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Microsoft DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 Support – Top-notch compatibility and performance for all Microsoft
DirectX
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9.0 applications, including Shader Model 3.0 support.
Integrated HDMI™ with On-Chip HDCP – On board HDMI™ connector designed to meet the output
protection management (HDCP) and security specifications of the Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD formats,
allowing the playback of encrypted movie content on PCs when connected to HDCP-capable displays.
Integrated DVI with HDCP – Abel to drive flat-panel displays supporting single-link TMDS at 162MHz pixel
clock. Designed to meet the output protection management (HDCP) and security specifications of the Blu-
ray Disc and HD DVD formats, allowing the playback of encrypted movie content on PCs when connected
to HDCP-capable displays.
PCI Express – Supports PCI Express bus architecture with full bandwidth x16 expansion slot.
NVIDIA
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nForce
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Storage – Safeguards your most important digital media assets; always reliable, scalable,
and accessible. Includes NVIDIA RAID and drive support.
NVIDIA
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RAID and MediaShield™ Technology – Provides a simple point and click wizard-based interface
for creating and managing multi-disk storage configurations. Allows multi-disk designs to be set up for
maximum performance (RAID 0), for data protection (RAID 1), or for a combination of both performance
and protection (RAID 0+1 and RAID 5). Also allows RAID volumes to be converted from one configuration
to another with a single operation. Uniquely allows users to assign an extra disk to any RAID volumes so
that should a disk failure occur, NVIDIA
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RAID will automatically remove the failed disk and replace it with
the spare.
SATA 3Gb/s – Take advantage of the latest SATA 3Gb/s hard disk drives, which double bus bandwidth and
provides blazingly high disk performance. This technology provides easy-to-install, high-performance but
low-powered hard drives.
NVIDIA
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nForce
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Networking – NVIDIA
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nForce
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Networking solution enables Internet connectivity through
industry standard 10/100/1000 Mb/s Ethernet connection.
NVIDIA
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Native Gigabit Ethernet – The industry’s fastest Gigabit Ethernet performance eliminates network
bottlenecks and improves overall system efficiency and performance.
NVIDIA
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CineFX™ 3.0 Engine – Powers the next generation of cinematic realism. Full support for
Microsoft
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DirectX
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9.0 Shader Model 3.0 enables stunning and complex special effects. Next-generation
shader architecture delivers faster and smoother game play.
NVIDIA
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nView™ Multi-Display Technology – Advanced technology provides the ultimate in viewing
flexibility and control for multiple monitors.
NVIDIA
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Digital Vibrance Control™ 3.0 Technology – Allows the user to adjust color controls digitally to
compensate for the lighting conditions of their workspace, in order to achieve accurate, bright colors in all
conditions.
OpenFL
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1.5 Optimizations and Support – Top-notch compatibility and performance for all OpenGL
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applications.
300 MHz RAMDAC – Blazing-fast RAMDAC supports the display with high, ergonomic refresh rates up to
and including 1920x1440 @ 75MHz.
DDR2 Memory Architecture – A state-of-the-art DDR2 memory controller allows high bandwidth and low
latency data access to the CPU. Enables data and information to be relayed through the system as quickly
as possible for incredible performance. Supports up to 4 GB of system memory.
High Definition Audio (HDA) – High definition audio brings consumer electronics quality sound to the PC
delivering high quality sound from multiple channels. Using HAD, systems can deliver 192 kHz/32-bit
quality for eight channels, supporting new audio formats.
USB Ports – A standard plug-and-play interface that provides easy-to-use connectivity for USB devices.
Supports up to 10 USB 1.1/2.0 ports.
Peripheral Device Interfaces, Connectors and Slots
The peripheral device connectors, interfaces and slots on the MSI P6NGM mainboard are listed in the sections
below.
Internal Slots
The slots listed below can all be found on the MSI P6NGM mainboard.
