Asus M5A99X EVO User Manual

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M5A99X EVO specications summary
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CPU AMD
®
Socket AM3+ for AMD
®
FX Series CPU up to 8-core
AMD
®
140W CPU Support
AMD
®
Cool ‘n’ Quiet™ Technology (by CPU type)
Supports 32nm CPU
* Compatible with AMD
®
Socket AM3 for AMD
®
Phenom™ II
/Athlon™ II /Sempron™ 100 Series Processors
Chipset
AMD
®
990X / SB950
System bus
Up to 5200 MT/s; HyperTransport™ 3.0
Memory 4 x DIMM, max. 32 GB, DDR3 2133(O.C.) / 1866 / 1800 / 1600 /
1333 / 1066 MHz ECC / non-ECC, un-buffered memory
Dual channel memory architecture
* Due to the CPU spec., AMD AM3 100 series CPUs support up
to DDR3 1066MHz. With ASUS design, this motherboard can
support up to DDR3 1333MHz.
** Due to OS limitation, when installing total memory of 4GB
capacity or more, Windows
®
32-bit operation system may only
recognize less than 3GB. Hence, a total installed memory of
less than 3GB is recommended.
*** Refer to www.asus.com or this user manual for the Memory
QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists)
Expansion slots 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (single @ x16 speed, dual @ x8/x8 (single @ x16 speed, dual @ x8/x8(single @ x16 speed, dual @ x8/x8
speed)
1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (Black @ x4 speed)
2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots
1 x PCI slot
Multi-GPU support
Supports NVIDIA
®
Quad-GPU SLI™ TechnologyQuad-GPU SLI™ Technology SLI™ Technology
Supports ATI
®
Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology
Storage AMD
®
SB950 chipset
- 6 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports with RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 support
2 x JMicron
®
JMB362 SATA controllers
- 2 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports
- 1 x Power eSATA 3.0 Gb/s port
- 1 x eSATA 3.0 Gb/s port
LAN Realtek
®
8111E PCIe Gigabit LAN controller
Audio Realtek
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ALC892 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC
- Supports 192khz/24bit BD Lossless Sound
- DTS Surround Sensation UltraPC
- Supports Jack-Detection, Multi-Streaming, and Front Panel
Jack-Retasking
- Optical S/PDIF Out port at back I/O
- ASUS Noise Filter
USB 2 x ASMedia USB 3.0 controllers
- 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports at mid-board for front panel support
- 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports at back panel (blue)
AMD
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SB950 chipset
- 14 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 ports at mid-board, 8 ports at
back panel)

Asus M5A99X EVO Specifications

General

Chipset	AMD 990X
CPU Socket	AM3+
Memory Type	DDR3
Max Memory	32GB
Memory Standard	DDR3 2133(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066
Form Factor	ATX
Audio	Realtek ALC892 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
RAID Support	RAID 0, 1, 5, 10
Memory Slots	4
Storage Interfaces	6 x SATA 6Gb/s
USB Ports	12 x USB 2.0
LAN	Realtek 8111E
Multi-GPU Support	AMD Quad-GPU CrossFireX