NVIDIA nForce 720a MCP

The best platform for turbo-charging your GeForce® GPUs with GeForce Boost technology.

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NVIDIA nForce® 720a-based motherboards are a great platform for your NVIDIA® GeForce® GPU providing turbo-charged graphics performance with GeForce Boost technology and a low-power PC experience with NVIDIA® HybridPower™ technology. Experience outstanding performance at a great value with the most advanced core logic features including Gigabit Ethernet featuring FirstPacket™ technology and MediaShield™ storage technology with RAID5 support.

Turbo-charge your GeForce GPU
Turbo-charge the performance of your GeForce GPU. Plug it into an nForce 720a-based motherboard to enjoy GeForce Boost technology and enhanced graphics performance.

Enjoy the Best of Both Worlds
Unleash graphics performance when you need it or opt for a quiet, low-power PC experience when you don't with HybridPower technology.

Advanced Motherboard Technologies
Experience Gigabit Ethernet featuring FirstPacket technology for blazing fast data transfers and MediaShield with RAID5 support for secure and reliable storage.

GeForce Boost technology
Turbocharge the performance of your GeForce GPU*. Plug it into an NVIDIA motherboard to enjoy the additive performance of GeForce Boost technology. Get performance increases and more for your money.
NVIDIA HybridPower technology
Unleash graphics performance when you need it or opt for a quiet, low-power PC experience with HybridPower™ technology. Plug your GeForce GPU(s) into an NVIDIA motherboard for the ultimate control. Dial up performance for demanding 3D games and applications; or go green and reduce noise and power consumption for everyday computing and Web surfing.
NVIDIA MediaShield™ technology
Provides a simple point and click wizard-based interface for creating and managing multi-disk storage configurations. Allows multi-disk designs to be set up for maximum performance (RAID 0), for data protection (RAID 1), or for a combination of both performance and protection (RAID 0+1 and RAID 5).
Networking with NVIDIA nForce® MCPs
NVIDIA networking delivers the highest network throughput at the lowest CPU utilization. The manageable and stable NVIDIA networking solution results in better networking management and a lower total cost of ownership. Only NVIDIA integrates this level of networking features to allow you to take your online experience to the next level.
NVIDIA Native Gigabit Ethernet Technology
The industry's fastest Ethernet performance eliminates network bottlenecks and improves overall system efficiency and performance.
NVIDIA FirstPacket technology
Be the 'King of Ping' with NVIDIA FirstPacket™ technology. Get the crystal-clear phone conversations and online gaming performance you expect. FirstPacket technology assures your game data, VoIP conversations, and large file transfers are delivered according to preferences set by you in an intuitive wizard.
NVIDIA PureVideo technology
NVIDIA PureVideo® technology is the combination of video decode acceleration and software that delivers unprecedented picture clarity, smooth video, accurate color, and precise image scaling for movies and video.

*On select GeForce GPUs, visit www.nvidia.com/hybridsli

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NVIDIA Hybrid SLI technology	GeForce Boost technology HybridPower technology
Graphics	DirectX 10 support PureVideo technology
Expansion Slots	PCI Express 2.0 support 1 x16, 3 x1 Up to 5 PCI Slots
CPU	AMD Socket AM2+ AMD Phenom, Athlon 64 FX, Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64
Memory	DDR2 1066/800/667/533
Storage	NVIDIA MediaShield technology Up to 6 Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s drives Up to 2 PATA drives (Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33) RAID configurations 0, 1, 0+1, 5
Networking	Native Gigabit Ethernet connection NVIDIA FirstPacket technology
USB	Up to 12 USB 2.0 ports
Audio	HDA (Azalia)

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