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970 PRO GAMING/AURA specifications summary
CPU
AMD AM3+ FX™/Phenom™ II/Athlon™ II/Sempron™ 100 Series
Processors
Supports AM3+ 32 nm CPU
Supports CPU up to 125 W
AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet™ Technology
*
Refer to www.asus.com for CPU support list.
Chipset
AMD
®
970+SB950 Chipset
Memory
4 x DIMM, max. 32GB DDR3 2133(OC)*/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz, non-
ECC, un-buffered memory
Dual-channel memory architecture
* Refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).
* Due to OS limitation, when installing total memory of 4GB capacity or more,
Windows
®
32-bit operation system may only recognize less than 3GB. Install
a 64-bit Windows
®
OS when you want to install 4GB or more memory on the
motherboard.
* Due to CPU spec., AMD 100 series CPUs support up to DDR3 1066MHz. With
ASUS design, this motherboard can support up to DDR3 1333MHz.
System Bus
Up to 4.8 GT/s HyperTransport™ 3
Multi-GPU support
Supports NVIDIA
®
Quad-GPU SLI™ Technology
Supports AMD
®
Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology
Expansion slots
2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (supports x16, x8/x8)
2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot
2 x PCI slots
Package contents
Check your motherboard package for the following items.
Motherboard
ASUS Gaming Motherboard - 970 PRO GAMING/AURA
Cables
2 x Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s cables
1 x SLI
™
bridge
Accessories
1 x I/O Shield
1 x cable label
1 x pack of cable tie
1 x M.2 Screw package
Application DVD
Support DVD
Documentation
User manual
If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.
Summary of Contents for 970 PRO GAMING/AURA
Page 1: ...Motherboard 970 PRO GAMING AURA ...
Page 11: ...ASUS 970 PRO GAMING AURA 1 3 1 2 3 Motherboard layout ...
Page 14: ...1 6 Chapter 1 Product Introduction 1 3 1 Installing the CPU ...
Page 16: ...1 8 Chapter 1 Product Introduction To uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan assembly ...
Page 19: ...ASUS 970 PRO GAMING AURA 1 11 To remove a DIMM 1 4 3 Installing a DIMM ...
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