Intel 980X offers Extreme Performance on ASUS Xtreme Design Motherboards

-- ASUS continues its long tradition of best-in-class support for new Intel Processors --

ASUS today announced its full support for Intel's latest 32nm processor, the 980X Extreme Edition. This next-generation 32nm processor (Gulftown) featuring six-core / twelve-thread operation will deliver maximum performance on ASUS' entire range of X58-based motherboards. To unleash the maximum CPU performance of the 980X Extreme Edition, users simply need to update the BIOS* of their existing ASUS X58-based motherboards.

Chie-Wei Lin, General Manager of ASUS Motherboard Business said, "This new processor architecture accommodates up to six cores and significantly improves CPU performance. By enabling the architecture in our award-winning X58-based motherboards, we can deliver one of the fastest personal computing platforms in history and we are very excited about it."

Powering Gulftown with ASUS Xtreme Design Motherboards.
The Xtreme Design Series of motherboards deliver exceptional overall system compatibility, performance, and enhanced reliability. Drawing on two decades of engineering excellence, ASUS leads the industry with designs that optimize overall performance and reliability of PC hardware. With boards such as the Award Winning P6X58D Premium featuring SATA 6G and USB 3.0 technologies, users are ensured of the best possible Gulftown experience.

About ASUS
ASUS is a leading company in the new digital era, with an extensive product portfolio that includes notebooks, netbooks, motherboards, graphics cards, displays, optical drives, desktop PCs, servers, wireless solutions, mobile phones and networking devices. Driven by innovation and committed to quality, ASUS designs and manufactures products that perfectly meet the needs of today's digital home, office and person. ASUS won 3,268 awards in 2009, and is widely credited with revolutionizing the PC industry with the Eee PC^TM. With a global staff of more than ten thousand and a world-class R&D design team, the company's revenue for 2008 was 8.1 billion U.S. dollars. ASUS ranks among BusinessWeek's InfoTech 100, and has been on the listing for 12 consecutive years.

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