HyperTransport 3.0 support Dual-channel DDR2 1066 64-bit CPU support AMD 760G Boosted Performance with onboard GPU and discrete graphics card Gigabit LAN High definition audio CrashFree BIOS 3 EZ Flash2 C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) Compliance with the RoHS Directive
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Pros: Built a system for a highschool student a year ago, based on this board. 4 Dimm slots allows 6 - 8 gb ram configurations easy, 1066 mhz ddr2.. though only in dual channel, if more than 3 dimms used, frequency reverts to 800mhz, 760g and 780g have this in
Cons: advertised overclock 1066 mhz ram won't run with use of 3 or 4 dimms its yet another asus board.. only one ps2 port, the outgoing mouse/keyboard interface, so at least one has to be usb
Summary: Switches to ht 3.0 full speed fsb of the phenom II series, fully compliant with all am2 and am3 cpu's (this may have changed, unaware of any new ...
Summary: Switches to ht 3.0 full speed fsb of the phenom II series, fully compliant with all am2 and am3 cpu's (this may have changed, unaware of any new cpu's that exclude the am2+ slots, was considered with 1055t 1090t, but am2+ plus compliance ended up eventuating in the products) 4 dimm slots, space for heaps of ram. pcie 16x and 1x are version 2.0 IDE slot for old school hdd's or optical. onboard video will play source games ( on low ) hd video etc, and is always great just in case scenarios, or testing of dedicated video. vga + dvi and not utterly certain, but imagine it would dual output with the onboard video. hybrid crossfire with hd 3450/3470 for dual gpu use of onboard video and discrete, though if graphics what ones after.. nothing like this ever beats a decent $ video card.
Pros: Supports a broad swathe of current AMD Processors with up to 8MB RAM.
Cons: Support DVD supplied does not run instantly under Windows7. (See Below.)
Summary: Only problem was that when trying to use the supplied Support DVD, initally this does not run with a fault-report saying that Operating System is not supported.
Summary: Only problem was that when trying to use the supplied Support DVD, initally this does not run with a fault-report saying that Operating System is not supported.
Solution is to simply open the contents of the DVD in an Explorer Window where one finds that the individual special apps. etc which were written for Vista (32/64x) do in fact run OK with Win7.
A good feature is that one can update the BIOS directly out of the BIOS Setup. To do this you need to have previously downloaded the new BIOS file from the ASUS Support Web Site. As alternative there is a windows- based update utility on the DVD.
I would not hesitate to reccomend purchase of this board, and would buy it again myself if needed.
Description:HyperTransport 3.0 support Dual-channel DDR2 1066 64-bit CPU support AMD 760G Boosted Performance with onboard GPU and discrete graphics card Gigabit LAN High definition audio CrashFree BIOS 3 EZ Flash2 C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) Compliance with the RoHS Directive
General
Overclocking This board has a variety of detailed expert setup options that aid in overclocking and performance-tweaking.
Memory Allocation Technology Shared video memory (UMA)
Audio
Type High Definition Audio (8-channel)
Compliant Standards High Definition Audio
LAN
Network Controller Realtek RTL8111C
Network Interfaces Gigabit Ethernet
Modem None
Expansion / Connectivity
Expansion Slot(s) 1 x CPU, 4 x DIMM 240-pin, 1 x PCIe x16, 1 x PCIe x1, 2 x PCI
Storage Interfaces Serial ATA-300 - connector(s): 6 x 7pin Serial ATA - 6 device(s) - RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 0+1 / JBOD, ATA-133 - connector(s): 1 x 40pin IDC - 2 device(s)
Interfaces 1 x PS/2 keyboard / mouse, 1 x LAN (Gigabit Ethernet), 6 x USB 2.0, 1 x Audio line-out, 1 x Audio line-in, 1 x Microphone - Mini-jack, 1 x Audio line-out (side surround), 1 x Audio line-out (rear), 1 x Audio line-out (center/subwoofer), 1 x VGA, 1 x DVI-D
Internal Interfaces 1 x Audio - 4 pin MPC
Additional Connectors (Optional) 6 x Hi-Speed USB
Power Connectors 4-pin ATX12V connector, 24-pin main power connector
Features
BIOS Type AMI
BIOS Features ACPI 2.0 support, ASUS MyLogo2, ASUS EZ Flash 2, DMI 2.0 support, WfM 2.0 support, SMBIOS 2.5 support
Manual Settings CPU frequency, Memory voltage
Hardware Features Audio jack detect technology, ASUS Stepless Frequency Selection (SFS), Chassis intrusion detection, ASUS AI NET2, AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Technology, CrashFree BIOS 3, C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall), AMD Hybrid CrossFireX technology support, ASUS Express Gate, ASUS Q-Fan
Miscellaneous
Software Included ASUS Live Update, Drivers & utilities, ASUS PC Probe 2
Microsoft Certifications Certified for Windows Vista
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