Special Features; Product Highlights - Asus P5GC-MR User Manual

1.3

Special features

1.3.1

Product highlights

Intel Core™2 Duo
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This motherboard supports the latest powerful and energy efficient processors
from Intel . Intel
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and built on the 65-nanometer (nm) process technology with copper interconnect.
Intel Core™2 Duo allows users to step up to new levels of gaming experience
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and multi-tasking performance. Boosting performance is a shared and multi-core
optimized L2 cache of 2 MB or 4 MB, guaranteeing enhanced user experience in
the digital home and office. See page 1-8 for details.
Due to chipset limitation, Intel
speed of 1066 MHZ FSB on this motherboard.
Intel EM64T
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The motherboard supports Intel
Memory 64 Technology). The Intel
64-bit operating systems and access larger amounts of system memory for faster
and more efficient computing.
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep
The Enhanced Intel SpeedStep
CPU resources by automatically adjusting the CPU voltage and core frequency
depending on the CPU loading and system speed or power requirement.
Intel 945GC chipset
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The Intel 945GC graphics memory controller hub (GMCH) and the ICH7 I/O
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controller hub provide the vital interfaces for the motherboard. The GMCH features
the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950, an integrated graphics engine for
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enhanced 3D, 2D, and video capabilities. The GMCH contains one 16-lane PCI
Express port intended for an external PCI Express graphics card and provides the
interface for a processor in the 775-land package with 1066/800 MHz front side
bus (FSB), dual channel DDR2 at speeds of up to 667 MHz.
The Intel ICH7 Southbridge represents the seventh generation I/O controller hub
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that provides the interface for PCI Express.
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Core™2 Duo is based on the Intel
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LGA775 CPUs with the Intel
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Technology (EIST)
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Technology (EIST) intelligently manages the
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Core™ Microarchitecture
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Core™2 processors can only run at a maximum
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EM64T feature allows your computer to run on
EM64T (Extended
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Chapter 1: Product introduction