Asus P5P800-MX

Asus P5P800-MX ... full-range of advanced features, P5P800-MX really delivers a full-value, high-performance solution for today's most demanding tasks. This motherboard supports the latest Pentium 4 CPU from Intel in LGA775 package. With 800MHz FSB, 1 MB L2 cache, Hyper-Threading Technology and core-speeds up to 3.6GHz and beyond, Intel's LGA775 Pentium 4 is one of the fastest desktop processors to date. Dual-channel DDR technology doubles the bandwidth of your system memory and hence boost the system performance to out perform any memory existing solutions in the market. System bottlenecks are eliminated with balanced architecture and peak bandwidths up to 6.4GB/s. The P5P800-MX, with integrated Intel Extreme Graphics 2, delivers powerful integrated 2D and 3D graphics performance for functionality and value. 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.

ASUS P5P800-MX provides convenient connectivity to external home theater audio systems via a S/PDIF-out (SONY-PHILIPS Digital Interface) connector pin. It allows to transfer digital audio without converting to analog format and keeps the best signal quality. The P5P800-MX uses an onboard Audio CODEC that lets you enjoy high-quality 6-channel audio without having to buy advanced sound cards. The CrashFree BIOS2 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. ASUS motherboards now enable users to enjoy this protection feature without the need to pay for an optional ROM. ASUS Q-Fan technology intelligently adjusts fan speeds according to system loading to ensure quiet, cool and efficient operation. A unique feature found only on Asus P5P800 motherboard that allows users to enjoy audio functions without the need to enter Windows.