Asus P4S800D SiS 655TX Motherboard

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Asus P4S800D SiS 655TX Motherboard

The ASUS P4S800D, based on the SiS 655FX chipset, packs innovative features such as 800MHx FSB, dual-channel DDR 400, AGP 8x, S/PDIF out, Serial ATA, and 8 USB 2.0 ports. Of course, unique ASUS features are also included.

SiS HyperStreaming Architecture
SiS 655FX integrates the latest HyperStreaming Engine, which optimizes the performance of the entire computer system. It smartly manage the data streaming to flow effortlessly from the peripherals to the core logic chipsets, between the North and South bridge and to the front side bus, memory and graphic interface. This greatly improves the total performance, which traditional technologies lag behind.

Dual-channel DDR400
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. The P4S800D allows you to handle memory-intensive tasks with ease.

ASUS Wi-Fi slot
The Wi-Fi slot is specifically designed for the ASUS Wireless LAN add-on card (ex. WiFi-b™ to set up an environment for home Wireless LAN. The ASUS WiFi-b™add-on card bundles the exclusive Software AP (Access Point) to save the extra cost of an hardware AP. In addition, the card comes with user-friendly utilities and applications that allow quick connection to notebooks, PDAs and other WLAN peripherals. The Wi-Fi slot supports the 802.11g standard for future upgrades. (Note: The WiFi-b™card with software AP has to be purchased separately)

AGP 8X technology
AGP8X (AGP 3.0) is the next generation VGA interface specification that enables enhanced graphics performance with high bandwidth speeds up to 2.12GB/s. With a bus of 533MHz, AGP8X is twice as fast as AGP4X.

Serial ATA technology
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.

Multi-language BIOS
ASUS provides friendly localized BIOS setup menu to help you configure your system as easy as possible.

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

ASUS MyLogo2
You can convert your favorite photo into a 256-color boot logo for a more colorful and vivid image on your screen.

ASUS Instant Music Lite
Through this unique feature, P4S800D is conveniently designed to allow users to enjoy their favorite music without the need to enter Windows.

S/PDIF out port on back I/O
The P4S800D provides convenient connectivity to external home theater audio systems via an S/PDIF out interface. Experience 5.1-channel surround sound and enhanced 3D audio while playing your favorite DVDs or games.

8 USB 2.0 ports support
USB 2.0 is the latest connectivity standard for next generation components and peripherals. Backward 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.

CrashFree BIOS 2
Whenever BIOS gets corrupted, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 allows users to reboot the computer and perform an smart auto-recovery procedure through the motherboard support CD.