Chapter 1 Product Introduction; Welcome; Package Contents; Special Features - Asus M5A88-M EVO 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 1866 MHz
memory support and accelerates data transfer rate up to 5200MT/s via
HyperTransport™ 3.0-based system bus. This motherboard also supports
AMD
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ASUS M5A88-M EVO
M5A88-M EVO motherboard!
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ASUS M5A88-M EVO motherboard
2 x Serial ATA 6Gb/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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CPUs in the new 32nm manufacturing process.
Socket AM3+ multi-core processors
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