**M5A97 R2.0: ASUS Dual Intelligent Processors, Extreme USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 Transfer Speed, & Windows 8 on AMD 970**
- Dual Intelligent Processors
- TPU + EPU.
- Remote GO!
- One-stop PC Remote Control & Home Entertainment
- USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 Boost
- Faster USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 Transmission with UASP
- Network i Control
- Real-time Network Bandwidth Control
- Direct Key
- A Dedicated Button to Access the BIOS Directly
- USB (Universal Serial Bus) BIOS Flashback
- Easy, Worry-free USB (Universal Serial Bus) BIOS Flashback with Hardware-based Design
- UEFI BIOS
- Flexible & Easy BIOS Interface
- Windows 8 Ready
- Assured Compatibility ASUS continues to put innovation at its forefront, launching the world's first Dual Intelligent Processors technology. This exclusive design consists of the EPU (Energy Processing Unit), which automatically monitors power consumption system-wide to ensure efficiency, & the TPU (Turbo V Processing Unit)
- guaranteeing superior performance for every task, bringing users an unbeatable experience. **AMD® Socket AM3+ for AMD® FX Series CPU up to 8-core** AMD® FX-Series/ Phenom II/ Athlon II/ Sempron 100 Series Processors (socket AM3+/AM3) M5A97 R2.0 supports AMD® AM3+/AM3 multi-core processors with unique L3 cache & delivers better overclocking capabilities with less power consumption. It features dual-channel DDR3 1866 memory support & accelerates data transfer rate up to 5200MT/s via Hyper Transport 3.0 based system bus. This motherboard also supports AMD® CPUs in the new 32nm manufacturing process. **AMD® 970 Chipset** AMD® 970 Chipset is designed to support up to 4800MT Hyper Transport 3.0 (HT 3.0) interface speed & PCI Express 2.0 x 16 graphics. It is optimized with AMD®'s latest AM3+ & multi-core CPUs to provide excellent system performance & overclocking capabilities. ** Quad-GPU Cross Fire X Support! Flexible Multi-GPU Solutions, Your Weapon of Choice!** AMD's Cross Fire X boosts image quality along with rendering speed, eliminating the need to scale down screen re