Special Features; Product Highlights - Asus P5KR Manual

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 Quad-core Processor Ready
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This motherboard supports the latest Intel
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 Quad-core processor is one of the most powerful CPU in the world. See
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page 2-6 for details.
Intel Core™2 Duo/ Intel
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This motherboard supports the latest Intel
package and Intel's next-generation 45nm multi-core processors. With the new
Intel Core™ microarchitecture technology and 1333/1066/800 MHz FSB, the
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Intel Core™2 is one of the most powerful and energy efficient CPUs in the world.
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See page 2-6 for details.
Intel P35 Chipset
The Intel P35 Express Chipset is the latest chipset designed to support the
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next generation 45nm CPU and up to 8GB of dual-channel DDR2 800/677 MHz
memory architecture. It also supports 1333/1066/800 FSB (Front Side Bus), PCI
Express x16 graphics and multi-core CPUs.
DDR2 memory support
The motherboard supports DDR2 memory that features data transfer rates of
800/667 MHz to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of the latest 3D graphics,
multimedia, and Internet applications. The dual-channel DDR2 architecture
doubles the bandwidth of your system memory to boost system performance,
eliminating bottlenecks with peak bandwidths of up to 12.8 GB/s. Furthermore, this
motherboard does not restrict the memory size across two channels. Users may
install different memory size DIMMs into the two channels and enjoy dual-channel
and single-channel functions at the same time. This new feature optimizes the use
of available memory size. See page 2-13 for details.
Native DDR2 1066 memory support
To attain top performance, ASUS engineers have successfully unleashed the
true potential of DDR2 memory. While in DDR2 1066 mode, ASUS's exclusive
technology offers a choice of FSB 1333, providing great performance for 3D
graphics and other memory demanding applications. See page 2-13 for details.
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Quad-core processors in the LGA775
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Core™2 Extreme CPU support
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Core™2 processor in the LGA775
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Chapter 1: Product Introduction