ASUS 5X Protection |
In this case the
ASUS marketing department has been thinking about a new name for a set
of features and come up with the "5X Protection" which is the word they associate with the
following things. First of all there is a six phase Digi+ power design,
which is built around an ASP1103 chip. Second, you get ASUS DRAM OCP,
which provides short circuit protection. You also get the so
called ESD guard that features additional protection regarding
electrostatic discharge. Last but not least, we find capacitors, which
have been rated for 5000 hours. Overall this sounds like a reasonable
feature set for a well equiped H97 motherboard. |
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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 H97-Pro motherboard from ASUS features an M.2 slot, which has been wired directly to the
H97 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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| EPU |
The EPU
automatically detects the current system load and moderates power usage.
It offers a system-wide energy optimization and is able to reduce fan
noise. |
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