Asus M3N78-AM Manual page 15

AMD Socket AM2 Athlon™ / Sempron™
CPU support
This motherboard supports AMD Socket AM2 Athlon / Sempron processors. It
features 2000/1600MT/s HyperTransport system bus, dual-channel unbuffered
DDR2 800 memory support, and AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Technology. See page 1-10
for details.
AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Technology
The motherboard supports the AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Technology, which monitors
system operation and automatically adjusts CPU voltage and frequency for a cool
and quiet operating environment. See page 2-25 for details.
64-bit CPU support
64-bit computing, the technology to replace 32-bit architecture, delivers advanced
system performance, faster memory access, and increased productivity. This
motherboard provides excellent compatibility and flexibility by supporting either
64-bit or 32-bit architecture.
NVIDIA GeForce
®
The NVIDIA GeForce™ 8200 offers the lastest support of Hybrid SLI Technology,
®
DirectX10 graphics features, HD video playback with HDMI / DVI output. It also
supports HyperTransport™ 3.0 interface, PCI Express™ 2.0 bus architecture,
Serial ATA 3Gb/s devices, and is optimized with AMD's latest AM2+ and multi-core
CPUs to provide excellent system performance.
Native DDR2 1066 support
This motherboard supports native DDR2 1066. It provides faster data transfer rate
and more bandwidth to increase memory computing efficiency, enhancing system
performance in 3D graphics and other memory demanding applications. See
pages 1-14 for details.
Due to AMD CPU limitation, DDR2 1066 is supported by AM2+ CPU for one
DIMM per channel only. Refer to www.asus.com for the CPU models.
ASUS M3N78-AM
8200 chipset
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