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Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 AM3+ AMD 970 + SB950 DDR3 ATX

Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 AM3+ AMD 970 + SB950 DDR3 ATX

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Quicklinx: 87SXWS00 Mfr#: M5A97 EVO R2.0
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Description

M5A97 EVO R2.0: CPU and DRAM Digital Power Design for a 100% Performance Boost on AMD 970 with Windows 8 Support

  • Dual Intelligent Processors 3 with New DIGI+ Power Control - Full Hardware Control. Total Performance Tuning.
  • Remote GO! - One-stop PC Remote Control and Home Entertainment
  • USB 3.0 Boost - Faster USB 3.0 Transmission with UASP
  • Network iControl - Real-time Network Bandwidth Control
  • DirectKey - A Dedicated Button to Access the BIOS Directly
  • USB BIOS Flashback - Easy, Worry-free USB BIOS Flashback with Hardware-based Design
  • UEFI BIOS - Flexible & Easy BIOS Interface
  • Windows 8 Ready - Assured Compatibility

The dual intelligent processors from ASUS pioneered the use of two onboard chips - EPU (Energy Processing Unit) and TPU (TurboV Processing Unit). The next generation of dual intelligent processors 2 with DIGI+ VRM provides precise Vcore PWM, integrated graphics voltages and frequency module adjustments with minimal power loss through BIOS tuning and an exclusive user interface to increase the board's overclocking range while performance reaches its full potential. ASUS DIGI+ VRM digital power design empowers users with superior flexibility and perfect precision to ensure optimized performance, extreme system stability and greater power efficiency.

VRM, or voltage regulator modules, is considered among the most essential motherboard design components. They supply the voltage demanded by the CPU, and a good VRM must intelligently detect actual CPU power draw to provide precise power accordingly. ASUS DIGI+ VRM features a digital programmable microprocessor onboard to perfectly match digital power signal (SVID) requests from the CPU, eliminating digital-to-analog conversion lag. The precise power delivery minimizes power transfer loss to provide highest power efficiency, greater performance, and rock solid stability with the most flexible power adjustment than traditional analog power design.

AMD® Socket AM3+ for AMD® FX Series CPU up to 8-core: AMD® FX™-Series/Phenom™ II/Athlon™ II/Sempron™ 100 Series Processors (socket AM3+/AM3)

M5A97 EVO R2.0 supports AMD® AM3+/AM3 multi-core processors with unique L3 cache and delivers better overclocking capabilities with less power consumption. It features dual-channel DDR3 1866 memory support and accelerates data transfer rate up to 4800MT/s via HyperTransport™ 3.0 based system bus. This motherboard also supports AMD® CPUs in the new 32nm manufacturing process.

AMD® 970 Chipset

AMD® 970 Chipset is designed to support up to 4800MT HyperTransport™ 3.0 (HT 3.0) interface speed and PCI Express™ 2.0 x16 graphics. It is optimized with AMD®'s latest AM3+ and multi-core CPUs to provide excellent system performance and overclocking capabilities.

Quad-GPU CrossFireX 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 AMD Vision™ Engine Control Center.

Windows 8 Ready

With hardware driver compatibility tested and assured, ASUS provides a complete solution for Windows 8 support. Starting now, users can experience the next generation operating system on ASUS hardware, and can rest assured that they can easily upgrade once the final driver versions are released without any compatibility issues!

  • Digital power design

    The dual intelligent processors from ASUS pioneered the use of two onboard chips - EPU (Energy Processing Unit) and TPU (TurboV Processing Unit). The next generation of dual intelligent processors 2 with DIGI+ VRM provides precise Vcore PWM, integrated graphics voltages and frequency module adjustments with minimal power loss through BIOS tuning and an exclusive user interface to increase the board's overclocking range while performance reaches its full potential. ASUS DIGI+ VRM digital power design empowers users with superior flexibility and perfect precision to ensure optimized performance, extreme system stability and greater power efficiency.
  • Herald the arrival of a digital power design era

