M2N32-SLI Offers Performance Adjustment and Efficient Power Supply Features to Bring Together Lifestyle and Personal Computing

Taipei, Taiwan; May 22, 2006 – ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (ASUS), the worldwide leader of motherboards, today introduced a new AI Lifestyle Series motherboard – M2N32-SLI Deluxe – that provide dual-channel DDR2 support on AMD’s latest AM2 processing platform to dramatically increase memory and overall system performance. Teamed with ASUS-developed Stack Cool fan-less cooling and 8-Phase Power Design, the new motherboards are tailored to offer quiet and reliable systems.

Dual-channel DDR2 memory

Based on AMD’s AM2 Socket processor, the M2N32-SLI Deluxe supports the dual-channel DDR2 architecture to provide higher memory frequency and bandwidth for overall performance improvement over previous AMD CPU platforms.

True Dual PCI Express x16 graphics performance

The motherboard supports dual-graphics card operation to run the most video resource-hungry applications. The M2N32-SLI Deluxe (NVIDIA nForce® 590 SLI™ MCP chipset) motherboard comes equipped with two PCI Express x16 slots for Nvidia’s SLI (Scalable Link Interface) graphics interface, allowing two identical SLI-applicable graphics cards to run simultaneously.

Compared with dual-PCI Express x8, dual-PCI Express x16 delivers up to a 10% performance hike to boosts image quality along with rendering speed, eliminating the need to lower screen resolutions to attain high quality image. Whether it’s watching movies, 3D gaming or graphics design, the M2N32-SLI Deluxe can handle with ease.  

Unique AI Lifestyle Features

AI Lifestyle Series brings lifestyle and personal computing together. They provide better system performance for graphics-intensive applications such as 3D games and deliver cutting-edge audio features that dramatically enhance the quality of voice signal.

8-Phase Power design delivers steadier power supply for the CPU by generating less heat than conventional power solutions and providing a cool computing environment for stable performance and higher overclocking margin. It reduces input ripple current and output ripple voltage, preventing the CPU and power modules from the risk of high power stress.

With AI Nap, users can instantly “relax” their PCs without terminating current tasks. System will continue to operate at minimum power and noise when users are temporarily away. It downloads files and run applications at the quietest state while users are asleep. Simply click on the mouse to wake up the system in seconds.

To balance system performance and silent computing, AI Gear enables users to choose from profiles to adjust CPU frequency and vCore voltage, minimizing system noise and power consumption. 

The M2N32-SLI Deluxe bundled the sophisticated Array Microphone. While recording, the microphone receives only the sound coming from the reception cone and ignores the sound coming from other directions, eliminating a large number of interferences including neighboring speakers and reverberations. It also features “Echo Cancellation Technology”, which eliminates the annoying echo during audio and voice applications.

Specification summary

AMD Socket AM2

NVIDIA nForce® 590 SLI™ MCP

Dual Channel DDR2-800/667/533

2 x PCI-E x16, support NVIDIA SLI at full x16, x16 speed

8 x SATA3.0 Gb/s including two external port / 1 x Ultra DMA

Dual Gigabit LAN

ADI AD1988B 8-CH (HD)/ DTS Connect

For more information on the new ASUS motherboard and other offerings, please visit the company homepage at www.asus.com.