Asus P5WDG2 WS Professional - Manual (Page 18)

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1.3 Special features
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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
® Pentium ® 4/Celeron ® /Pentium ® D/
Pentium ® Processor Extreme Edition in the 775-land package with 1066/
800/533 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB). The motherboard also supports the
Intel
® Hyper-Threading Technology and is fully compatible with Intel ® 05B/
05A and 04B/04A processors. See page 2-7 for details.
Intel Intel Intel Intel Intel ® ® ® ® ® 65nm Dual-Core CPU support 65nm Dual-Core CPU support 65nm Dual-Core CPU support 65nm Dual-Core CPU support 65nm Dual-Core CPU support
This motherboard supports Intel ® Pentium ® D/Pentium ® 4/Celeron ®
dual-core processors built on the 65-nanometer (nm) process technology
with copper interconnect. Dual-core processors contain two physical
CPU cores with dedicated L2 caches to meet demands for more powerful
processing. Intel
® ’s 65nm process is the most advanced chip manufacturing
technology, delivering breakthrough performance, enhanced media
experience, and low power consumption. Intel
® 65nm dual-core processors
utilize the latest package technologies for a thinner, lighter design without
compromising performance. This motherboard also supports Intel
® next
generation Core™2 Duo CPU. This motherboard supports the latest Intel ®
Core™2 processors in LGA775 package. With new Intel ® Core™
microarchitecture technology and 1066/800 MHz FSB, Intel ® Core™2
processor is one of the most powerful and enrgy-efficient CPUs in the
world.
Intel Intel Intel Intel Intel ® 975X Express/ICH7R chipset 975X Express/ICH7R chipset 975X Express/ICH7R chipset 975X Express/ICH7R chipset 975X Express/ICH7R chipset
The Intel ® 975X Express Memory Controller Hub (MCH) and the ICH7R I/O
controller hub provide the vital interfaces for the motherboard. The Intel ®
975X Express is the latest chipset designed to support Dual PCI Express
graphics, along with the maximum 8 GB dual-channel DDR2 800/667/533
MHz, 1066/800/533 FSB, and dual-core CPU. The MCH also supports the
Intel
® Memory Pipeline Technology (MPT) that boosts system performance.
The Intel ® ICH7R Southbridge integrates four Serial ATA I/II connectors
enabled through the Serial ATA 3 Gb/s RAID controller to ensure data
security and enable powerful multi-task processing.