    VRM, or voltage regulator modules, is considered among the most essential motherboard design components. They supply the voltage demanded by the CPU, and a good VRM must intelligently detect actual CPU power draw to provide precise power accordingly. ASUS DIGI+ VRM features a digital programmable microprocessor onboard to perfectly match digital power signal (SVID) requests from the CPU, eliminating digital-to-analog conversion lag. The precise power delivery minimizes power transfer loss to provide highest power efficiency, greater performance, and rock solid stability with the most flexible power adjustment than traditional analog power design.
  • The ultimate turbo processor

    Unleash your performance with ASUS' simple onboard switch or AI Suite II utility. The TPU chip offers precise voltage control and advanced monitoring through Auto Tuning and TurboV functions. Auto Tuning offers a user friendly way to automatically optimize the system for fast, yet stable clock speeds, while TurboV enables unlimited freedom to adjust CPU frequencies and ratios for optimized performance in diverse situations.
  • Energy efficiency all around

    Tap into the world's first real-time PC power saving chip through a simple onboard switch or AI Suite II utility. Get total system-wide energy optimization by automatically detecting current PC loadings and intelligently moderating power consumption. This also reduces fan noise and extends component longevity!
  • Auto system level up

    Achieve extreme yet stable overclocking results automatically with auto tuning! With built-in stability testing, auto tuning allows beginners to easily upgrade their CPU performance at no extra cost.
  • Flexible and easy BIOS interface

    Exclusive to ASUS motherboards, its UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) is the first ever mouse-controlled graphical BIOS interface designed with dual selectable modes. It delivers a user-friendly interface that goes beyond traditional keyboard-only BIOS controls to enable more flexible and convenient input with quick scrolling. Users can easily navigate the UEFI BIOS with the smoothness of their operating system. Quick and simple overclocking and setup sharing is facilitated by the F12 hotkey BIOS snapshot feature.
  • One-stop access to ASUS features

    With its user-friendly interface, ASUS AI Suite II consolidates all exclusive ASUS features into one simple-to-use package. It allows users to supervise overclocking, energy management, fan speed, voltage, and sensor readings. This all-in-one software offers diverse and easy to use functions, with no need to switch back and forth between different utilities.
  • SATA 6 Gbps support

    This motherboard delivers up to 6.0 Gbps data transfer rates. Additionally, get enhanced scalability, faster data retrieval, double the bandwidth of current bus systems.
  • Double USB access, double convenience

    Experience ultra-fast data transfers at 4.8 Gbps with USB 3.0 - the connectivity standard. Built to connect easily with next-generation components and peripherals, USB 3.0 transfers data 10X faster and is also backward compatible with USB 2.0 components.
  • GreenASUS and ErP ready

    The motherboard is European Union's Energy-related Products (ErP) ready, and ErP requires products to meet certain energy efficiency requirements in regards to energy consumptions. This is in line with ASUS vision of creating environment-friendly and energy-efficient products through product design and innovation to reduce carbon footprint of the product and thus mitigate environmental impacts.

Specifications

Summary

Product Description
ASUS M5A97 EVO - 2.0 - motherboard - ATX - Socket AM3+ - AMD 970
Product Type
Motherboard - ATX
Chipset Type
AMD 970 / AMD SB950
Processor Socket
1 x Socket AM3+
Compatible Processors
Sempron, Phenom II X3, Athlon II X2, Phenom II X2, Athlon II X4, Athlon II X3, Athlon X2, Sempron X2, Phenom II X4, Phenom II X6, FX (supports CPUs with up to 8 cores, Maximum TDP 140 Watt)
Data Bus Transfer Rate
4.8 GT/s
Max RAM Size
32 GB
RAM Supported
4 DIMM slots - DDR3, non-ECC, unbuffered
Storage Ports
6 x SATA-600 (RAID), 2 x eSATA-600
USB / FireWire Ports
2 x USB 3.0 + 1 x FireWire + 8 x USB 2.0 + (1 x USB 3.0 + 1 x FireWire + 6 x USB 2.0 via headers)
Audio
HD Audio (8-channel)
LAN
Gigabit Ethernet
Microsoft Certification
Compatible with Windows 7
Manufacturer Warranty
3-year warranty


