Asus P5B-MX/WIFI-AP - Manual (Page 15)

ASUS P5B-MX/WiFi-AP 1-3
Intel ® 946GZ chipset
The Intel ® 946GZ 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 3000, an integrated graphics engine for enhanced 3D,
2D, and video capabilities. The GMCH provides the interface for a processor in the
775-land package with 533/800 MHz front side bus (FSB), dual channel DDR2 at
speeds of up to 667 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 that features data transfer rates of
667/533 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 10.67 GB/s. Without
restriction to the memory size across the two channels, the motherboard allows
you to install DIMMs with different memory size and enjoy dual-channel feature at
the same time. See page 1-17 for details.
Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s technology
This motherboard supports the next-generation hard drives based on the Serial
ATA (SATA) 3Gb/s storage specification, delivering enhanced scalability and
doubling the bus bandwidth for high-speed data retrieval and saves. Easily backup
photos, videos and other entertainment contents to external devices. See page
1-32 for details.
S/PDIF digital sound ready
The motherboard supports the S/PDIF-out (SONY-PHILIPS Digtal Interface)
function through the S/PDIF interface at mid-board. It allows to transfer digital
audio without converting to analog format and keeps the best signal quality. See
page 1-30 for details.