ASUS 5X Protection |
5X Protection is ASUS's new name for the
following: First of all there is a four phase Digi+ power design,
which is built around an ASP1103 chip. Second, you get ASUS DRAM OCP,
which provides short circuit protection. Other than that there is the so
called ESD guard that features additional protection regarding
electrostatic discharge. Last but not least we find capacitors, which
have been rated for 7000 hours. |
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ASUS Fan Xpert 3 |
ASUS Fan
Xpert 3 provides customizable settings for fans that have been attached
directly to the onboard fan headers. With the Fan Auto Tuning feature,
ASUS Fan Xpert 3 automatically detects and tweaks all fan speeds and in
the end reduces unwanted noise. |
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M.2 Support |
The
new Z97 ATX motherboard from ASUS features an M.2 slot replaced in
between first PCIe slot and CPU socket can be equipped with SSDs in M.2 format. M.2 is wired directly to the Z97 PCH via two PCI Express lanes,
therefore offering x2 bandwidth. In other words up to 10 Gbps can be pushed over the bus through this slot, almost doubling performance of SATA-III.
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