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ASUS M5A88-M AMD 880G + SB850 mATX Motherboard - AM3+ socket

Product code: 320769

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£79.00

In-store price £79.99

  • Multi-CPU support
  • USB 3.0 connectivity
  • SATA 6Gb/s connectivity
  • RAM capacity: up to 16 GB
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  • ASUS M5A88-M AMD 880G + SB850 mATX Motherboard - AM3+ socket
  • ASUS M5A88-M AMD 880G + SB850 mATX Motherboard - AM3+ socket
ASUS M5A88-M AMD 880G + SB850 mATX Motherboard - AM3+ socket
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Boost your computer's performance with the Asus M5A88-M AMD 880G + SB850 mATX Motherboard!

This motherboard enables you to increase your computer's overclocking capabilities with less power consumption, which means your computer has more power while being kinder on your energy bills. It features great ultra-fast data transfer with USB 3.0 connections, so you experience faster data transfer and double bandwith! HDMI connections on the motherboard are great for high definition on your PC!

You're able to automatically detect PC loadings and intelligent moderate power consumption, so you're not using unnecessary energy! You can intelligently optimise the system to be fast with stable clock speeds. You can also boost the computer's performance with the Asus Core Unlocker.

Make your computer run at its best with the Asus M5A88-M AMD 880G + SB850 mATX Motherboard!

Technical Specifications
Central Processing Unit AMD AM3 AM3+ FX/Phenom™ II/Athlon™ II/Sempron 100 Series Processors up to 140W
Chipset AMD 880G + SB850 Chipset
Memory 4 x DIMM, Max. 16GB, DDR3 2000(O.C.)/1866(O.C.)/1600(O.C.)/1333/1066 Hz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory Dual Channel Memory Architecture
Expansion Slots 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot
2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots
1 x PCI slots
Storage 6 x Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors Supports (RAID0, 1, 5, 10)
Audio Realtek ALC 892 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
LAN Gigabit Realtek Ethernet LAN
USB 12 x USB 2.0 port(s) (4 at back panel, black, 8 at mid-board), 2 x USB 3.0 port(s) (2 at back panel, blue)
Special Features ASUS Hybrid Processor - TurboV EVO:
Turbo Unlocker - Safely unlock additional performance from your latent CPU cores.
TPU with Auto Tuning and TurboV: Providing simple steps to easy overclocking.
CPU Level Up: A simple click for an instant performance upgrade!
GPU Boost: Upgrade your graphics performance by up to 48%
Core Unlocker: Safely unlock latent CPU cores for Free.
EPU: Automatically provides the most appropriate power usage to save power and money.
MemOK!: Quickly ensures memory boot compatibility with failsafe settings.
Anti-Surge Protection: This special design prevents expensive devices and the motherboard from damage caused by power surges.
Fan Xpert: Smart thermal control via fan speed detection.
CrashFree BIOS 3: Restore corrupted BIOS data from a USB flash disk
EZ Flash 2: Easily update your systems bios firmware.
ASUS MyLogo 2: Customize your boot screen.
100% All High-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors
Overclock Features Turbo Unlocker - Safely unlock additional performance from your latent CPU cores.
TPU with Auto Tuning and TurboV: Providing simple steps to easy overclocking.
CPU Level Up: A simple click for an instant performance upgrade!
GPU Boost: Upgrade your graphics performance by up to 48%
Core Unlocker: Safely unlock latent CPU cores for Free.
Back Panel I/O Ports 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port
1 x DVI
1 x D-Sub
1 x HDMI
1 x LAN (RJ45) port
2 x USB 3.0
4 x USB 2.0
1 x Optical S/PDIF out
6 x Audio jacks
Internal I/O Connectors 4 x USB 2.0 connectors support additional 8 USB 2.0 ports
1 x COM port(s) connector
6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
1 x CPU Fan connector
1 x Chassis Fan connector
1 x S/PDIF out header
1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector
1 x 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector
1 x parallel port connector
1 x Front panel audio connector (AAFP)
1 x System panel
1 x MemOK! button
1 x Core Unlocker switch
BIOS 16 Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI 2.0a, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
Accessories User''''''''s manual
I/O Shield
2 x SATA 6Gb/s cables
1 x Q-connector(s) (1 in 1) *2
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