Asus P5VDC-X

Asus P5VDC-X ... or 32-bit architecture. Featuring 1066/800/533MHz FSB, Hyper Threading Technology, dedicated L2 cache, and core-speeds up to 3.8GHz and beyond, the motherboard delivers advanced system performance, faster memory access, and increased productivity.

This motherboard supports Intel 65nm Pentium D/ Intel Pentium 4/ Celeron processors. ASUS motherboard is the ideal solution to enhance the performance of new generation processors.

This motherboard supports PCI Express X16 and AGP8X slots to provide ultimate flexibility for graphics card upgrade. The PCI Express X16 slot running at PCI Express X4 speed outperforms PCI interface with its exceptional high bandwidth up to 2GB/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. The onboard VIA VT8237A southbridge allows RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD configuration for two SATA connectors.

Easy connectivity to your network or broadband connection with onboard LAN port lets you take gaming online without buying expensive additional LAN cards.

USB 2.0 is the latest connectivity standard for next generation components and peripherals. Backwards compatible with current USB 1.1 peripherals, USB 2.0 delivers transfer speeds up to 40 times faster at 480Mb/s, for easy connectivity and ultra-fast data transfers.

SoundMAX is the highest performing, most reliable and user-friendly PC audio solution for business professionals, audiophiles, musicians, and gamers. Hear crystal-clear quality from all your audio - MP3 playback, home theater, advanced gaming, VOIP and more, and never worry - SoundMAX high-definition audio is there to enhance your experience!

This motherboard provides convenient connectivity to external home theater audio systems via an S/PDIF-out (SONY-PHILIPS Digital Interface) jack. It allows to transfer digital audio without converting to analog format and keeps the best signal quality.

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.

When the system hangs due to overclocking failure, there is no need to open the case to clear CMOS data. Just simply restart the system, the BIOS would show the previous setting and then users can amend the CPU setting again.

ASUS MyLogo personalizes and adds style to your system with customizable boot logos.

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