Asus P5QPL-VM - Manual (Page 15)

ASUS P5QPL-VM 1-3
Intel ® G41 Chipset
The Intel ® G41 Express Chipset is the latest chipset designed to support dual-
channel DDR2 1066(overclocking)/800/667 architecture, 1333/1066/800 Front Side
Bus (FSB), PCIe 1.1, and multi-core CPUs. It provides digital home entertainment
of full 1080p high-definition video playback, including Blu-ray disc movies, with the
next-generation Intel ® Graphics Media Acceleratior X4500. The Intel ® G41 Express
Chipset delivers optimized 3D graphics performance and support for Microsoft
DirectX10. Shader Model 4.0 and OpenGL 2.1. It especially includes Intel ® Fast
Memory Access technology the significantly optimized the use of available memory
bandwith and reduces the latency of the memory accesses.
High Definition Audio
Enjoy high-end sound quality on your PC! The onboard 8-channel HD audio (High
Definition Audio, previously codenamed Azalia) CODEC enables high-quality
192KHz/24-bit audio output, jack-detect feature.
Gigabit LAN solution
PCI Express Gb LAN controller delivers transfer speeds up to ten times faster than
conventional 10/100/1000 Ethernet connections. Gigabit LAN is the networking
standard for the early future and is ideal for handling large amounts of data such
as video, audio, and voice. See page 1-26 for details.
DVI Interface
DVI (Digital Visual Interface) provides high visual quality of digital display devices
such as LCD monitor. The interface of this motherboard is HDCP compliant,
allowing playback of HD DVD, Blu-ray Disc and other protected content.
DisplayPort
This motherboard introduces the new digital display interface standard -
DisplayPort. This new design features a small and user-friendly connector. It
delivers higher performances of resolution, refresh rate, and color depth and
improves digital display connectivity. See page 1-27 for details.
Due to chipset limitation, DisplayPort on this motherboard only supports video
signals.