Asus P4P8X

Asus P4P8X ... support for dual-channel DDR, Hyper-Threading Technology, AGP 8X, Serial ATA, Gbit LAN, 6-channel audio and more.

Leveraging the Intel 865P chipset to support 3.2 GHz+ CPU, Dual Channel DDR memory, Intel Hyper-Threading Technology, and a full-range of advanced features, P4P8X really delivers a full-value, high-performance solution for today's most demanding tasks.

Dual-channel DDR technology doubles the bandwidth of your system memory and hence boost the system performance to outperform any memory existing solutions in the market. System bottlenecks are eliminated with balanced architecture and peak bandwidths.

The AI Series supports Gigabit LAN by integrating the 3COM 3C940 controller, equipped with a unique net-diagnosing Marvell utility - VCT (Virtual Cable Tester). The controller intelligently detects net connection status up to 100 meters from a remote location and reports the distance of bad cable.

AI series motherboards employed the world's first intelligent audio CODEC. The 6-channel AD1985 audio CODEC automatically detects and identifies what types of peripherals are plugged into the audio I/O jacks and notifies users of inappropriate connection, meaning there will be no more confusion of Line-in, Line-out and Mic jacks.

The CrashFree BIOS 2 feature now includes the BIOS auto-recovery function in a support CD. Users can reboot their system through the support CD when a bootable disk is not available, and go through the simple BIOS auto-recovery process. The P4P8X now enables users to enjoy this protection feature without the need to pay for an optional ROM.

AGP8X (AGP 3.0) is the next generation VGA interface specification that enables enhanced graphics performance with high bandwidth up to 2.12GB/s.

Serial ATA is the next generation ATA specification that provides scalable performance for today and tomorrow. With up to 150MB/s data transfer rate, Serial ATA is faster than current Parallel ATA, while providing 100% software compatibility.

With ASUS EZ Flash, you can update BIOS before entering operating system. No more DOS-based flash utility and bootable diskette required.