Chapter 1: Product Introduction; Welcome; Package Contents; Special Features - Asus M5A87 User Manual

Chapter 1
Product introduction
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Welcome!

Thank you for buying an ASUS
The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies, making it another
standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards!
Before you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it, check the items in
your package with the list below.
1.2

Package contents

Check your motherboard package for the following items.
Motherboard
Cables
Accessories
Application DVD
Documentations
If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.
1.3

Special features

1.3.1

Product highlights

AMD
CPU support
This motherboard supports AMD
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
the new 32nm manufacturing process.
ASUS M5A87
M5A87 motherboard!
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ASUS M5A87 motherboard
2 x Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s cables
1 x I/O shield
ASUS motherboard Support DVD
User Manual
FX™ / Phenom™ II / Athlon™ II / Sempron™ 100 series
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Socket AM3+ multi-core processors
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CPUs in
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