Asus A88XM-E USB 3.1, AMD A88X Mainboard - Sockel FM2+ [90MB0R30-M0EAY0]

 It offered motherboards with three different chipsets for Kaveri APUs. In addition to new issues such as the top chipset A88X and the mid-size model A78 (u. A. With CrossFireX support) are well proven A55 and A75 available that for previous APUs formed as FM1 and FM2 versions the base.

The FCH (Fusion Controller Hub) - as AMD calls the Southbridges on APU motherboards - A55 continues to be the entry-level version is, when you have indeed waive USB 3.0 and SATA 6G, but you can buy very cheap. The A88X to succeed the A85X, however, is equipped modern and clearly more extensive and can boast up to eight SATA 6G ports and six USB 3.0 ports (plus any additional chips), so that even SSDs and external storage younger brands at the highest speed level are includable.

The tips chipset A88X (Bolton-D4), a pure FM2 + -Neuentwicklung, has even more to one and only supports the RAID modes 0, 1 and 10 even RAID 5. In addition, when using is a "Kaveri" -APU and a corresponding VGA the new interface standard PCI Express 3.0 introduces support for, whereby the bandwidth over PCIe 2.0 doubles theoretically! When offered here A88XM-E / USB 3.1 is one of the top models from ASUS, which has access to the high-end A88X as Southbridge.

According solid the board in the Micro-ATX form factor is equipped: two DDR3 memory modules natively support a clock speed of 2,133 MHz or 2,400 MHz overclocked and can be used with a total capacity of up to 32GB. In addition, a PCIe 3.0 graphics card can be connected, which is addressed with full 16 lanes. In addition, a PCIe x1 slot and a classic PCI slot are available. With equipped high quality capacitors, the motherboard provides moreover a long service life.

Other internal interfaces with six SATA 6G ports, two 4-pin PWM fan connectors, a serial port (COM), a header (max. 2 ports) for USB 3.0 and two headers for USB 2.0 (max. 4 ports) where adequately. A highlight ASUS A88XM-E / USB 3.1 is also that there are on the I / O shield on the back of the motherboard two brand new USB 3.1 ports with type A sockets provided by the ASMedia additional chip. USB 3.1 is commonly associated with the maximum attainable speed of 10 Gbit / s twice as fast as USB 3.0.

At said Mainboard back can be via the I / O Shield beyond other devices and components via USB 3.0 and 2.0, Gigabit LAN, PS / 2 or three audio jacks for 7.1 sound (when using a 7.1 front panel) connect to the ASUS A88XM-e / USB 3.1. Also available for picture playback via integrated Kaveri graphics unit three types widespread Monitor outputs ready: HDMI, DVI and VGA. There are dual and triple monitor setups (Eyefinity) and resolutions up to 4K Ultra HD support - with no dedicated graphics card! The modern UEFI is controlled with the mouse and offers various convenient functions such as an automatic ?? BIOS update ?? over the Internet.

Technical details:
Format: Micro ATX
Color: Black
Chipset: AMD A88X
Socket FM2 + (for APUs and Athlons generations "Carrizo", "Godavari", "Kaveri", "Richland" or "Trinity")
RAM: 2x DDR3 (max 2.400 MHz; Dual channel, max 32 GB..)
Dual-Channel
Slots (physically):
1x PCIe (3.0) x16
1x PCIe x1
1x PCI
Internal connections:
6x SATA 6G (RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD)
2x USB 3.0 (1x header)
4x USB 2.0 (2x header)
2x fan (2x 4-pin)
1x Serial Port (COM)
1x S / PDIF out
Power / Reset / LED / Front-Audio
External connections:
2x PS / 2 keyboard / mouse
2x USB 3.1
2x USB 3.0
2x USB 2.0
1x Gigabit LAN
3x audio (ALC887, 7.1)
1x HDMI
1x DVI-D
1x VGA (D-Sub)
Power supply:
1x 24-pin ATX
1x 4-pin ATX12V