Special Features; Product Highlights - Asus M3A - Motherboard - ATX User Manual

1.3

Special features

1.3.1

Product highlights

Green ASUS
This motherboard and its packaging comply with the European Union's Restriction
on the use of Hazardous Substances (RoHS). This is in line with the ASUS vision
of creating environment-friendly and recyclable products/packaging to safeguard
consumers' health while minimizing the impact on the environment.
AMD Socket AM2+ Phenom™ FX / Phenom
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X4 / Phenom X2 / Athlon™ 64 X2 / Sempron™
CPU support
This motherboard supports AMD
unique L3 cache and delivers better overclocking capabilities with less power
consumption. It features dual-channel DDR2 1066 memory support and
accelerates data transfer rate up to 5200MT/s via HyperTransport™ 3.0 based
system bus. See page 2-6 for details.
HyperTransport™ 3.0 support
HyperTransport™ 3.0 technology provides 2.6 times more bandwidth than
HyperTransport™ 1.0, radically improving system efficiency to create a smoother,
faster computing environment.
AMD Socket AM2 Athlon™ 64 X2 / Athlon™
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64 FX / Athlon™ 64 / Sempron™ CPU support
This motherboard supports AMD
Sempron™ and dual-core Athlon™ 64 X2 / Athlon™ 64 FX processors with 2MB
/ 1MB / 512KB L2 cache based on 64-bit architecture. It features 2000 / 1600
MT/s HyperTransport™-based system bus, dual-channel un-buffered DDR2 800
memory support, and AMD
AMD 770 Chipset
AMD 770 Chipset is designed to support up to 5200MT/s HyperTransport™ 3.0
(HT 3.0) interface speed and PCI Express™ 2.0 x16 graphics. It is optimized with
AMD 's latest AM2+ and multi-core CPUs to provide excellent system performance
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and overclocking capabilities.
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Socket AM2+ multi-core processors with
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Socket AM2 single-core Athlon™ 64 /
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Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology. See page 2-6 for details.
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Chapter 1: Product Introduction