Detailed Specification

General

Product Type
Motherboard - ATX
Chipset Type
AMD 970 / AMD SB950
Data Bus Transfer Rate
4.8 GT/s
Processor Socket
Socket AM3+
Max Processors Qty
1
Compatible Processors
Sempron, Phenom II X3, Athlon II X2, Phenom II X2, Athlon II X4, Athlon II X3, Athlon X2, Sempron X2, Phenom II X4, Phenom II X6, FX (supports CPUs with up to 8 cores, Maximum TDP 140 Watt)

Supported RAM

Max Size
32 GB
Technology
DDR3
Bus Clock
1600 MHz, 1333 MHz, 1066 MHz, 1866 MHz, 2133 MHz
Supported RAM Integrity Check
Non-ECC
Registered or Buffered
Unbuffered
Features
Dual channel memory architecture

Audio

Type
HD Audio (8-channel)
Audio Codec
Realtek ALC892
Compliant Standards
DTS Connect, High Definition Audio, DTS UltraPC II

LAN

Network Controller
Realtek RTL8111F
Network Interfaces
Gigabit Ethernet

Expansion / Connectivity

Expansion Slots
1 x CPU , 4 x DIMM 240-pin , 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 , 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode) , 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 , 2 x PCI
Storage Interfaces
AMD SB950: SATA-600 -connectors: 6 x 7pin Serial ATA - 6 devices - RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 10 / RAID 5 , SATA-600 -connectors: 2 x 7pin external SATA - 2 devices
Interfaces
1 x PS/2 keyboard / mouse , 1 x FireWire - 4 pin FireWire , 1 x LAN (Gigabit Ethernet) , 2 x USB 3.0 , 8 x USB 2.0 , 1 x TOSLINK , 1 x audio line-out - mini-jack , 1 x audio line-in - mini-jack , 1 x microphone - mini-jack , 1 x audio line-out (side surround) - mini-jack , 1 x audio line-out (rear) - mini-jack , 1 x audio line-out (center/subwoofer) - mini-jack
Internal Interfaces
6 x USB 2.0 , 1 x serial - header , 1 x SPDIF out - header , 1 x audio - header , 2 x USB 3.0 , 1 x FireWire - header
Power Connectors
24-pin main power connector, 8-pin ATX12V connector

Features

BIOS Features
DMI 2.0 support, WfM 2.0 support, Multilingual BIOS, ASUS MyLogo2, ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS O.C. Profile, ACPI 2.0a support, USB BIOS Flashback, ASUS EFI BIOS, UEFI BIOS, SMBIOS 2.7 support
Manual Settings
CPU frequency, processor core voltage, memory voltage, memory bus frequency
Sleep / Wake Up
Wake on LAN (WOL), wake on ring (WOR)
Hardware Features
C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall), AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Technology, jack retasking, MemOK!, ASUS Q-Design, Q-DIMM, ASUS EZ DIY, Q-LED, Q-Slot, ASUS Q-Connector, ASUS Noise Filter, audio jack detect technology, ASUS EPU (Energy Processing Unit), ASUS Precision Tweaker 2, ASUS Fan Xpert, ASUS TurboV, ASUS 6+2 Phase Power Design, Solid Capacitor for CPU power, Loss-less content protection technology, Fanless Design Heatsink, USB 3.0 Boost, Dual Intelligent Processors 3, AMD Quad CrossFireX technology support, ASUS DIGI+ Power Control, ASUS Network iControl, ASUS SMART DIGI+, ASUS Remote GO!, DirectKey

Miscellaneous

Included Accessories
I/O back plate
Cables Included
3 x Serial ATA cable
Software Included
Drivers & Utilities, ASUS MyLogo2, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS AI Suite II, ASUS AI Charger+
Compatible with Windows 7
"Compatible with Windows 7" software and devices carry Microsoft’s assurance that these products have passed tests for compatibility and reliability with 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7.
Compliant Standards
Plug and Play, RoHS, ACPI 2.0a, ErP Ready
Width
30.5 cm
Depth
24.4 cm

Manufacturer Warranty

Service & Support
Limited warranty - 3 years
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