Asus M5A78L-M PLUS - Manual (Page 12)

AMD ® Cool ‘n’ Quiet Technology
This motherboard supports the AMD ® Cool ‘n’ Quiet technology which
monitors system operation and automatically adjusts CPU voltage and
frequency for a cool and quiet operating environment.
HyperTransport™ 3.0 support
HyperTransport™ 3.0 technology provides 2.6 times more bandwidth
than HT1.0 that radically improves system efficiency for a smoother and
faster computing environment.
Dual-Channel DDR3 1866(O.C.) support
This motherboard supports DDR3 memory that features data transfer
rates of 1866 (O.C.) / 1600 (O.C.) / 1333 / 1066 MHz to meet the higher
bandwidth requirements of the latest operating system, 3D graphics,
multimedia, and Internet applications.
Gigabit LAN solution
The onboard LAN controller is a highly integrated Gb LAN controller. It is
enhanced with an ACPI management function to provide efficient power
management for advanced operating systems.
Serial ATA 3Gb/s technology and RAID support
This motherboard supports hard drives based on the Serial ATA (SATA)
3Gb/s storage specification, delivering enhanced scalability and doubling
the bus bandwidth for high-speed data retrieval and save. It also supports
RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 10 configurations for Serial ATA hard drives.
8-channel high definition audio
Enjoy high-end sound quality on your PC! The onboard 8-channel High
Definition Audio CODEC enables high-quality 192KHz/24-bit audio
output, jack-sensing feature, and multi-streaming technology that
simultaneously sends different audio streams to different destinations.
You can now talk to your partners on the headphone while playing multi-
channel network games.
100% All High-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors
(M5A78L-M PLUS only)
This motherboard uses all high-quality conductive polymer capacitors for
durability, improved lifespan, and enhanced thermal capacity.
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