Special Features; Product Highlights - Asus P5WD2-E Premium User Manual

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Latest processor technology Latest processor technology Latest processor technology Latest processor technology Latest processor technology
The motherboard comes with a 775-pin surface mount Land Grid Array
(LGA) socket designed for the Intel
package. The motherboard supports the Intel
the Intel ® Pentium
(FSB). The motherboard also supports the Intel
Technology and is fully compatible with Intel
processors. See page 2-7 for details.
Intel Intel Intel ® Dual-Core Technology CPU support Dual-Core Technology CPU support Dual-Core Technology CPU support
Intel Intel Dual-Core Technology CPU support Dual-Core Technology CPU support
The motherboard supports dual-core processors containing two physical
CPU cores with dedicated L2 caches to meet demands for more powerful
processing. See page 2-7 for details.
Intel Intel 975X/ICH7R chipset 975X/ICH7R chipset
Intel Intel Intel ® 975X/ICH7R chipset 975X/ICH7R chipset 975X/ICH7R chipset
The Intel ® 975X Memory Controller Hub (MCH) and the ICH7R I/O controller
hub provide the vital interfaces for the motherboard. The Intel
supports up to 8 GB dual-channel DDR2-667/533 MHz, 1066/800 FSB, PCI
Express x16 graphics, and dual-core CPU. The MCH supports the Intel
Memory Pipeline Technology (MPT) that boosts system performance.
The Intel ® ICH7R Southbridge integrates four Serial ATA ports enabled
through the Serial ATA 3 Gb/s RAID controller to ensure data security and
enable powerful multi-task processing.
ATI Radeon ATI Radeon
ATI Radeon ATI Radeon ATI Radeon
The ATI Radeon
rendering speed, eliminating the need to crank down screen resolutions to
get high quality images. The chipset allows higher antialiasing, anisotropic
filtering, shading, and texture settings. ATI Radeon
features the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center that allows you to get real-time
3D-rendered previews of adjustments to your display configurations and
advanced 3D settings. See Chapter 6 for details.
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® D processor with 1066/800/533 MHz Front Side Bus
Xpress 200 CrossFire™ Xpress 200 CrossFire™
® ® ® ® ® Xpress 200 CrossFire™ Xpress 200 CrossFire™ Xpress 200 CrossFire™
® Xpress 200 CrossFire™ boosts image quality and
® Pentium ® 4 processor in the 775-land
® Pentium
® Hyper-Threading
® 05B/05A and 04B/04A
® Xpress 200 CrossFire™
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® 4 processor and
® 975X
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