AMD® FX™ /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 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 32nm manufacturing process. EPU-4 Engine System
Level Energy Saving The new ASUS EPU - the world’s first power saving engine,
has been upgraded to a new 4-engine version, which provides total system power
savings by detecting current PC loadings and intelligently moderating power in
real-time. The EPU automatically provides the most appropriate power usage for
the CPU, VGA card, hard drives and CPU cooler fan - helping save power and
money. ASUS Anti-Surge Protection Anti-Surge Protection Design detects
overvoltage conditions and prevents voltage surges from spreading in real time.
It also actively cuts off the overvoltage supply to protect the system. 1.
Real-time over voltage detection. 2. Active protection against potential damage
to your motherboards and systems. Low EMI Protect You A special low-radiation
design shields you from harmful electromagnetic exposure by eliminating 50% of
radiation. 1. Radiation Deduction Design minimizes harmful electromagnetic
radiation output with exclusive circuit design to cancel electrical charge. 2.
The Radiation Moat Design effectively blocks radiation to prevent discharge
spread. ESD Protect Your Computer with ESD Guards. Electrostatic discharge (ESD)
conditions can happen while plugging or unplugging any USB peripherals-causing
damage to the computer. ASUS ESD Guards clamp the ESD voltage and shunt the
majority of the ESD current away for a more reliable computing environment. 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 10 times faster and is also
backward compatible with USB 2.0 components. FAN X-pert ASUS Fan Xpert
intelligently allows you to adjust the CPU and chassis fan speeds according to
different ambient temperatures caused by different climate conditions in
different geographic regions and your PC’s loading. The built-in variety of
useful profiles offer flexible controls of fan speed to achieve a quiet and cool
environment. EZ-Flash 2 Simply update BIOS from a USB flash disk before entering
the OS EZ Flash 2 is a user-friendly BIOS update utility. Simply launch this
tool and update BIOS from a USB flash disk before entering the OS. You can
update your BIOS only in a few clicks without preparing an additional floppy
diskette or using an OS-based flash utility. 8-channel high definition audio
Enjoy high-end sound system on your PC! The onboard 8-channel HD audio (High
Definition Audio, previously codenamed Azalia) CODEC enables high-quality
192KHz/24-bit audio output, jack-sensing feature, retasking functions and
multi-streaming technology that simultaneously sends different audio streams to
different destinations. You can now talk to your partners on the headphone while
playing a multi-channel network games. All of these are done on one computer. **
Use the chassis with HD audio module in the front panel to support 8-channel
audio output. ErP ready The motherboard is European Union/s Energy-related
Products (ErP) ready, and ErP requires products to meet certain energy
efficiency requirements in regards to energy consumptions. This is in line with
ASUS vision of creating environment-friendly and energy-efficient products
through product design and innovation to reduce carbon footprint of the product
and thus mitigate environmental impacts. M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3 Product Overview