M5A88-M

CPU

AMD AM3+ FX™/Phenom™ II/Athlon™ II/Sempron™ 100 Series Processors 
Supports AM3+ 32 nm CPU
Supports CPU up to 140 W
AMD Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology
* Refer to www.asus.com for CPU support list

Chipset

AMD 880G/SB850

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
* Refer to www.asus.com or user manual 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.
* AMD FX Series CPU on this motherboard supports up to DDR3 1866MHz as its standard memory frequency.
* When overclocking, some AMD CPU models may not support DDR3 1600 MHz or higher frequency DIMMs
* Due to CPU spec., AMD 100 and 200 series CPUs support up to DDR3 1066MHz. With ASUS design, this motherboard can support up to DDR3 1333MHz.

Graphic

Integrated ATI Radeon™ HD 4250 GPU
Multi-VGA output support : HDMI/DVI/RGB ports 
- Supports HDMI with max. resolution 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz
- Supports DVI with max. resolution 2560 x 1600 @ 60 Hz
- Supports RGB with max. resolution 2048 x 1536 @ 85 Hz
Maximum shared memory of 1024 MB
Hybrid CrossFireX™ Support 
Blu-ray playback support *¹
Supports DirectX 10.1, OpenGL 2.0, Shader Model 4.1

Expansion Slots

1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 
2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 
1 x PCI

Storage

AMD SB850 controller : 
6 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), white
Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10

LAN

Realtek® 8111E , 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s)

Audio

Realtek® ALC 892 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC 
- Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
Audio Feature :
- Absolute Pitch 192kHz/ 24-bit True BD Lossless Sound
- Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel

USB Ports

AMD SB850 controller : 
12 x USB 2.0 port(s) (4 at back panel, black, 8 at mid-board)
ASMedia® USB 3.0 controller : 
2 x USB 3.0 port(s) (2 at back panel, blue)

Overclocking Features

Overclocking Protection :
- ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)

Special Features

ASUS Xtreme Design :
ASUS Hybrid Processor - TurboV EVO :
- Turbo Unlocker
- Auto Tuning
- TurboV
- CPU Level Up
- GPU Boost 
ASUS Hybrid Switch :
- Core Unlocker
ASUS Power Design :
- ASUS EPU 
ASUS Exclusive Features :
- MemOK!
- Anti-Surge
ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution :
- Stylish Fanless Design Heat-sink solution
- ASUS Fan Xpert 
ASUS EZ DIY :
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 
- ASUS EZ Flash 2 
- ASUS MyLogo 2 
100% All High-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors

Back I/O Ports

1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port(s)
1 x DVI
1 x D-Sub
1 x HDMI
1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s)
2 x USB 3.0 
4 x USB 2.0 
1 x Optical S/PDIF out
6 x Audio jack(s)

Internal I/O Ports

4 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 8 USB 2.0 port(s)
1 x COM port(s) connector(s)
6 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s)
1 x CPU Fan connector(s) 
1 x Chassis Fan connector(s) 
1 x S/PDIF out header(s)
1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s)
1 x 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s)
1 x parallel port connector(s)
1 x Front panel audio connector(s) (AAFP)
1 x System panel(s) 
1 x MemOK! button(s)
1 x Core Unlocker switch(es)

Accessories

User's manual
I/O Shield
2 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(s)
1 x Q-connector(s) (1 in 1) *²

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

Manageability

WOL by PME, WOR by PME, WOR by Ring, PXE

Support Disc

Drivers
ASUS Utilities
ASUS Update 
Anti-virus software (OEM version)

Form Factor

uATX Form Factor 
9.6 inch x 9.6 inch ( 24.4 cm x 24.4 cm )

Note

*1: Please use Windows Vista or above OS for Blu-ray Playback.
*2: Retail version only