Asus M5A97 R20 AM3 AMD 970 DDR3 ATX

**M5A97 R2.0 ASUS Dual Intelligent Processors, Extreme USB 3.0 Transfer Speed, and Windows 8 on AMD 970** Dual Intelligent Processors TPU EPU. Remote GO! One stop PC Remote Control and Home Entertainment USB 3.0 Boost Faster USB 3.0 Transmission with UASP Network iControl Real time Network Bandwidth Control DirectKey A Dedicated Button to Access the BIOS Directly USB BIOS Flashback Easy, Worry free USB BIOS Flashback with Hardware based Design UEFI BIOS Flexible & Easy BIOS Interface Windows 8 Ready Assured Compatibility ASUS continues to put innovation at its forefront, launching the world's first Dual Intelligent Processors technology. This exclusive design consists of the EPU Energy Processing Unit, which automatically monitors power consumption system wide to ensure efficiency, and the TPU TurboV Processing Unit guaranteeing superior performance for every task, bringing users an unbeatable experience. **AMD® Socket AM3 for AMD® FX Series CPU up to 8 core** AMD® FX™ SeriesPhenom™ IIAthlon™ IISempron™ 100 Series Processors socket AM3AM3 M5A97 R2.0 supports AMD® AM3AM3 multi core processors with unique L3 cache and delivers better overclocking capabilities with less power consumption. It features dual channel DDR3 1866 memory support and accelerates data transfer rate up to 5200MTs via HyperTransport™ 3.0 based system bus. This motherboard also supports AMD® CPUs in the new 32nm manufacturing process. **AMD® 970 Chipset** AMD® 970 Chipset is designed to support up to 4800MT HyperTransport™ 3.0 HT 3.0 interface speed and PCI Express™ 2.0 x16 graphics. It is optimized with AMD®'s latest AM3 and multi core CPUs to provide excellent system performance and overclocking capabilities. **Quad GPU CrossFireX Support! Flexible Multi GPU Solutions, Your Weapon of Choice!** AMD's CrossFireX™ boosts image quality along with rendering speed, eliminating the need to scale down screen re