Special Features; Product Highlights - Asus Striker Extreme Owner's Manual

1.3

Special features

1.3.1

Product highlights

Republic of Gamers
The Republic of Gamers consists only the best of the best. We offer the best
hardware engineering, the fastest performance, the most innovating ideas, and we
welcome the best gamers to join in.
In the Republic of Gamers, mercy rules are only for the weak, and bragging rights
means everything. We believe in making statements and we excel in competitions.
If your character matches our trait, then join the elite club, make your presence felt,
in the Republic of Gamers.
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-core Processor Ready
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This motherboard supports the latest Intel
package. With the new Intel
800 MHz FSB, the Intel
CPUs in the world. This motherboard also supports the latest Intel
processor, which is excellent for multi-tasking, multi-media and enthusiastic
gamers with 1066 / 800 MHz FSB. See page 2-7 for details.
NVIDIA nForce
®
The NVIDIA
®
(SLI™) technology that allows two graphics processing units (GPUs) in a single
system. It's designed for enthusiast, extreme overclocking capability, ultimate
gaming performance with SLI technology support. It's definitely one of the fastest
platforms in the world. See Chapter 6 for details. The NVIDIA
chipset also supports six (6) Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s devices, dual PCI Express™ x16
slots at with NVIDIA
ports.
NVIDIA Scalable Link Interface (SLI™)
®
NVIDIA SLI™ (Scalable Link Interface) takes advantage of the increased
bandwidth of the PCI Express bus architecture and features intelligent hardware
and software that allows two GPUs to efficiently work together to deliver earth-
shattering, scalable performance.
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Core™ microarchitecture technology and 1066 /
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Core™2 is one of the most powerful and energy efficient
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680i SLI chipset
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nForce 680i SLI chipset supports the NVIDIA
SLI support at full x16, x16 mode, and up to 10 USB 2.0
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Core™2 processor in the LGA775
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Scalable Link Interface
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Chapter 1: Product Introduction
Quad-core
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nForce 680i SLI
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