Asus B75MA Computer Hardware User Manual


 
ASUS B75M-A
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Product introduction
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1.1 Special features
1.1.1 Product highlights
LGA1155 socket for Intel® 3rd/2nd Generation Core™ i7 / Core™ i5 / Core™
i3 processors
This motherboard supports the Intel
®
3rd/2nd generation Core™ i7 / Core™ i5 / Core™ i3
processors in the LGA1155 package It provides great graphics performance with its iGPU,
dual-channel DDR3 memory slots, and PCI Express 2.0/3.0 slots.
Intel
®
B75 Express Chipset
The Intel
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B75 Express Chipset is the latest single-chipset designed to support the 1155
socket Intel
®
3rd/2nd generation Core™ i7 / Core™ i5 / Core™ i3 processors. It provides
improved performance by utilizing serial point-to-point links, allowing increased bandwidth
and stability. In addition, B75 chipset provides 4 USB 3.0 ports that retrieves data 10 times
faster. Moreover, Intel
®
B75 Express Chipset also supports iGPU function, letting users enjoy
the latest Intel integrated graphic performance.
Dual-Channel DDR3 2200 (O.C.)*/ 2000 (O.C.) / 1800 (O.C.) / 1600 / 1333 / 1066
MHz support
The motherboard supports DDR3 memory that features data transfer rates of 2200 (O.C.)/
2000 (O.C.) / 1800 (O.C.) / 1600 / 1333 / 1066 MHz to boost the system’s performance, and
to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of the latest 3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet
applications.
* Intel
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3rd generation processors support DDR3 1600 MHz and higher frequency.
1.1.2 ASUS Exclusive features
Native SATA 6.0 Gb/s support
With Intel
®
B75 Express Chipset native support for the next-generation Serial ATA (SATA)
storage interface, this motherboard delivers up to 6.0 Gb/s data transfer rates. It also
provides enhanced scalability, faster data retrieval, and double the bandwidth of current bus
systems.