Asus P5E Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 18

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/packaging to safeguard consumers' health while minimizing the impact on the environment. Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Processor ready This motherboard supports the latest Intel® Core™ 2 Quad processors in the LGA775 package and Intel's next-generation 45nm multi-core processors. It is excellent for multi-tasking, multi-media and enthusiastic gamers with 1333/1066/800 MHz FSB. Intel® Core™ 2 Quad processor is one of the most powerful CPU in the world. See page 2­‑9 for details. Intel® Core™2 Duo/ Intel® Core™2 Extreme CPU support This motherboard supports the latest Intel® Core™2 processor in the LGA775 package and Intel's next-generation 45nm multi-core processors. With the new Intel® Core™ microarchitecture technology and 1333/1066/800 MHz FSB, the Intel® Core™2 is one of the most powerful and energy efficient CPUs in the world. See page 2­‑9 for details. Intel® X38 Chipset The Intel® X38 Express Chipset is the latest chipset designed to support 8GB of dual-channel DDR2 800/667 MHz memory architecture, 1333/1066/800 FSB (Front Side Bus), dual PCI Express 2.0 x16 graphics and multi-core CPUs. It especially includes Intel® Fast Memory Access technology that significantly optimizes the use of available memory bandwidth and reduces the latency of the memory accesses. PCIe 2.0 This motherboard supports the latest PCIe 2.0 device for twice the current speed and bandwidth. This enhances system performance while still providing backward compatibility to PCIe 1.0 devices. 1- Chapter 1: Product Introduction