Asus M2A74-AM AM3 740G DDR2 Motherboard

Asus M2A74-AM AM3 740G DDR2 Motherboard. This motherboard supports AMD® AM3 multi-core processors with unique L3 cache and delivers better overclocking capabilities with less power consumption. It features dual-channel DDR2 1066 memory support and accelerates data transfer rate up to 2600MT/s via HyperTransport™ 1.0 based system bus. This motherboard also supports AMD® CPUs in the new 45nm manufacturing process.
  


Specifications:

CPU
AMD AM3/AM2+/AM2 Phenom™II /Athlon™II /Phenom™ / Athlon™ /Sempron™ Processors
AMD Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology
AMD 64 architecture enables simultaneous 32-bit and 64-bit computing
Support CPU up to 95W         

Chipset
AMD 740G/SB700    

Front Side Bus
Up to 2000/1600 MT/s         

Memory
2 x DIMM, Max. 8 GB, DDR2 1066*/800/667 ECC,Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory
Dual Channel memory architecture

Expansion Slots
1 x PCIe x16
1 x PCIe x1
2 x PCI

VGA
 Integrated ATI Radeon™ 2100
Max. shared memory: 256 MB
Supports RGB with max. resolution 2048 x 1536 (@85Hz)
Supports DVI with max. resolution2560x1600(@60Hz)
To playback the HD-DVD and Blu ray Disc we recommended system configuration above Graphic shared memory 256MB/Dual-Core CPU minimum/Minimum 1GB memory of Dual-channel DDR2 667 or Single -chanel DDR2 800.  

Storage
1 x UltraDMA 133/100
4 x SATA 3 Gb/s ports Support RAID 0,1,0+1,JBOD   
  
LAN
RTL8112 PCIe GbLAN          

Audio
VT1708S High Definition Audio 6-Channel CODEC
Supports Multistreaming teconologies            

USB Ports
10 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 ports at mid-board, 4 ports at back panel)      

Back Panel I/O Ports
1 x DVI
1 x VGA
1 x PS/2 Keyboard
1 x PS/2 Mouse
1 x LAN(RJ45) port
4 x USB 2.0/1.1
1 x COM port
6 -Channel Audio I/O                

Internal I/O Connectors
3 x USB connectors (6ports)
1 x IDE connector
4 x SATA connectors
1 x CPU Fan connector
1 x S/PDIF Out connector
1 x Front panel audio connector
1 x Internal speaker connector
1 x CD audio in connector
1 x LPT
1 x System Panel connector
24-pin EATX power connector
4-pin ATX 12V Power connector
1 x chassis fan connector         

BIOS
8 Mb Flash ROM AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI 2.0a       

Form Factor
uATX Form Factor
9.6 inch x 8.2 inch ( 24.4 cm x 20.8 cm )