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ASUS Bundkort AM2 nForce 590 SLI 4*DDR2 800 Socket AM2 ATX

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The motherboard or mainboard is the component that connects all the different parts of your computer. Often it has some integrated components like a sound card, enabling your computer to play sound, or a network card, to connect your computer to the network. The standard form factor (size) for motherboards is ATX, you need at least a midi-tower to fit one of those in. Micro-ATX motherboards are often more complete and have more onboard devices, like a video board and fit in smaller cases, but are generally less expandable.
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  • - Intel Socket AM2
  • - ATX ADI AD1988B 7.1 channels
  • - 4 ECC Non-ECC Maximum internal memory: 8 GB
  • - BIOS type: AWARD 64 Mbit
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Republic of Gamers
The Republic of Gamers consists only the best of the best. We offer the best hardware engineering, the fastest performance, the most innovating ideas, and we welcome the best gamers to join in.
In the Republic of Gamers, mercy rules are only for the weak, and bragging rights means everything. We believe in making statements and we excel in competitions. If your character matches our trait, then join the elite club, make your presence felt, in the Republic of Gamers.

Performance with Reliability

8 phase EL-Capless power design
Reliable Power Supply and Longer Component Life
The 8-phase cap-less Power design demonstrates two hardcore commitments of ROG products: ultimate overclocking capability, and ultimate reliability. The 8-phase power design yields unparalleled superiority in the overclocking arena, while the EL cap-less design removes any worries of capacitor problems once and for all.

Heat-Pipe
The most reliable thermal solution
The Crosshair Series' sophisticated design of heat-pipe directs heat from the chipset to two VRM copper heatsinks where the temperature can be dissipated by system airflow. This design promises ultimate reliability and quietness.

Extreme Tweaker
One stop performance tuning shop
Extreme Tweakers is the one stop shop to fine-tune your system to optimal performance. No matter if you're looking for frequency adjustment, over-voltage options, or memory timing settings, they're all here!

Sound with Clarity

SupremeFX / Mic Array (ADI 1988b)
That Sounds Great!
The SupremeFX audio card is designed to provide you the best game sound experience. With 24bit/192kHz full sampling in all surround channels, no matter if you're hearing your game through headphones or 7.1 surround speakers, we'll deliver the effects loud and clear!
When utilized with the bundled Array Microphone, there would be no more noise or buzz to bother your conversation with teammates during exciting game session. Just enjoy the extreme audio entertainment, and keep the communication clean.

DTS® Connect
This feature is consists of two elements: DTS interactive and DTS NEO:PC. DTS interactive re-encodes your stereo or multi-channel sound into a DTS audio signal and send it out from your PC to any DTS enabled system. While DTS NEO:PC turns your stereo audio such as MP3, WMA, CD, and other sound format into a convincing multi-channel audio experience.

EZ DIY with Style

EL I/O
Connect in the dark
Today's users demand more than good performance-they demand more heart touching services like user-friendly features. The motherboard comes with the EL I/O, an impressive design that increases convenience in connecting devices on the back I/O. The cool EL lights up your I/O panel under your desk, in the dark, or in a LAN Party. No more jamming devices into the wrong connectors! when you're in the dark!

Onboard LED
Set-Up Without Flash Light
The upshot is that many users now rely on their intuition to promptly set up devices in the dark. This patented feature, on-board LED, could solve this problem. With the LED lights which designed at motherboard close to the indication words that provides a compelling way to efficiently identify the right way to set up without "flash lights".

LCD Poster
Debug with translation
When system malfunction occurs, LCD Notice Board automatically detects for device failure and posts physical system errors on the LCD during POST. No more reading "gibberish to find out what's wrong.

Onboard Switch
No more shorting pins or moving jumpers
With an easy press during overclock, this exclusive onboard switch allows gamer to effortlessly fine-tune the performance without having to short the pins or moving jumpers!

ASUS Q-Connector
Make connections quick and accurate
The Q-Connector allows you to connect or disconnect chassis front panel cables in one easy step with one complete module. This unique adapter eliminates the trouble of plugging in one cable at a time, making connection quick and accurate.

Q-Fan Plus
Optimized quietness and cooling for more devices
The Q-Fan function automatically detects temperature and adjusts fan speed accordingly to achieve quiet and efficient cooling. With Q-Fan Plus, special temperature sensor cable is provided to detect temperature on any device. When used with a optional fans, you may activate Q-Fan function on up to 3 additional devices of your choice!

