Asus P5GDC Pro User Manual - Page 14

1.3 Special features 1.3.1 Product highlights Latest processor technology The motherboard comes with a 775-pin surface mount Land Grid Array (LGA) socket designed for the Intel® Pentium® 4 processor in the 775-land package. The motherboard supports the Intel® Pentium® 4 processor with 800/533 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB). The motherboard also supports the Intel® Hyper-Threading technology and is fully compatible with Intel® 04B and 04A processors. See page 2-6 for details. Intel® 915P chipset The Intel® 915P chipset provides the interface for a processor in the 775-land package with 533/800 MHz front side bus (FSB), dual channel DDR/DDR2 memory at speeds of up to 533 MHz, PCI Express x16 graphics card, and PCI Express x1 cards. The Intel® ICH6R Southbridge represents the sixth generation I/O controller hub that provides the interface for PCI Express and 8-channel high definition audio. Native DDR2-600 support This motherboard offers native DDR2-600 memory support to ensure superior system performance. With current processors supporting 800 MHz FSB, DDR2-600 provides the fastest solution for eliminating system bottlenecks when running system-intensive applications. See page 2-18 for details. S/PDIF digital sound ready The motherboard supports the S/PDIF Out function through the S/PDIF interface on the rear panel. The S/PDIF technology turns your computer into a high-end entertainment system with digital connectivity to powerful audio and speaker systems. See page 2-28 for details. Dual-channel DDR and DDR2 memory support The motherboard supports DDR and DDR2 memory for flexible system upgrade and to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of the latest 3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet applications. The dual-channel architecture allows memory bandwidths of up to 6.4 GB/s for DDR, or 8.5 GB/s for DDR2. See page 2-14 for details. 1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction