Asus M5A78L-M LX V2 AMD 760G AM3+ mATX Motherboard

This motherboard supports AMD® AM3+ multi-core processors with unique L3 cache and delivers better overclocking capabilities with less power consumption. It features dual-channel DDR3 memory support and accelerates data transfer rate up to 5200MT/s via HyperTransport™ 3.0 based system bus. This motherboard also supports AMD® CPUs in the new 32nm manufacturing process.

DDR3 1866(O.C.) Motherboard with EPU power optimization on AM3+ Platform

EPU - System Level Energy Saving!

Turbo Key - Touch-n-Boost!

Anti-surge - Protect Your Device!

Core Unlocker - Unleash True Core Performance Intelligently!

CPU AMD AM3+ FX™/Phenom™ II/Athlon™ II/Sempron™ 100 Series Processors

Supports CPU up to 125 W

AMD Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology

Chipset AMD 760G (780L)/SB710

Memory 2 x DIMM, Max. 8GB, DDR3 1866(O.C.)/1600(O.C.)/1333/1066 MHz ECC, Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory

Dual Channel Memory Architecture

* Refer to www.asus.com or user manual for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).

* Due to OS limitation, when installing total memory of 4GB capacity or more, Windows® 32-bit operation system may only recognize less than 3GB. Install a 64-bit Windows® OS when you want to install 4GB or more memory on the motherboard.

* AMD FX Series CPU on this motherboard supports up to DDR3 1866MHz as its standard memory frequency.

* AMD AM3 100 and 200 series CPU support up to DDR3 1066MHz.

System Bus Up to 5.2 GT/s HyperTransport™ 3.0

Graphic Integrated ATI Radeon™ HD 3000 GPU

VGA output support : RGB port

- Supports RGB with max. resolution 2560 x 1440 @ 75 Hz

Maximum shared memory of 1024 MB

Hybrid CrossFireX™ Support *1

Supports DirectX 10

Expansion Slots 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16

2 x PCIe 2.0 x1

1 x PCI

Storage AMD SB710 controller :

6 x SATA 3Gb/s port(s), blue

Support Raid 0, 1, 10, JBOD

LAN Realtek® 8111E , 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s)

Audio Realtek® ALC887 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC *2

USB Ports AMD SB710 controller :

10 x USB 2.0 port(s) (4 at back panel, black, 6 at mid-board)

Overclocking Features Overclocking Protection :

- ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)

Special Features ASUS Power Design :

- ASUS EPU-4 Engine

Turbo Key

Core Unlocker

ASUS Exclusive Features :

- Ai Charger

- Anti-Surge

ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution :

- ASUS Q-Fan

ASUS EZ DIY :

- ASUS EZ Flash 2

- ASUS MyLogo 2

Back I/O Ports 1 x PS/2 keyboard (purple)

1 x PS/2 mouse (green)

1 x D-Sub

1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s)

4 x USB 2.0

1 x COM port(s)

1 x Parallel port(s)

3 x Audio jack(s)

Internal I/O Ports 3 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 6 USB 2.0 port(s)

6 x SATA 3Gb/s connector(s)

1 x CPU Fan connector(s)

1 x Chassis Fan connector(s)

1 x S/PDIF out header(s)

1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s)

1 x 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s)

1 x Front panel audio connector(s) (AAFP)

1 x Internal speaker connector(s)

1 x System panel(s)

Accessories User's manual

I/O Shield

2 x SATA 3Gb/s cable(s)

BIOS 16 Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI v2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS V2.5, ACPI V2.0a

Support Disc Drivers

ASUS PC Probe II

ASUS Update

Anti-virus software (OEM version)

Form Factor uATX Form Factor

9.6 inch x 8 inch ( 24.4 cm x 20.3 cm )