Special Features; Product Highlights - Asus M3N-HT DELUXE 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 /
®
Athlon™ 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™
®
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
NVIDIA nForce
®
The NVIDIA
®
Interface (SLI™) technology that allows three graphics processing units (GPUs)
in a single system. It's designed for enthusiast, extreme overclocking capability,
ultimate gaming performance with SLI technology support. It's definitely one of the
fastest platform in the world. The NVIDIA
six (6) Serial ATA 3 Gb/s devices, PCI Express™ x16 slots with NVIDIA
support at dual x16 mode or at triple x8 mode, and up to 10 USB 2.0 ports.
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AMD
AMD
Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology. See page 2-6 for details.
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780a SLI chipset
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nForce 780a SLI chipset supports the NVIDIA
Socket AM2+ multi-core processors with
®
Athlon™
Socket AM2 single-core Athlon™ 64 /
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nForce 780a SLI chipset also supports
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Scalable Link
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SLI
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Chapter 1: Product Introduction
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