ASUS MB Sc AM3+ M5A97 LE R2.0, AMD 970, 4xDDR3

CPU

AMD AM3+ FX™/Phenom™ II/Athlon™ II/Sempron™ 100 Series Processors
Supports AM3+ 32 nm CPU
Supports CPU up to 8 cores
Supports CPU up to 140 W
AMD Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology Chipset

AMD 970/SB950 Memory

4 x DIMM, Max. 32GB, DDR3 2133(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz ECC, Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory
Dual Channel Memory Architecture
* Refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).
* Due to OS limitation, when installing total memory of 4GB capacity or more, Windows 32-bit operation system may only recognize less than 3GB. Install a 64-bit Windows OS when you want to install 4GB or more memory on the motherboard.
* Due to CPU spec., AMD 100 series CPUs support up to DDR3 1066MHz. With ASUS design, this motherboard can support up to DDR3 1333MHz. System Bus

Up to 4.8 GT/s HyperTransport™ 3.0 Multi-GPU Support

Supports AMD Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology Expansion Slots

1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (blue)
1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode, black)
2 x PCIe 2.0 x1
2 x PCI Storage

AMD SB950 controller :

6 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), gray
Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10 LAN

Realtek 8111F, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s) Audio

Realtek ALC887 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC *¹
- Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
Audio Feature :
- ASUS Noise Filter
- Optical S/PDIF out header(s) at mid-board USB Ports

ASMedia USB 3.0 controller :

2 x USB 3.0/2.0 port(s) (2 at back panel, blue)
AMD SB950 controller :
12 x USB 2.0/1.1 port(s) (6 at back panel, black, 6 at mid-board) ROG Exclusive Features

Overclocking Protection :

- ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall) Special Features

ASUS Dual Intelligent Processors - TPU & EPU :

ASUS TPU :
- Auto Tuning
- TurboV
ASUS EPU :
- EPU
ASUS Power Design :
- 4 +2 Phase Power Design
ASUS Exclusive Features :
- AI Suite II
- Ai Charger+
- ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode featuring friendly graphics user interface
- Network iControl
- USB 3.0 Boost
ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution :
- Stylish Fanless Design Heat-sink solution
- ASUS Fan Xpert
ASUS EZ DIY :
- Precision Tweaker 2
- ASUS O.C. Profile
- ASUS EZ Flash 2
- ASUS MyLogo 2
- Multi-language BIOS
ASUS Q-Design :
- ASUS Q-Slot Operating System Support

Windows 8.1
Windows 8
Windows 7
Windows Vista
Windows XP Back I/O Ports

1 x PS/2 keyboard (purple)
1 x PS/2 mouse (green)
1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s)
2 x USB 3.0
6 x USB 2.0
3 x Audio jack(s) Internal I/O Ports

3 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 6 USB 2.0 port(s)
1 x COM port(s) connector(s)
6 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s)
1 x CPU Fan connector(s) (4 -pin)
3 x Chassis Fan connector(s) (4 -pin)
1 x S/PDIF out header(s)
1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s)
1 x 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s)
1 x Front panel audio connector(s) (AAFP)
1 x System panel(s)
1 x Chassis Intrusion connector(s)
1 x Clear CMOS jumper(s) Accessories

User's manual
I/O Shield
2 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(s) BIOS

64 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2, F12 PrintScreen, F3 Shortcut Function and ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect) memory information Manageability

WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE Support Disc

Drivers
ASUS Utilities
ASUS Update
Anti-virus software (OEM version) Form Factor

ATX Form Factor
12 inch x 9 inch ( 30.5 cm x 22.9 cm )