Asus P5QPL-VM - ASUS Special Features

1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction
Intel
®
G41 Chipset
The Intel
®
G41 Express Chipset is the latest chipset designed to support dual-channel DDR2
1066(overclocking)/800/667 architecture, 1333/1066/800 Front Side Bus (FSB), PCIe 1.1,
and multi-core CPUs. It provides digital home entertainment of full 1080p high-denition
video playback, including Blu-ray disc movies, with the next-generation Intel
®
Graphics
Media Acceleratior X4500. The Intel
®
G41 Express Chipset delivers optimized 3D graphics
performance and support for Microsoft DirectX10. Shader Model 4.0 and OpenGL 2.1. It
especially includes Intel
®
Fast Memory Access technology the signicantly optimized the use
of available memory bandwith and reduces the latency of the memory accesses.
High Denition Audio
Enjoy high-end sound quality on your PC! The onboard 8-channel HD audio (High Denition
Audio, previously codenamed Azalia) CODEC enables high-quality 192KHz/24-bit audio
output, jack-detect feature.
Gigabit LAN solution
PCI Express Gb LAN controller delivers transfer speeds up to ten times faster than
conventional 10/100/1000 Ethernet connections. Gigabit LAN is the networking standard for
the early future and is ideal for handling large amounts of data such as video, audio, and
voice. See page 1-20 for details.
DVI Interface
DVI (Digital Visual Interface) provides high visual quality of digital display devices such as
LCD monitor. The interface of this motherboard is HDCP compliant, allowing playback of HD
DVD, Blu-ray Disc and other protected content.
DisplayPort
This motherboard introduces the new digital display interface standard - DisplayPort. This
new design features a small and user-friendly connector. It delivers higher performances of
resolution, refresh rate, and color depth and improves digital display connectivity. See page
1-21 for details.
Due to chipset limitation, DisplayPort on this motherboard only supports video signals.
1.3.2 ASUS Special features
ASUS Q-Fan technology
The ASUS Q-Fan technology smartly adjusts the fan speeds according to the system loading
to ensure quiet, cool, and efcient operation. See page 2-19 for details.