Asus è la prima azienda al mondo ad annunciare una scheda madre equipaggiata con il chipset  SiS 655 per Pentium 4, che introduce il dual channel DDR 333, per una banda massima di 5.4GByte/s! Questa scheda con l'aggiunta di due moduli DDR PC2700 è in grado di erogare 666Mhz di bandwitch grazie al doppio canale DDR 333, superiore anche al bus stesso del P4 fermo attualmente a 533Mhz.



Taipei, Taiwan, Oct 28, 2002 -- The world's leading motherboard manufacturer, ASUSTeK Computer Inc., today unveiled the P4SDX socket 478 Pentium 4 motherboard based on the SiS 655 chipset. Supporting industry-leading technologies such as dual-channel DDR 333, Serial ATA and AGP 8X and an abundance of advanced features, the all-new P4SDX enables outstanding performance and value.

Dual-channel DDR 333
The P4SDX supports dual-channel DDR design up to 4GB high-speed PC2700/2100/1600 SDRAM memory for superior performance during the most memory-intensive tasks.

Serial ATA
Serial ATA, the next-generation ATA specification, provides fast data connectivity at 150MB/s.

AGP 8X
Enjoy the best graphics performance with the AGP 8X interface, which allows high-bandwidth up to 2.12GB/s.

Broadcom LAN solutions
With LAN solutions from Broadcom, the leading communications company, the P4SDX supports 10/100Mbps fast Ethernet connection and 1,000Mbps Gigabit LAN.

The P4SDX also includes cutting-edge features, IEEE 1394 and USB 2.0, for high-speed peripheral connectivity. A full-spectrum of unique ASUS designs such as Q-Fan technology, MyLogo, EZ Flash, EZ Plug and Multi-language BIOS further enhance your computing experience.

Key specifications:
- Supports Intel socket 478 533MHz FSB Pentium 4 processor
- SiS 655/SiS963 chipset
- Dual channel DDR 333,4 DIMMS,up to 4GB support of PC2700 DDR memory.
- AGP 8X slot,6 PCI slots
- Up to 6 USB 2.0 ports
- UDMA 66/100/133
- C-Media CMI 9739A audio
- Optional Broadcom Gigabit LAN controller
- S/PDIF IN/OUT interface module
- Optional PROMISE S-ATA
- ATX form-factor

The P4SDX will be available in mid-November. For more information about ASUS products and events, please visit the company website at www.asus.com