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ASUS M5A97 AMD 9 Series AM3+ Motherboard - ATX, Socket AM3+, AMD 970 Chipset, 2133MHz DDR3 (O.C.), SATA 6.0 Gb/s, 8-CH Audio, Gigabit LAN, SuperSpeed USB 3.0, CrossFireX ReadyItem#: A455-3067 | Model#: M5A97
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ASUS M5A97 AMD 970 Socket AM3+ Motherboard Product Details
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ASUS M5A97 AMD 9 Series AM3+ Motherboard
The ASUS M5A97 AMD 9 Series AM3+ Motherboard offers a powerful combination of rock-solid stability, enhanced visualization, and optimum platform performance. Featuring the latest AMD® socket AM3+ for 8-core processors, the ASUS M5A97 AMD 9 Series AM3+ Motherboard supports the previous or current AMD CPUs. The Dual Intelligent Processor technology incorporates EPU (Energy Processing Unit) with TPU (TurboV Processing Unit) hardware based processors, enhancing both energy efficiency and processor scaling. In addition to delivering superior system performance, this motherboard also has Quad-GPU CrossFireX support, enabling multiple installations of GPUs for extreme graphics and image rendering. So if you're after a system foundation that ensures optimum power and reliability, purchasing the ASUS M5A97 AMD 9 Series AM3+ Motherboard is the way to go.
What It Is And Why You Need It:
- Socket AM3+; supports previous and current AMD CPUs
- Dual Intelligent Processor technology; incorporates energy efficiency with enhanced processor scaling
- Quad-GPU CrossFireX; supports multiple GPUs for enhanced visual performance
ASUS' ground breaking UEFI BIOS simplifies platform settings for users with an EZ tuning mode, while offering advanced users an easy to use graphical interface that offers unparalleled performance enhancement options. ASUS' redesigned AI Suite II consolidates system functionality, tweaking and monitoring into one sleek and elegant software package designed with the user in mind. For the fastest data transfers rates, enjoy USB 3.0 & SATA 6Gb/s support.
Flexible Multi-GPU solutions, Your Weapon of Choice!
AMD's CrossFireX™ boosts image quality along with rendering speed, eliminating the need to scale down screen resolution to get high quality images. CrossFireX™ allows higher antialiasing, anisotropic filtering, shading and texture settings. Adjust your display configurations, experiment with the 3D settings, and check the effects with a real-time 3D-rendered previews within ATI Catalyst™ Control Center.
Specifications
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| Processor Socket | AMD | ||||||||
| Processor Interface | Socket AM3+ | ||||||||
| Form Factor | ATX | ||||||||
| Processors Supported | AMD Phenom II | ||||||||
| AMD Athlon II | |||||||||
| AMD Sempron 100 Series | |||||||||
| AMD AM3+ FX | |||||||||
| Additional Technologies | Mem OK! | ||||||||
| Asus AI Suite II | |||||||||
| ASUS EFI BIOS | |||||||||
| ASUS TurboV | |||||||||
| Multi-GPU Support | CrossFireX Ready | ||||||||
| HyperTransport Bus | 4.8GT/s | ||||||||
Chipset |
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| Northbridge | AMD 970 | ||||||||
| Southbridge | AMD SB950 | ||||||||
Memory |
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| Memory Type | DDR3 | ||||||||
| Memory Supported | DDR3 1333MHz | ||||||||
| DDR3 1066MHz | |||||||||
| DDR3 1600MHz | |||||||||
| DDR3 2133MHz (OC) | |||||||||
| DDR3 1866MHz | |||||||||
| Number of Pins | 240-Pin | ||||||||
| Maximum Memory Supported | 4GB - 32bit | ||||||||
| 32GB - 64bit | |||||||||
| Number of Slots | 4 | ||||||||
| Max. Memory Supported Per Slot | 8GB | ||||||||
Audio |
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| Channels | 8 Channels | ||||||||
| Audio Chipset | Realtek ALC887 | ||||||||
LAN |
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| LAN Type | 10/100/1000 Mbps Gigabit | ||||||||
I/O Ports |
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| PS/2 Keyboard Connectors | 1 | ||||||||
| PS/2 Mouse Connectors | 1 | ||||||||
| Serial Communication Ports | 1 header | ||||||||
| Parallel Ports | None | ||||||||
| USB Ports (Total) | 14 | ||||||||
| USB 3.0 Ports | 2 (rear) | ||||||||
