Owner's manual

1-2 Chapter 1: Product Introduction
Chapter 1
1.3 Special features
1.3.1 Product highlights
AMD
®
Phenom™ II / Athlon™ II / Sempron™ 100 Series Processors (socket AM3)
This motherboard supports AMD
®
AM3 multi-core processors with unique L3 cache and
delivers better overclocking capabilities with less power consumption. It features
dual-channel DDR3 1333 memory support and accelerates data transfer rate up to 5200MT/s
via HyperTransport™ 3.0 based system bus. This motherboard also supports AMD
®
CPUs in
the 45nm manufacturing process.
AMD
®
880G Chipset
AMD
®
880G Chipset is designed to support up to 5200MT/s HyperTransport™ 3.0 (HT 3.0)
interface speed and 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.
Dual-Channel DDR3 2000 (O.C.) / 1333 / 1066 support
This motherboard supports DDR3 memory that features data transfer rates of 2000 (O.C.)
/ 1333 / 1066 MHz to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of the latest 3D graphics,
multimedia, and Internet applications. The dual-channel DDR3 architecture enlarges the
bandwidth of your system memory to boost system performance.
ATI
®
CrossFireX™ Technology
ATI’s CrossFireX boosts image quality along with rendering speed, eliminating the
need to scale down screen resolution to get high quality images. CrossFireX™ allows
higher antialiasing, anisotropic ltering, shading, and texture settings. Adjust your display
congurations, experiment with the advanced 3D settings, and check the effects with a
real-time 3D-rendered previews within ATI Catalyst™ Control Center.
AMD
®
SB850 Chipset
The AMD
®
SB850 Southbridge natively supports the next generation SATA 6.0 Gb/s data
transfer rate and PCI Express 2.0 interface.
USB 3.0 support
Experience ultra-fast data transfer at 4.8Gbps with USB 3.0 - the latest connectivity standard.
Built to connect easily with next-generation components and peripherals, USB 3.0 transfers
data 10x faster and is also backward compatible with USB 2.0 devices.
1.3.2 ASUS Xtreme Design—Hybrid Processor*
TurboV EVO
The ultimate O.C. processor satises every level of overclockers—from die-hard enthusiasts
to beginners. Auto tuning intelligently pushes the system to the fastest clock speeds while
maintaining stability. Turbo Key boosts performance with just one touch; while TurboV offers
more options to advanced overclockers to achieve world O.C. record. Moreover, upgrade
your CPU at no additional cost with CPU Level UP!
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