Asus M5A87 User Manual - Page 9

M5A87 specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Expansion slots Storage / RAID LAN Audio USB AMD® Socket AM3+ for AMD® FX™ / Phenom™ II / Athlon™ II / Sempron™ 100 series processors AMD® 140W CPU support AMD® Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology * 32nm AM3+ CPU is supported by BIOS version 0401 and later. ** Refer to www.asus.com for the AMD® CPU support list AMD® 870 / SB850 Up to 5200 MT/s HyperTransport™ 3.0 interface Dual-channel memory architecture 4 x 240-pin DIMM slots support maximum 16GB unbuffered ECC and non-ECC DDR3 2000(O.C.) / 1866(O.C.) / 1600(O.C.) / 1333 / 1066MHz memory modules * AMD® FX™ Series CPU on this motherboard supports up to DDR3 1866MHz as its standard memory frequency. ** Due to CPU spec., AMD® 100 and 200 series CPUs support up to DDR3 1066MHz. With ASUS design, this motherboard can support up to DDR3 1333MHz. *** When overclocking, some AMD CPU models may not support DDR3 1600 MHz or higher frequency DIMMs. ****Refer to www.asus.com for the latest Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors List). ***** Use a 64-bit Windows® OS if you want to install 4GB or more memory on the motherboard. 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slot 2 x PCIe x1 slots 3 x PCI slots AMD® SB850 southbridge: 6 x Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s connectors support RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 and JBOD configurations Realtek® RTL8111E PCIe Gigabit LAN controller ALC887 supports 8-channel* High Definition Audio - Supports Multi-recording, Anti-pop Function, and Front Panel Retasking (HD mode only) - Support S/PDIF out interface * U se the chassis with HD audio module in the front panel to support 8-channel audio output. AMD® SB850 southbridge: - 12 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (8 ports at the mid-board, 4 ports at the back panel) Asmedia USB3.0 controller: - 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (blue, at the back panel) (continued on the next page) ix