AMD® Socket AM2+/AM2 Phenom™ x4 / Phenom™ x3 / Athlon™ x2 / Athlon™ / Sempron™ CPU support

This motherboard supports AMD® Socket AM2+ multi-core processors. It features dual-channel DDR2 1066 memory support and accelerates data transfer rate up to 5200MT/s via HyperTransport™ 3.0-based system bus. It also supports AMD® Cool ‘n’ Quiet Technology.

5200

MT/s

AMD® 780G chipset

The AMD 780G Northbridge is the latest AMD chipset designed for both HT1.0 and HT 3.0 interface speed. It features the future mainstream Hybrid CrossFire technology that significantly optimizes your 3D performance.

HyperTransport™ 3.0 support

HyperTransport™ 3.0 technology provides 2.6 times more bandwidth than HT1.0 that radically improves system efficiency for a smoother and faster computing environment.

AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet Technology

This motherboard supports the AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet technology which monitors system operation and automatically adjusts CPU voltage and frequency for a cool and quiet operating environment.

Native DDR2 1066 support

This motherboard supports native DDR2 1066. It provides faster data transfer rate and more bandwidth to increase memory computing efficiency, enhancing system performance in 3D graphics and other memory demanding applications.

•DDR2 1066 is supported by AM3 / AM2+ CPU only. Refer to www.asus.com for the AM3 / AM2+ CPU models.

•Due to AM2+ / AM3 CPU limitation, only one DDR2 1066 DIMM is supported per channel. When four DDR2 1066 DIMMs are installed, all DIMMs run at 800MHz frequency by default for system stability.

Hybrid CrossFireX support

ATI Hybrid CrossFireX™ technology greatly boosts graphics performance with an onboard GPU and a discrete graphics card.

•Hybrid CrossFireX is supported by Windows® Vista OS only.

•Refer to www.amd.com for the discrete GPUs which support Hybrid CrossFireX™.

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