Abit AN78GS Motherboard

At A Glance:

Features:

1. Native, True Quad-Core Processor – Improve overall performance
   AMD Phenom™ FX Processors are the True Quad-Core Processors which allow cores to communicate on the same piece of silicon using Direct Connect Architecture with caches and core performance enhancements
2. Hyper Transport 3.0 Technology
   With the Hyper Transport 3.0 Technology, systems with Socket AM2+ processor can support data rates up to 5200MT/s
3. Integrated DDR2 Memory Controller –Supports Dual DDR2 1066
   Users are able to get a faster and better PC experience due to the Integrated Dual Channel DDR2 Controller with up to DDR2 1066 support which allows dramatic application performance improvements with greater system throughput and lower latency

NVIDIA Hybrid SLI Technology -Increase 3D graphic performance

• Enabled Hybrid Graphics models: 8400GS, 8500GT
  GF8200+8400GS= GF8500
  GF8200+8500GT= GF8600

• GeForce Boost turbocharges the performance of your GPU while Hybrid Power unleashes graphics performance and saves power when doing simple processing.
• DirectX10, improves graphic and gaming performance under Windows Vista®
  

NVIDIA n-View Technology

NVIDIA®'s nView technology enables you to use two monitors at a time. You can either use each monitor for displaying different content, or use two monitors to show the same content. Instead of a second monitor you can also, for example, use a projector.

NVIDIA PVHD - Enhanced dedicated video engine

The NVIDIA® GeForce 8200 is the world's first GPU video processor to offload 100% Blu-ray and HD DVD H.264 video decoding from the CPU. The PureVideo™ HD technology lets you enjoy stunning HD DVD and Blu-ray movies* with superb picture clarity, low CPU utilization, and lower power consumption.

*System must meet certain hardware and software requirements