XFX PM102 C51 Installation Manual page 5

Chapter 1: Product Introduction
Highlight Featu:res
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NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI
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NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI
formance enthusiasts demand. When combined with select NVIDIA GeForce graphics cards and other
system components, you get automatic access to faster bus speeds. Ready for system overclocking and
greater data throughput.
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NVIDIA LinkBoost
NVIDIA nForce 590 MCP automatically increases bandwidth when selected NVIDIA GeForce
ics cards are detected.
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NVIDIA SLI -Ready components
Look for other components including memory modules that are optimized for use with NVIDIA nForce
590 SLI MCP motherboards for maximum performance. These components automatically run at faster
bus speeds and are ready for overclocking.
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NVIDIA SLI -Ready components
Look for other components including memory modules that are optimized for use with NVIDIA nForce
590 SLI MCP motherboards for maximum performance. These components automatically run at faster
bus speeds and are ready for overclocking.
Six SATA 3Gb/s Drives
Combine up to 6 SATA drives into one volume for bigger, faster RAID. More drives mean more con-
figuration options such as 6 RAID 0 (striped) drives for maximum throughput, or Dual RAID 5 arrays.
Take advantage of the latest SATA-2, 3Gb/s hard disk drives with full support for native and tagged
command queuing and hot plug. Native command queuing provides higher disk performance in a multi-
threaded environment by performing out-of-order disk accesses.
NVIDIA FirstPacket™ technology
Be the 'King of Ping' with NVIDIA FirstPacket technology. Get the crystal-clear phone conversations
and online gaming performance you expect. NVIDIA FirstPacket technology assures your game data,
VoIP conversations, and large file transfers are delivered according to preferences set by you in an intui-
tive wizard.
NVIDIA nTune™ 4.0 Utility
Now with access to more settings from this Windows-based utility. NVIDIA nTune performance man-
ager allows automatic tuning for optimal performance and the ability to customize. Once configured,
nTune automatically chooses the right system settings for the application that is being run based on your
saved profiles and personal rules.
High Definition Audio (HDA)
High definition audio brings consumer electronics quality sound to the PC delivering high quality sound
from multiple channels. Using HDA, systems can deliver 192 kHz/32-bit quality for eight channels, sup-
porting new audio formats.
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media and communication processors (MCPs) deliver the tools and per-
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