ASUS Introduces Motherboards for Trinity APUs

Author: Cássio Lima Date: September 25, 2012 - 8:40 AM PST Category: Motherboard More Info: http://www.asus.com/News/9B2OL3CWD1F492Gx/ ASUS has announced their F2A85 series of motherboards based on the new AMD A85X chipset and FM2 socket, designed for the upcoming AMD’s second generation Accelerated Processing Units (APU), codename Trinity. F2A85 series motherboards come with a variety of ASUS-exclusive features, including Dual Intelligent Processors 3 (DIP3) with new DIGI+ Power Controls to save up to 65% in system energy, GPU Boost to enhance integrated graphics up to 17%, a worry-free USB BIOS Flashback tool and Remote GO! to stream multimedia content from PC to DLNA devices. In addition to the ASUS exclusive features is a superior design built with high quality components. Examples include a more efficient and silent heat-pipe cooling design that provides better overclocking ability, along with Super Alloy Chokes that give the motherboard both a high current capability and low heat generation. In the table below we’ve listed the models launched and their main specs. Model F2A85-V PRO F2A85-M PRO F2A85-M F2A85-M LE Chipset AMD A85X AMD A85X AMD A85X AMD A85X CPU Socket FM2 FM2 FM2 FM2 PCI Express Slots 3 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8) 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode) 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 2 x PCI 2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8) 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x16/x4)[l1] 1 x PCIe 2.0 x1 1 x PCI 2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x16/x4) 1 x PCIe 2.0 x1 1 x PCI Memory Sockets 4 4 4 2 SATA-600 Ports 7 7 7 7 SATA-300 Ports NA NA NA NA eSATA Ports 1 1 1 1 USB 3.0 Ports 4 4 2 2 USB 2.0 Ports 2 2 4 4 LAN Ports 1 (Realtek 8111F) 1 (Realtek 8111F) 1 (Realtek 8111F) 1 (Realtek 8111F) Audio 8-Channel (Realtek ALC892) 8-Channel (Realtek ALC892) 8-Channel (Realtek ALC887) 8-Channel (Realtek ALC887) Voltage Regulator Circuitry 6+2 4+2 4+2 3+2 Video Outputs DisplayPort HDMI DVI VGA DisplayPort HDMI DVI VGA HDMI DVI VGA HDMI DVI VGA click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark Article | Comments (0)

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