Asus M4A79XTD EVO/USB3 - Manual (Page 16)

1-2 Chapter 1: Product Introduction
Chapter 1
1.3 Special features
1.3.1 Product highlights
AMD ® Phenom™ II / Athlon™ II / Sempron™ 100 series 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 ® 790X / SB750 Chipset
The AMD ® 790X / SB750 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 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.
Dual-Channel DDR3 1800 (O.C.)
The motherboard supports DDR3 memory that features data transfer rates of 1800
(O.C.)/1600/1333/1066 MHz to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of the latest
operation system, 3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet applications. The dual-channel
DDR3 architecture doubles the bandwidth of your system memory to boost system
performance, eliminating bottlenecks with peak bandwidths of up to 25.6 GB/s. Furthermore,
the supply voltage for the memory is reduced from 1.8 V for DDR2 to just 1.5 V for DDR3.
This voltage reduction limits the power consumption and heat generation of DDR3 which
makes it an ideal memory solution.
100% All High-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors
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.