Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 970 Socket AM3+ 8 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard

Product Description

CPU & DRAM Digital Power Design for a 100% Performance Boost on AMD 970 with Windows 8 Support Dual Intelligent Processors 3 with New DIGI+ Power Control
- Full Hardware Control. Total Performance Tuning 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 Specifications CPU AMD AM3+ FX/ Phenom II/ Athlon II/ Sempron 100 Series Processors Supports AM3+ 32 nm CPU Supports CPU up to 8 cores Supports CPU up to 140 W AMD Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology Chipset AMD 970/SB950 Memory 4 x DIMM, Max. 32GB, DDR3 2133 (O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz ECC, Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory Dual Channel Memory Architecture * Refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists). * Due to OS limitation, when installing total memory of 4GB capacity or more, Windows 32-bit operation system may only recognize less than 3GB. Install a 64-bit Windows OS when you want to install 4GB or more memory on the motherboard. * Due to CPU spec., AMD 100 series CPUs support up to DDR3 1066 M Hz. With ASUS design, this motherboard can support up to DDR3 1333 M Hz. System Bus Up to 4.8 GT/s Hyper Transport™ 3.0 Multi-GPU Support Supports AMD Quad-GPU Cross Fire X™ Technology Expansion Slots 1 x PCIe 2.0 x 16 (blue) 1 x PCIe 2.0 x 16 (x 4 mode, black) 2 x PCIe 2.0 x 1 2 x PCI Storage AMD SB950 controller: 6 x SATA 6 Gb/s port (s), gray Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10 ASMedia PCIe SATA controller: 2 x e SATA 6 Gb/s port (s), red LAN Realtek 8111F, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller (s) Audio Realtek ALC892 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
- Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking Audio Feature :
- Absolute Pitch 192k Hz/ 24-bit True BD Lossless Sound
- Blu-ray audio layer Content Protection
- DTS Ultra PC II
- DTS Connect
- ASUS Noise Filter
- Optical S/PDIF out port (s) at back panel IEEE 1394 VIA 6308P controller 2 x IEEE 1394a port (s) (1 at mid-board, 1 at back panel) USB (Universal Serial Bus) Ports ASMedia USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 controller: 4 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0/2.0 port (s) (2 at back panel, blue, 2 at mid-board) AMD SB950 controller: 14 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0/1.1 port (s) (8 at back panel, black+red, 6 at mid-board) ROG Exclusive Features Overclocking Protection :
- ASUS C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) Special Features ASUS Dual Intelligent Processors 3 with New DIGI+ Power Control: SMART DIGI+ :
- Smart DIGI+ Key- Quickly delivers optimized VRM frequency, voltage & current for superior CPU/DRAM overclocking performance with one click. ASUS TPU :
- Auto Tuning
- Turbo V
- TPU switch ASUS EPU :
- EPU
- EPU switch ASUS Digital Power Design :
- Industry leading Digital 6 +2 Phase Power Design
- Industry leading Digital 2 Phase Power Design
- CPU Power Utility
- DRAM Power Utility ASUS Exclusive Features :
- Remote GO!
- USB (Universal Serial Bus) BIOS Flashback
- Mem OK!
- AI Suite II
- Ai Charger+
- Front Panel USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 Support
- ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode featuring friendly graphics user interface
- Network i Control
- USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 Boost ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution :
- Stylish Fanless Design Heat-sink solution
- ASUS Fan Xpert ASUS EZ DIY :
- Direct Key
- Precision Tweaker 2
- ASUS O.C. Profile
- ASUS EZ Flash 2
- ASUS My Logo 2
- Multi-language BIOS ASUS Q-Design :
- ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED)
- ASUS Q-Slot
- ASUS Q-DIMM
- ASUS Q-Connector Operating System Support Windows 8.1 Windows 8 Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP Back I/O Ports 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port (s) 2 x e SATA 6 Gb/s 1 x IEEE 1394a 1 x LAN (RJ45) port (s) 2 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 8 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 (one port can be switched to USB (Universal Serial Bus) BIOS Flashback) 1 x Optical S/PDIF out 6 x Audio jack (s) Internal I/O Ports 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 connector (s) support (s) additional 2 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 port (s) (19-pin) 3 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 connector (s) support (s) additional 6 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 port (s) 1 x TPM connector (s) 1 x COM port (s) connector (s) 6 x SATA 6 Gb/s connector (s) 1 x IEEE 1394a connector (s) 1 x CPU Fan connector (s) (1 x 4 -pin) 3 x Chassis Fan connector (s) (3 x 4 -pin) 1 x S/PDIF out header (s) 1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector (s) 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector (s) 1 x Front panel audio connector (s) (AAFP) 1 x System panel (s) (Q-Connector) 1 x Direct Key Button (s) 1 x DRCT header (s) 1 x Mem OK! button (s) 1 x TPU switch (es) 1 x EPU switch (es) 1 x Clear CMOS jumper (s) 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) BIOS Flashback button (s) BIOS 64 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI BIOS, Pn P, DMI2.0, Wf M2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2, F12 Print Screen, F3 Shortcut Function & ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect) memory information Manageability Wf M 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE Form Factor ATX Form Factor 12 inch x 9.6 inch (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )