Asus M3A - Manual (Page 17)

ASUS M3A 1-3
Native DDR2 1066 support
This motherboard is the first AMD ® platform with native DDR2 1066 support.
It provides faster data transfer rate and more bandwidth to increase memory
computing efficiency, enhancing system performance in 3D graphics and other
memory demanding applications. See page 2-11 for details.
*DDR2 1066 is supported by AM2+ CPU only.
PCIe 2.0 support
This motherboard supports the latest PCIe 2.0 devices for double speed and
bandwidth which enhances system performance. See page 2-18 for details.
Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s technology
This motherboard supports the next-generation hard disk drives based on the
Serial ATA (SATA) 3Gb/s storage specifications, delivering enhanced scalability
and doubling the bus bandwidth for high-speed data retrieval and save. See page
2-25 for details.
S/PDIF digital sound ready
This motherboard provides convenient connectivity to external home theater audio
systems via coaxial S/PDIF (SONY-PHILIPS Digital Interface) Out jack.It allows
digital audio transferring without converting it to analog format, and therefore well
preserves signal quality. See pages 2-22 and 2-28 for details.
High Definition Audio
Enjoy high-end sound quality on your PC! The onboard 8-channel HD audio (High
Definition Audio, previously codenamed Azalia) CODEC enables high-quality
192KHz/24-bit audio output that simultaneously sends different audio streams to
different destinations. You can now talk to your partners on the headphones while
playing multi-channel network games. See pages 2-21 and 2-22 for details.