Performance
| Motherboard form factor |
ATX |
| Audio system |
VT1818S |
Back panel I/O ports
| Parallel ports quantity |
1 |
| PS/2 ports quantity |
1 |
| S/PDIF out port |
Y |
| COM ports quantity |
1 |
Internal I/O
| USB 2.0 connectors |
3 |
| S/PDIF out connector |
Y |
| Number of SATA connectors |
6 |
| Number of Parallel ATA connectors |
1 |
| ATX Power connector (24-pin) |
Y |
| CPU fan connector |
Y |
| Front panel audio connector |
Y |
Memory
| Non-ECC |
Y |
| ECC |
Y |
| Number of memory slots |
4 |
| Maximum internal memory |
16 GB |
Expansion slots
| PCI slots |
3 |
| PCI Express x16 slots |
1 |
| PCI Express x1 slots |
1 |
Networking
| Networking features |
Gigabit |
Additionally
| Chipset |
AMD 770 |
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports quantity |
1 |
M4A77 - AM3/AM2+/AM2, DDR2, AMD 770 + SB710, Ethernet
AMD Phenom II/Athlon II/Sempron 100 Series Processors(AM3 CPU)
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 DDR2 1066 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 45nm manufacturing process.
AMD Phenom X4/ Phenom X3/ Athlon X2/ Athlon/ Sempron processors (socket AM2+/AM2)
This motherboard supports AMD Socket AM2+ multi-core processors. It features dual-channel DDR2 1066 memory support, data transfer rate up to 5200MT/s via HyperTransport 3.0 based system bus, and AMD Cool ´n´ Quiet Technology.
AMD 770 chipset
AMD 770 Chipset is designed to support up to 5200MT/s 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.
Dual DDR2 1066
This motherboard can support native DDR2 1066. It provides faster data transfer rate and more bandwidth to increase memory data transfer rate and computing efficiency, enhancing system performance in 3D graphics and other memory demanding applications.
*DDR2 1066 is supported by some of the AM2+ CPUs only. Refer to www.asus.com for the supported CPU models.
