Product introduction

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1.1Special features

1.1.1Product highlights

AMD® FX™-Series/Phenom™ II/Athlon™ II/Sempron™ 100 Series Processors (socket AM3+/AM3)

This motherboard supports AMD® Socket AM3+ multi-core processors with up to 8-core native CPU cores, and AMD® CPUs in the new 32nm manufacturing process. It provides better overclocking capabilities with less power consumption. It features AMD Turbo CORE Technology 2.0 to accelerate data transfer rate up to 5200MT/s rate via HyperTransport™ 3.0 based system bus.

AMD® 990X Chipset

AMD® 990X Chipset is designed to support up to 5200MT/s HyperTransport™ 3.0 (HT 3.0) interface speed and dual PCI Express™ 2.0 x16 graphics. It is optimized with AMD®’s latest AM3+ and multi-core CPUs to provide excellent system performance and overclocking capabilities.

PCI Express® 2.0

This motherboard supports the latest PCIe 2.0 devices for double speed and bandwidth that enhances system performance.

Dual-Channel DDR3 2133(O.C.) / 1866 / 1600 / 1333 / 1066 MHz Support

The motherboard supports the dual-channel DDR3 memory that features data transfer rates of DDR3 2133(O.C.) / 1866/ 1600/ 1333 / 1066 MHz to boost the system’s performance, and to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of 3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet applications.

Quad-GPU SLI™ and Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Support

This motherboard supports multi-GPU configurations of both SLI and CrossFireX. This motherboard features the AMD® 990X/SB950 platform, optimizing PCIe allocation in multiple GPU setups.

AMD® SB950 Chipset

The AMD® SB950 Southbridge natively supports the next generation SATA 6.0 Gb/s data transfer rate and PCI Express 2.0 interface.

Complete USB 3.0 Solution

This motherboard offers you the strategic USB 3.0 accessibility for both the front and rear panels, allowing you to experience the convenience of the latest plug and play connectivity solution at speed up to ten times faster than USB 3.0.

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ASUS M5A99X EVO R2.0

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