| USB Rear Panel Ports | 6 | ||||||||
| USB Onboard Headers | 3 - (expandable to 6 USB ports) | ||||||||
| LAN Ports | 1 | ||||||||
| Audio Out Jacks | 4 | ||||||||
| IDE Headers | None | ||||||||
| FDD Headers | None | ||||||||
| Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s Headers | None | ||||||||
| Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s Headers | 6 | ||||||||
| ATX Power Connectors | 1 x 24-pin ATX Main Power Connector | ||||||||
| PC Power Connectors | 1 - 8 Pin | ||||||||
| Fan Connectors | 1 x Power | ||||||||
| 1 x CPU | |||||||||
| 2 x Chassis | |||||||||
| S/PDIF Connectors | 1 - Optical | ||||||||
| 1 - Header | |||||||||
| VGA Ports | None | ||||||||
| DVI Ports | None | ||||||||
| HDMI Ports | None | ||||||||
| DisplayPorts | None | ||||||||
Expansion Slots |
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| PCI Slots | 2 | ||||||||
| PCI Express X1 Slots | 2 | ||||||||
| PCI Express X16 Slots | 2 | ||||||||
RAID |
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| RAID Support | Yes | ||||||||
| RAID Modes | 0 | ||||||||
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| 10 | |||||||||
| 5 | |||||||||
Dimensions |
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| Length | 30.5cm | ||||||||
| Width | 22.9cm | ||||||||
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- Reviewer:
- Lyriz
- Date:
- Jan 31, 2013
Great mobo
I've had this in my build for a little over a year now and it's great. No problems whatsoever. The new bios is nice. It had everything I wanted usb 3.0 expandable to 32gb of ram,and AM3+ support for my 8-core. It works and looks fantastic!
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- 2.0
- Reviewer:
- Aleric,
- Date:
- Nov 02, 2012
Sweet Board
I used this board for my first PC build. I have the FX-8120 CPU, it installed without a problem. Ran for a while, then the MOBO died. I sent it back to Asus (RMA) & Asus sent it back saying there was no issues. So I ordered a GIGABYTE Board, and got it a few days ago. (Had to wait a while to save up the money to buy it). Another issue is that it uses only 2 rows of screws, but it goes past the 2nd screw, so you have your motherboard free on that side. and since the power connector is on that side when your plugging in the connector it bends the board down to the case, which isn't far, but if your not careful it may be possible to break your board. Asus has lost a customer as a result, I won't buy another board of theirs if they are gonna tell me there is no issues with the board when I clearly did have an issue as all the parts that were used on this board work just fine on my new GIGABYTE board.
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- 1.0
- Reviewer:
- TxThunder,
- Date:
- Oct 31, 2012
Nothing but trouble
Install went well with new build but after a few weeks PC kept getting the blue screen of death and all indicators point to the Motherboard. Have had 2 other friends same board same issues look else where for a quality mother board.
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5.0
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- 5.0
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- 5.0
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- 5.0
- Performance
- 5.0
- Reviewer:
- vtb
- Date:
- Sep 25, 2012
Great performance for the price
I am not a high end user or a gamer, but this motherboard is noticeably faster than anything I have used before. The price was very reasonable too.
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5.0
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- 5.0
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- 5.0
- Quality
- 5.0
- Performance
- 5.0
- Reviewer:
- tdtra
- Date:
- Sep 20, 2012
It's good enough for my mama
It will do what my internet surfing, email checking, family tree making mama wants it to do and more.
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Warranty provided by: Asus
Limited Warranty: 36 months parts; 36 months labor
Mfg Part No: M5A97
UPC No: 610839181421
Box Size: ( Length: 13, Width: 10, Depth: 2 )
Shipping Weight: 2.2000 pound(s)
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