Chapter 1: Product Introduction; Special Features; Product Highlights - Asus Crossblade Ranger User Manual

Chapter 1: Product Introduction
Product introduction
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Special features

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Product highlights

Republic of Gamers
The Republic of Gamers offers you the best of the best. We offer the best hardware
engineering, the fastest performance, the most innovative ideas, and we welcome the best
gamers to join in. In the Republic of Gamers, mercy rules are only for the weak, and bragging
rights means everything. We believe in making statements and we excel in competitions.
If your character matches our trait, then join the elite Republic of Gamers and make your
presence felt.
AMD A-series accelerated processors with AMD
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Series graphics
This motherboard supports AMD
HD8000/HD7000 Series graphics. This revolutionary APU (Accelerated Processing Unit)
combines processing power, energy-efficient design to enable accelerated performance and
an industry-leading visual experience. It features Dual-channel DDR3 memory support and
accelerates data transfer rate up to 5GT/s.
AMD A88X FCH (Bolton-D4) chipset
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AMD A88X FCH (Bolton-D4) is designed to support up to 5GT/s interface speed and AMD
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CrossFireX™ multi-GPU technology. It also supports 8 x SATA 6Gb/s ports and 4 x USB 3.0
ports.
PCIE 3.0
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PCIE 3.0 (PCIe 3.0) is the PCIe bus standard that provides twice the performance and
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speed of PCIe 2.0. It provides an optimal graphics performance, unprecedented data speed
and seamless transition with its complete backward compatibility to PCIe 1.0/2.0 devices.
CrossFire™ On-Demand
This motherboard features a unique PCIe 3.0 bridge chip to support CrossFireX™ multi-
GPU graphics cards for an unrivalled gaming performance. With the AMD
to optimize the PCIe allocation of multiple GPUs, it supports up to 3-WAY CrossFireX™
configuration.
Complete USB 3.0 integration
This motherboard offers you the strategic USB 3.0 accessibility for both the front and rear
panels, allowing you to experience the convenience of the latest plug and play connectivity
solution at speed up to ten times faster than USB 2.0.
ASUS CROSSBLADE RANGER
A-series accelerated processor with AMD
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Radeon™ HD8000/HD7000
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Radeon™
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A88X platform
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