Asus P5GC-MX - Manual (Page 15)

ASUS P5GC-MX 1-3
64-bit CPU support
The motherboard supports 64-bit processors that provides
high-performance computing and faster memory access required for
memory and data intensive applications.
Intel ® 945GC chipset
The Intel ® 945GC graphics memory controller hub (GMCH) and the ICH7 I/O
controller hub provide the vital interfaces for the motherboard. The GMCH
features the Intel ® Graphics Media Accelerator 950, an integrated graphics
engine for 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
800/533 MHz front side bus (FSB), dual channel DDR2 at speeds of up to
533 MHz.
The Intel
® ICH7 Southbridge represents the seventh generation I/O
controller hub that provides the interface for PCI Express and high
definition audio.
DDR2 memory support
The motherboard supports DDR2 memory which features data transfer rates
of 533 /400 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 8.5 GB/s. See pages 1-15 to 1-17 for details.
PCI Express™ interface
The motherboard fully supports PCI Express, the latest I/O interconnect
technology that speeds up the PCI bus. PCI Express features point-to-point
serial interconnections between devices and allows higher clockspeeds by
carrying data in packets. This high speed interface is software compatible
with existing PCI specifications. See page 1-20 for details.
Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s technology
The motherboard supports the Serial ATA technology through the Serial
ATA interfaces and the Intel ® ICH7 chipset. The SATA specification allows
for thinner, more flexible cables with lower pin count, reduced voltage
requirement, and up to 300 MB/s data transfer rate.