User's Manual

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Chapter 1: Product introductionChapter 1: Product introduction

Chapter 1: Product introduction

1.3 Special features

1.3.11.3.1

1.3.1

Product highlightsProduct highlights

Product highlights

Latest processor technology Latest processor technology

Latest processor technology

The motherboard supports AMD socket AM2 single-core Athlon 64/

Sempron and dual-core Athlon 64 X2/Athlon 64 FX processors with 2MB/

1MB/512KB L2 cache, which is based on 64-bit architecture. It features

2000/1600 MT/s HyperTransport Bus, dual-channel un-buffered DDR2 800

memory support and AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet Technology. See page 2-6 for

details.

ATI CrossFire™ Xpress 3200ATI CrossFire™ Xpress 3200

ATI CrossFire™ Xpress 3200

The motherboard features ATI CrossFire™ Xpress 3200 support, delivering

improved overclocking and optimal PCI Express device performance. The

combined multi-GPU power boosts image quality and rendering speed for

the highest quality images. With its optimized peer-to-peer and general link

performance GPU sharing, you are a step ahead in graphics and gaming

effects. The chipset allows higher antialiasing, anisotropic filtering, sharing,

and texture settings. The ATI CrossFire™ Xpress 3200 also comes with the

ATI Catalyst™ Control Center that allows you to get real-time 3D-rendered

previews of adjustments to your display configurations and advanced 3D

settings.

PCI Express™ interface PCI Express™ interface

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 2-18 for details.

Gigabit LAN solution Gigabit LAN solution

Gigabit LAN solution

The motherboard comes with the Marvell

88E8001 Gigabit LAN controller

to provide the total solution for your networking needs, LAN, and file

sharing requirements. See page 2-23 for details.