Bundled Software

3DMark® 06 Advanced Edition
The Gamers' Benchmark
3DMark is the most popular and authoritative 3D benchmark application used by professionals around the world. The 3DMark06 is the latest version in the popular 3DMark series, including advanced SM2.0 and HDR/SM3.0 Shader graphics tests and now including single, multiple core and multiple processor CPU tests as part of the 3DMark score! The accurate performance and image quality diagnostic tool, designed for DirectX®9.0c, provides you with all the information you need to make all other competitors look bad.

Kaspersky® Anti-Virus
The best protection from viruses and spyware
Kaspersky® Anti-Virus Personal offers premium antivirus protection for individual users and home offices. It is based on advanced antivirus technologies. The product incorporates the Kaspersky® Anti-Virus engine, which is renowned for malicious program detection rates that are among the industry's highest.

InterVideo® Media Launcher (OEM version)
ASUS motherboards, intensifying leadership in the IT industry, now bundle the versatile InterVideo Media Launcher. This multifaceted software set includes the latest multimedia software, bringing forth the multimedia features of ASUS motherboards to the best! (OEM version)

ASUS Overclocking Tools

AI Clock Skew
AI Clock Skew automatically skews the memory clock signal timing, thus improving memory overclocking capability by 10 to 15%, depending on the memory features when users overclock memory frequency. Users can easily enjoy better memory overclocking without strenuously fine-tuning the clock signal timing. For professional users, they can still adjust each memory channel's clock signal separately to reach the highest memory frequency.

AI NOS™
Boost performance when you need it the most!
Applications such as 3D games and video editing demand a huge chunk of system resource. Inject "nitrous oxide" into your CPU! The patented AI NOS™ (Non-delay Overclocking System) technology intelligently detects system load and automatically boosts performance for the most demanding tasks. Unlike other dynamic overclocking techniques, AI NOS™ reacts much faster to satisfy your unending need for speeds .

PEG Link
Boost graphics card performance for superior video quality
This latest technology, PEG (PCI Express Graphics) Link Mode, is a unique feature that enables users to boost graphics card performance for superior video quality. PEG Link allows users to raise GPU and VGA memory throughput via the motherboard BIOS the same way system bus and memory bus are tweaked. PEG Link Mode enables powerful video performance on DX8 and DX9 applications. ASUS engineers carefully fine-tuned the parameters for every single PCI-Express card to provide system stability during high-speed graphics operation.

ASUS O.C. Profile
The motherboard features the ASUS O.C. Profile that allows users to conveniently store or load multiple BIOS settings. The BIOS settings can be stored in the CMOS or a separate file, giving users freedom to share and distribute their favorite overclocking settings.

C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)
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.

Other Innovative Features

MyLogo3
The ASUS MyLogo 3 is the new feature present in the motherboard that allows you to personalize and add style to your system with customizable and animated boot logos.

ASUS EZ Flash 2
EZ Flash 2 is a user-friendly BIOS update utility. Simply launch this tool and update BIOS from a USB flash disk before entering the OS. You can update your BIOS only in a few clicks without preparing an additional floppy diskette or using an OS-based flash utility.

ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 allows users to restore corrupted BIOS data from a USB flash disk containing the BIOS file. This utility saves users the cost and hassle of buying a replacement BIOS chip.

Interface Features

SATA on the Go
This motherboard supports the next-generation hard drives based on the Serial ATA (SATA) 3Gb/s storage specification, delivering enhanced scalability and doubling the bus bandwidth for high-speed data retrieval and saves. The external SATA port located at the back I/O provides smart setup and hot-plug functions. Easily backup photos, videos and other entertainment contents on external devices.

Dual RAID
The south bridge incorporate six Serial ATA connectors with high performance RAID functions in RAID 0, 1, 5, 0+1, and JBOD. The Silicon Image 3132 controller provides another two external Serial ATA connectors for RAID 0, 1, and JBOD functions. This motherboard is the ideal solution to enhance hard disk performance and data back up protection without the cost of add-on cards.

