Asus P5N-T Deluxe - Manual (Page 18)

1-2 Chapter 1: Product Introduction
1.3 Special features
1.3.1 Product highlights
Intel ® Core™2 Quad / Core™2 Duo / Core™2 Extreme
CPU support
This motherboard supports the latest Intel ® Quad-core/Core™2 processor in the
LGA775 package and Intel’s 45nm multi-core processors. With the new Intel ®
Core™ microarchitecture technology and 1333/1066/800/667 MHz FSB, the Intel ®
Core™2 is one of the most powerful and energy efficient CPUs in the world.
NVIDIA ® nForce
®
780i SLI chipset
The NVIDIA ® nForce 780i SLI chipset supports the NVIDIA ® Scalable Link Interface
(SLI™) technology that allows three graphics processing units (GPUs) in a single
system. It’s designed for enthusiast, extreme overclocking capability, ultimate
gaming performance with SLI technology support. It’s definitely one of the fastest
platform in the world. The NVIDIA ® nForce 780i SLI chipset also supports six
(6) Serial ATA 3 Gb/s devices, three PCI Express™ x16 slots with NVIDIA ® SLI ™
support at full x16, x16, x16 mode, and up to 10 USB 2.0 ports.
NVIDIA ® Scalable Link Interface (SLI™)
NVIDIA SLI™ (Scalable Link Interface) takes advantage of the increased
bandwidth of the PCI Express bus architecture and features intelligent hardware
and software that allows two GPUs to efficiently work together to deliver earth-
shattering, scalable performance.
NVIDIA ® 3-Way SLI™ (Scalable Link Interface)
NVIDIA 3-Way SLI™ (Scalable Link Interface) takes advantage of the increased
bandwidth of the PCI Express 2.0 bus architecture and features intelligent
hardware and software that allows three graphics cards to efficiently work together
to deliver earth-shattering, scalable performance. For some applications nearly
triple performance!
PCIe 2.0
This motherboard supports the latest PCIe 2.0 device for twice the current speed
and bandwidth. This enhances system performance while still providing backward
compatibility to PCIe 1.0 devices. See page 2-20 for details.