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Release Period	-	May-2011

Asus M5A97 PRO Review

The new ASUS DIGI+ VRM design upgrades motherboard power delivery to a digital standard. The digital architecture adjusts frequencies dynamically, cutting electromagnetic interference by half to enhance system stability through enabling VRM spread spectrum. System performance can also be customized with specific DRAM power control, including CPU/NB load line calibration for increased voltage range and increased CPU/NB current capability for up to an extra 30% current capacitance. The DIGI+ VRM digital power design empowers users with superior flexibility and perfect precision to ensure optimized performance, extreme system stability, and greater power efficiency.

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Asus M5A97 PRO Technical Specifications

CPU Make

Chipset

Form Factor

CPU socket

Total RAM

Total USB

Motherboard Details

AMD

AMD 970

ATX

Socket AM3+

32GB

13 USB slots

GPU Interface

GPU Onboard

SLI

Crossfire

Expansion Slots

Motherboard Graphics

PCIe v2.x

No the Asus M5A97 PRO motherboard does not have an onboard graphics chip

4 Nvidia SLI GPUs

4 AMD/ATI Crossfire GPUs

2 x PCI 32bit
2 x PCIe 2.0 x1
1 x PCIe 2.0 x4
1 x PCIe 2.0 x16

Memory Type

Memory Type(ECC)

Memory Channel

Memory Capacity

Memory Total

Memory Slots

Memory Speed

Motherboard Memory

4xDDR3

Non-ECC

Dual

32GB DDR3

32GB

4xDIMM

DDR3 1066Mhz, DDR3 1333Mhz, DDR3 1600Mhz, DDR3 1866Mhz, DDR3 2133Mhz,

SATA 1

SATA 2

SATA 3

SATA Speed

External SATA

HDD RAID

Motherboard SATA

No the Asus M5A97 PRO motherboard does not have a SATA 1 connector

No the Asus M5A97 PRO motherboard does not have a SATA 2 connector

6 x SATA 3

6Gb/s

2 x eSATA

Yes the Asus M5A97 PRO motherboard is capable of SATA RAID

Internal USB

Internal I/O

Internal I/O Connectors

3 x USB 2.0

1 x 24 pin power connector
1 x 8 pin power connector
2 x fan header

Back Panel USB

Back Panel I/O

Back Panel Connectors

8 x USB 2.0
2 x USB 3.0

1 x serial port
Line In connector
Mic In connector
7.1 Surround Sound
Audio Input Output
PS/2 keyboard connector
PS/2 mouse connector

Avg. User Score

9.8

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