Dual Gigabit LAN
The integrated dual Gigabit LAN design allows a PC to serve as a network gateway for managing traffic between two separate networks. This capability ensures rapid transfer of data from WAN to LAN without any added arbitration or latency.

IEEE 1394a interface
IEEE 1394a interface provides high speed digital interface for audio/video appliances such as digital television, digital video camcorders, storage peripherals & other PC portable devices.

High Definition Audio
Enjoy high-end sound system on your PC! The onboard 8-channel HD audio (High Definition Audio, previously codenamed Azalia) CODEC enables high-quality 192KHz/24-bit audio output, jack-sensing feature, retasking functions and multi-streaming technology that simultaneously sends different audio streams to different destinations. You can now talk to your partners on the headphone while playing a multi-channel network games. All of these are done on one computer.

RoHS

GreenASUS
The motherboard and its packaging comply with the European Union's Restriction on the use of Hazardous Substances (RoHS). This is in line with the ASUS vision of creating environment-friendly and recyclable products and packaging to safeguard consumers' health while minimizing the impact on the environment.

Short summary description ASUS Bundkort AM2 nForce 590 SLI 4*DDR2 800 Socket AM2 ATX:
This short summary of the ASUS Bundkort AM2 nForce 590 SLI 4*DDR2 800 Socket AM2 ATX data-sheet is auto-generated and uses the product title and the first six key specs.

ASUS Bundkort AM2 nForce 590 SLI 4*DDR2 800, Intel, Socket AM2, 8 GB, 0, 1, 0+1, NVIDIA DualNet, ATX

Long summary description ASUS Bundkort AM2 nForce 590 SLI 4*DDR2 800 Socket AM2 ATX:
This is an auto-generated long summary of ASUS Bundkort AM2 nForce 590 SLI 4*DDR2 800 Socket AM2 ATX based on the first three specs of the first five spec groups.

ASUS Bundkort AM2 nForce 590 SLI 4*DDR2 800. Processor manufacturer: Intel, Processor socket: Socket AM2. Maximum internal memory: 8 GB. RAID levels: 0, 1, 0+1. Networking features: NVIDIA DualNet. Motherboard form factor: ATX, Audio output channels: 7.1 channels, Audio chip: ADI AD1988B

Processor
Processor manufacturer *
Intel
Processor socket *
Socket AM2
Memory
Number of memory slots *
4
ECC
Yes
Non-ECC
Yes
Maximum internal memory *
8 GB
Storage controllers
RAID levels
0, 1, 0+1
Internal I/O
USB 2.0 connectors *
3
Number of SATA connectors
6
S/PDIF out connector
Yes
Front panel audio connector
Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)
Yes
Power fan connector
Yes
CPU fan connector
Yes
Chassis intrusion connector
Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
1
Rear panel I/O ports
USB 2.0 ports quantity *
4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports *
2
eSATA ports quantity
2
PS/2 ports quantity
2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
1
Rear panel I/O ports
Headphone outputs
1
Microphone in
Yes
S/PDIF out port
Yes
Network
Networking features
NVIDIA DualNet
Features
Audio chip
ADI AD1988B
Audio output channels *
7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor *
ATX
Power source type
ATX
Overclocking features
ASUS AI NOS ASUS PEG Link ASUS O.C. Profile ASUS C.P.R. Extreme Tweaker ASUS AI BU
Expansion slots
Expansion slots
2 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x4 3 x PCI 2.2
BIOS
BIOS type *
AWARD
BIOS memory size
64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions
Width
305 mm
Depth
245 mm
Packaging content
Bundled software
ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Booster Futuremark 3DMark06 AE NVIDIA MediaShield RAID Kaspersky AntiVirus
Other features
Manageability features
WOL (PME) WOR (PME) PXE
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Reviews
Updated:
2011-09-25 15:33:56
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Updated:
2011-09-25 15:33:56
Clarification time. It says Crosshair, not CrossFire. So ATI fanboys can relax, this isnt an nForce chipset that supports CrossFire. It is, however, one of the most ridiculously impressive motherboards weve ever seen, and thats saying something. By...
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Bad Automatic overclocking a little pointless...
Bottom line Clarification time. It says Crosshair, not CrossFire. So ATI fanboys can relax, this isnt an nForce chipset that supports CrossFire. It is, however, one of the most ridiculously impressive motherboards weve ever seen, and thats saying something. By...
80%