ASUS P5N7A-VM erbjuder DX10 grafik i micro-ATX format

ASUS är en av de tillverkare som nu lanserat moderkort baserat på NVIDIAs nya GeForce 9300/nForce 730i styrkrets som redan gjort sig känd i Apples nya MacBook-modeller. NVIDIA har satsat stenhårt på att erbjuda optimal grafisk prestanda i sin integrerade grafikkrets och det innebär bland annat stöd för DirectX 10, Hybrid SLI, CUDA och PhysX. P5N7A-VM riktar sig kanske ännu mer mot multimediamarknaden med en uppsjö av videogränssnitt som VGA, DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort med mera. Med micro-ATX formfaktorn får moderkortet enkelt plats även i mindre chassi vilket knappast skadar. Priset för ASUS nForce 730i baserade moderkort ligger på närmare 1100 kronor.

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ASUS Unveils the Most Powerful DirectX 10 Motherboard with Diverse Array of Graphics Enhancing Technologies

ASUS P5N7A-VM Motherboard Delivers Exceptional Graphics Performance with Hybrid SLI, CUDA and PhysX™ Support

Taipei, Taiwan, October 23, 2008 – ASUS is proud to announce an exclusive partnership with NVIDIA in the creation of the most powerful DirectX (DX) 10 motherboard—the ASUS P5N7A-VM motherboard. A showcase of intelligent and innovative motherboard design, the P5N7A-VM features an LGA775 socket for Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Quad / Core™2 Duo processors and supports the GeForce 9300 / nForce 730i chipset and memory expansion of up to a maximum of 16 GB with four DDR2 800/667 dual channel memory slots. With support for Hybrid SLI™, CUDA™ and PhysX™ graphics acceleration, the P5N7A-VM promises to be the most powerful DX10 motherboard in the consumer market today.

The Most Powerful DX10 Solution
The P5N7A-VM boasts a wide range of VGA connection options such as HDMI, DisplayPort, DVI, and RGB, which means that it is ready for future digital upgrades.Coupled with NVIDIA’s Hybrid SLI™ technology, users can utilize entry-level VGA card and still obtain a great increase in graphics performance of up to 70%+*.

CUDA™ or Computer Unified Device Architecture uses parallel processing of both the processor cores in the GPU and CPU to perform general-purpose mathematical calculations. This results in a faster data transfer path between the GPU and CPU, and also a significant increase in the performance of tasks traditionally handled by the CPU alone.

The PhysX™ processor is a dedicated physics processor that delivers unprecedented immersion and onscreen action that is impossible to reproduce on just CPUs and GPUs alone. By incorporating the PhysX™ technology, gamers will be taken to a completely new level of gaming interaction with enhanced realism for explosions, flying debris, liquid flows, water splashes and wind-affected movements. With more than 150 games that can now feature complex characters, objects and environments that will fully interact with the user in real-world ways and in real-time, users will experience believable and engaging gameplay that changes every time they play the game.

Latching onto the latest trend, the P5N7A-VM’s DisplayPort interface delivers higher performance and improves digital display connectivity. Even more cutting-edge DisplayPort enhancements are already underway to facilitate digital applications. With the P5N7A-VM, users can be one step closer to the forefront of the digital entertainment world.

ASUS-exclusive Features for Convenience, Energy Efficiency and Longer Durability
The P5N7A-VM incorporates the ASUS Express Gate, which only takes 5 seconds** to go online from bootup without entering Windows, providing users with a suite of excellent entertainment options without the typical long wait. It also utilizes the ASUS’ exclusive EPU technology to control four major components: the CPU, VGA card, hard disk drives, and the CPU cooler/system fan, to calibrate the best possible settings to ensure the best system-wide power management. The P5N7A-VM is also equipped with a 5000-hr VRM (Voltage Regulator Module) design based on 100% high quality Conductive Polymer Solid Capacitors that are 2.5 times more durable than conventional capacitors. With such high quality components, users will be able to attain higher power efficiency, better stability, quieter operation and lower temperatures to ensure stability and reliability under heavy loading and overclocking.

Note:
* With 8400GS or 8500GT GPU
** Actual boot time is subject to hardware configurations and product models

Specifications

Note: The specifications are subject to change without prior notice.