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Introduction
Features
The system board supports high performance DDR2
technology whose data transfer rate delivers bandwidth
of 12.8 Gb/s and beyond. That is twice the speed of
the conventional DDR without increasing its power con-
sumption. DDR2 SDRAM modules work at 1.8V supply compared
to 2.6V memory voltage for DDR modules. DDR2 also incorpo-
rates new innovations such as the On-Die Termination (ODT) as
well as larger 4-bit pre-fetch against DDR which fetches 2 bits per
clock cycle.
The NVIDIA SLI
®
(Scalable Link Interface) technology
connects two SLI-ready PCI Express graphics cards in a
single and scalable system. The two identical graphics
cards, which are connected via the SLI bridge, allows us-
ers to intelligently scale graphics performance. This provides extreme
performance allowing you to enjoy games with the most visual ef-
fects and the most graphics demanding multimedia utilities. Dual
GPUs provide increased 3D graphics and and doubles the graphics
performance.
Based on the NVIDIA SLI
®
multi-GPU technology,
the Hybrid SLI takes gaming experience to the next
level. Hybrid SLI is a combination of the integrated
graphics and a discrete graphics card delivering high
quality gaming images and improved performance. Its multi-GPU
performance capabilities enhance gaming performance, productivity
and platform power efficiency to the mainstream PC.
PCI Express Gen 2 is a high bandwidth I/O infrastruc-
ture that possesses the ability to scale speeds by form-
ing multiple lanes. The x16 PCI Express lane supports
transfer rate up to 5Gb/s.
DVI (Digital Visual Interface) is a form of video interface
technology made to maximize the quality of flat panel
LCD monitors and modern video graphics cards. Data
is transmitted using the TMDS (Transition Minimized Dif-
ferential Signaling) protocol, providing a digital signal from the PC’s
graphics subsystem to the display.
SLI
SLI
SLI
SLI
SLI
Hybrid
Hybrid
Hybrid
Hybrid
Hybrid
SLI
SLI
SLI
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DVI
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