ASUS M5A78L-M LX PLUS AM3+ AMD 760G + SB710 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

ASUS M5A78L-M LX Plus

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ErP Ready

This motherboard is the European Union's Energy-related Products-rating (ErP) ready- the ErP requires products to meet certain energy efficiency requirements as it regards energy consumption. This is in line with the ASUS vision of creating environmentally-friendly and energy-efficient products through product design and innovation to reduce our carbon footprint and thus mitigate our environmental impact.

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EZ-Flash 2

Simply Update BIOS from a USB Flash Disk before Entering the OS
EZ Flash 2 is a user-friendly BIOS update utility. Simply launch this tool and update BIOS from a USB flash disk before entering the OS. You can update your BIOS in only a few clicks without preparing an additional floppy diskette or using an OS-based flash utility.

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100% All High-Quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors

This motherboard uses all high-quality conductive polymer capacitors onboard for durability, improved lifespan, and enhanced thermal capacity.

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Eight-Channel High Definition Audio

Enjoy a high-end sound system on your PC! The onboard eight-channel HD audio (previously codenamed Azalia) CODEC enables high-quality 192KHz / 24-bit audio output, jack-sensing feature, retasking functions 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. All of these are done on one computer.

**Use the chassis with HD audio module in the front panel to support eight-channel audio output.

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Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Guards

Protect Your Computer with ESD Guards. Electrostatic discharge (ESD) conditions can happen while plugging or unplugging any USB peripherals-causing damage to the computer. ASUS ESD Guards clamp the ESD voltage and shunt the majority of the ESD current away for a more reliable computing environment.

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Core Unlocker
Unleash True Core Performance Intelligently
ASUS Core Unlocker simplifies the activation of a latent AMD® CPU - with just a simple key. Enjoy an instant performance boost by simply unlocking the extra cores, without performing complicated BIOS changes.

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EPU-4 Engine
System Level Energy Saving

The new ASUS EPU - the world's first power saving engine, has been upgraded to a new four-engine version, which provides total system power savings by detecting current PC loadings and intelligently moderating power in real-time. The EPU automatically provides the most appropriate power usage for the CPU, VGA card, hard drives and CPU cooler fan - helping save power and money.

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Turbo Key

ASUS Turbo Key allows the user to turn the PC power button into a physical overclocking button. After the easy setup, Turbo Key can boost performances without interrupting ongoing work or games - with just one touch!!

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ASUS Anti-Surge Protection

Anti-Surge Protection Design detects overvoltage conditions and prevents voltage surges from spreading in real time. It also actively cuts off the overvoltage supply to protect the system.
1. Real-time over voltage detection.
2. Active protection against potential damage to your motherboards and systems.

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CPU Parameter Recall (C.P.R.)

The BIOS C.P.R. feature automatically restores the CPU default settings when the system hangs due to overclocking failure. C.P.R. eliminates the need to open the system chassis and clear the RTC data. Simply shut down and reboot the system, and the BIOS automatically restores the CPU parameters to their default settings.

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AMD® FX™ / Phenom™II / Athlon™II / Sempron™ 100 Series Processors (Socket AM3+)

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 DDR3 memory support and accelerates data transfer rate up to 5200MTps via HyperTransport™ 3.0 based system bus. This motherboard also supports AMD® CPUs in the new 32nm manufacturing process.

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