M4a79 deluxe specifications summary – Asus M4A79 Deluxe User Manual
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CPU
Phenom™ X4 / Phenom™ X3 / Athlon™ X2 / Athlon™ /
Sempron™ processors (socket AM2+/AM2)
Compatible with Phenom™ II / Athlon™ X4 / Athlon™ X3 /
Athlon™ X2 (AM3 CPU)
Supports 45nm CPU
AMD
®
Cool ‘n’ Quiet™ Technology
Chipset
AMD
®
790FX / SB750
System bus
Up to 5200 MT/s; HyperTransport™ 3.0 interface for
AM3 / AM2+ CPU
2000 / 1600 MT/s for AM2 CPU
Memory
4 x DIMM, max. 16 GB, DDR2 1066* / 800 / 667 MHz,
ECC / non-ECC, un-buffered memory
Dual-channel memory architecture
* Due to AMD
®
CPU limitation, DDR2 1066 MHz is supported
by AM2+ / AM3 CPU for one DIMM per channel only. Refer to
www.asus.com for the memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).
** Due to OS limitation, when installing total memory of 4 GB
capacity or more, Windows
®
32-bit operation system may only
recognize less than 3 GB. Hence, a total installed memory of
less than 3 GB is recommended.
Expansion slots
4 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots, support ATI
®
CrossFireX
™
technology
(@ dual x16, triple x16 / x8 / x8, or quad x8 link)
2 x PCI 2.2 slots
Storage
SB750 chipset:
- 1 x Ultra DMA 133 / 100 / 66 for up to 2 PATA devices
- 5 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports with RAID 0, 1, 5 ,10 and JBOD
support
- 1 x External SATA 3.0 Gb/s port
LAN
Realtek
®
8112 Gigabit LAN controller featuring AI NET 2
Audio
Realtek
®
ALC1200 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC
- Supports Jack-Detection, Multi-Streaming, and
Front Panel Jack-Retasking
- Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF Out ports at back I/O
- ASUS Noise Filtering
IEEE 1394
VIA
®
VT6315N controller supports 2 x IEEE 1394a ports
(one at midboard; one at back panel)
USB
12 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 ports at midboard; 6 ports at back panel)