Asus has a regular rep for creating great motherboards, and the Asus P5S800-VM is no exception. Designed to support Intel’s Pentium 4 Prescot or Celeron CPUs, this board supports a 800MHz FSB and up to 4GB of dual-channel DDR2 800/533/400 memory. Combined with the board’s ability for Hyper-Threading, system performance soars to new heights. The SiS 655FX and the SiS 964 are used for the Northbridge and the Southbridge and two slots for 184-pin DDR 400 memory can hold a maximum of 2GB of Dual Channel RAM, ensuring great speed and steady graphics.
With enough expansion slots (1x AGP 4X/8X, and 3 PCI) to connect peripherals such as graphics or TV tuner card, it includes an onboard SiS Mirage graphics engine which is able to accelerate DVD playback, and 2 SATA RAID connections allow you to connect high speed hard drives to your systems for more than enough memory to store all the music, videos and games you might want! With the ASUS EZ Flash feature, you can update the BIOS before entering the operating system, which means that the DOS-based flash utility and bootable diskette are no longer required. This board has all the features you need to help you build a true multimedia powerhouse.
SiS661FX+SiS964 ChipsetThe SiS661FX implements a well-designed format that enables Pentium 4 Front Side Bus, DDR RAM and AGP 8X for optimal performance. The powerful chipset provides superior image qualities that totally redefine the top-of-the-line graphic standard of integrated chipsets. The SiS964 Southbridge provides advanced USB 2.0 and SATA connections for excellent connectivity and expandability.
AGP 8X SupportThe P5S800-VM features a highly flexible and scalable architecture with an external AGP 8X port for optional graphics card upgrades. Providing double the bandwidth of AGP 4X, the AGP 8X video card slot produces smoother video streaming and faster, seamless gameplay.
Serial ATA with RAIDThe revolutionary Serial ATA interface provides scalable performance for storage devices. SATA technology enables easy-to-install, high-performance and low-power hard drives. Two SATA ports support RAID 0 and RAID 1 for better performance and data security respectively.
Onboard LAN SupportThe P5S800-VM provides an onboard 10/100Mbps solution for your network or broadband connection without having to buy an extra LAN card.