P55 The Intel® P55 Express Chipset is the latest one-chipset design to support the latest 1156 socket Intel® Core™ i7 / Core™ i5 processors. Intel P55 provides improved performance by utilizing serial point-to-point links, allowing increased bandwidth and stability. PCIe 2.0 Double Speed; Double Bandwidth This motherboard supports the latest PCIe 2.0 devices for double speed and bandwidth that enhances system performance. Dual-Channel DDR3 2133(O.C.) / 1600 / 1333 / 1066 support The motherboard supports DDR3 memory that features data transfer rates of 2133(O.C.) / 1600 / 1333 / 1066 MHz to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of the latest 3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet applications. The dual-channel DDR3 architecture enlarges the bandwidth of your system memory to boost system performance. 1.3.2 ASUS Xtreme Design-Hybrid Processor TurboV EVO Ultimate O.C. Processor The ultimate O.C. processor satisfies every level of overclockers-from die-hard enthusiasts to beginners. Auto tuning intelligently pushes the system to the fastest clock speeds while maintaining stability. Turbo Key boosts performance with just one touch; while TurboV offers more options to advanced overclockers to achieve world O.C. record. 1-2 Chapter 1: Product Introduction

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1-2
Chapter 1: Product Introduction
1.3
Special features
1.3.1
Product highlights
Green ASUS
This motherboard and its packaging comply with the European Union’s Restriction
on the use of Hazardous Substances (RoHS). This is in line with the ASUS vision
of creating environment-friendly and recyclable products/packagings to safeguard
consumers’ health while minimizing the impact on the environment.
Intel
®
LGA1156 Lynnfield Processor Ready
This motherboard supports the latest Intel
®
Lynnfield processors in LGA1156
package, which has memory and PCI Express controller integrated to support 2-
channel (4 DIMMs) DDR3 memory and 16 PCI Express 2.0 lanes, providing great
graphics performance. Intel
®
Lynnfield processor is one of the most powerful and
energy efficient CPU in the world.
Intel
®
P55
The Intel
®
P55 Express Chipset is the latest one-chipset design to support the
latest 1156 socket Intel
®
Core™ i7 / Core™ i5 processors. Intel P55 provides
improved performance by utilizing serial point±to±point links, allowing increased
bandwidth and stability.
PCIe 2.0
Double Speed; Double Bandwidth
This motherboard supports the latest PCIe 2.0 devices for double speed and
bandwidth that enhances system performance.
Dual-Channel DDR3 2133(O.C.) / 1600 / 1333 / 1066 support
The motherboard supports DDR3 memory that features data transfer rates of
2133(O.C.) / 16�� / 1333 / 1�66 MHz to meet the higher bandwidth requirements
of the latest 3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet applications. The dual-channel
DDR3 architecture enlarges the bandwidth of your system memory to boost
system performance.
1.3.2
ASUS Xtreme Design—Hybrid Processor
TurboV EVO
Ultimate O.C. Processor
The ultimate O.C. processor satisfies every level of overclockers—from die±hard
enthusiasts to beginners. Auto tuning intelligently pushes the system to the fastest
clock speeds while maintaining stability. Turbo Key boosts performance with just
one touch; while TurboV offers more options to advanced overclockers to achieve
world O.C. record.