Asus M4A79T Deluxe/U3S6 - Manual (Page 16)

1-2 Chapter 1: Product Introduction
Chapter 1
1.3 Special features
1.3.1 Product highlights
AMD ® Phenom™ II / Athlon™ X4 / Athlon™ X3 / Athlon™ X2 CPU support
This motherboard supports AMD ® Socket AM3 multi-core processors with unique L3 cache
and delivers better overclocking capabilities with less power consumption. It features dual-
channel DDR3 1333 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 ® 790FX Chipset
AMD ® 790FX Chipset is designed to support up to 5200MT/s HyperTransport™ 3.0 (HT
3.0) interface speed and quad 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.
ATI CrossFireX™ Technology
ATI’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 advanced 3D settings, and check the effects with a real-
time 3D-rendered previews within ATI Catalyst™ Control Center.
DDR3 1600 (O.C.) support
This motherboard supports DDR3 1600(O.C.) that provides faster data transfer rate and more
bandwith to increase memory computing efficiency, enhancing system performance in 3D
graphics and other memory demanding applications.
Multi-VGA support
This motherboard is ready to support the advanced graphics standard, Quad CrossFireX™,
which provides higher frame rates for superb graphics performance. It also provides full x16
dual lanes or triple/quad VGA support.
100% high-quality Japan-made conductive polymer capacitors
(VRM 5000hrs lifespan at 105ºC, 500,000hrs at 65ºC)
This motherboard uses all high-quality conductive polymer capacitors for durability, improved
lifespan, and enhanced thermal capacity.
Green ASUS
This motherboard and its packaging comply with the European Union’s Restriction on the
use of Hazardous Substances (RoHS). This is in line with the ASUS vision of creating
environment-friendly and recyclable products/packaging to safeguard consumers’ health
while minimizing the impact on the environment.