1-2 Chapter 1: Product Introduction
Chapter 1
1.3 Special features
1.3.1 Product highlights
AMD
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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 new 45nm manufacturing process.
AMD
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890GX Chipset
AMD
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890GX Chipset is designed to support up to 5200MT/s HyperTransport™ 3.0 (HT 3.0)
®
’s latest AM3
and multi-core CPUs to provide excellent system performance and overclocking capabilities.
Dual-Channel DDR3 2000(O.C.) / 1333 / 1066 support
The motherboard supports DDR3 memory that features data transfer rates of 2000(O.C.) /
multimedia, and Internet applications. The dual-channel DDR3 architecture enlarges the
bandwidth of your system memory to boost system performance. Refer to page 2-10 for details.
ATI
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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
real-time 3D-rendered previews within ATI Catalyst™ Control Center.
AMD
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SB850 Chipset
The AMD
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SB850 Southbridge natively supports the next generation SATA 6.0 Gb/s data
transfer rate and PCI Express 2.0 interface.
True USB 3.0 Support (M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 model only)
Experience ultra-fast data transfers at 4.8 Gb/s 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 components.
1.3.2 ASUS Xtreme Design—Hybrid Processor*
TurboV EVO
to beginners. Auto tuning intelligently pushes the system to the fastest clock speeds while
more options to advanced overclockers to achieve world O.C. record. Moreover, upgrade
your CPU at no additional cost with CPU Level UP! Refer to page 4-10 for details.
Turbo Unlocker
Turbo Unlocker is the next evolution of an exclusive ASUS performance boost feature. All it takes
is one click in the TurboV EVO interface and Turbo Unlocker automatically and dynamically
adjusts each CPU core frequency to speed up performance based on actual system load. Turbo
Unclocker gets you in touch with more performance exactly when you need it.
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