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Model	970 Pro3	960GM/U3S3 FX

Form Factor	- ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.2-in, 30.5 cm x 20.8 cm - All Solid Capacitor design	- Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 7.8-in, 24.4 cm x 19.8 cm - Solid Capacitor for CPU Power
Unique Feature	- ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) - ASRock Instant Boot - ASRock Instant Flash - ASRock APP Charger - ASRock XFast USB - ASRock XFast LAN - ASRock XFast RAM - ASRock Crashless BIOS - ASRock OMG (Online Management Guard) - ASRock Internet Flash - ASRock On / Off Play Technology - Hybrid Booster: - CPU Frequency Stepless Control< / font> - ASRock U-COP< / font> - Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)< / font> - Turbo UCC	- ASRock OC Tuner - ASRock Intelligent Energy Saver - ASRock Instant Boot - ASRock Instant Flash - ASRock OC DNA - ASRock APP Charger - ASRock XFast USB - ASRock XFast LAN - ASRock XFast RAM - Hybrid Booster: - CPU Frequency Stepless Control< / font> - ASRock U-COP< / font> - Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)< / font>
CPU	- Support for Socket AM3+ processors - Support for Socket AM3 processors: AMD Phenom™ II X6 / X4 / X3 / X2 (except 920 / 940) / Athlon II X4 / X3 / X2 / Sempron processors - Supports 8-Core CPU - Supports UCC feature (Unlock CPU Core) - 4 + 1 Power Phase Design - Supports CPU up to 140W - Supports AMD's Cool 'n' Quiet Technology - FSB 2400 MHz (4.8 GT / s) - Supports Untied Overclocking Technology - Supports Hyper-Transport 3.0 (HT 3.0) Technology	- Support up to 95W Socket AM3+ processors - Support for Socket AM3 processors: AMD Phenom™ II X6 / X4 / X3 / X2 (except 920 / 940) / Athlon II X4 / X3 / X2 / Sempron processors - Supports 8-Core CPU - Supports AMD OverDrive™ with ACC feature (Advanced Clock Calibration) - AMD LIVE!™ Ready - Supports AMD's Cool 'n' Quiet Technology - FSB 2600 MHz (5.2 GT / s) - Supports Untied Overclocking Technology - Supports Hyper-Transport 3.0 (HT 3.0) Technology
Chipset	- Northbridge: AMD 970 - Southbridge: AMD SB950	- Northbridge: AMD 760G - Southbridge: AMD SB710
Memory	- Dual Channel DDR3 memory technology - 4 x DDR3 DIMM slots - Supports DDR3 2100(OC) / 1866(OC)* / 1800(OC)* / 1600(OC)* / 1333 / 1066 / 800 non-ECC, un-buffered memory - Max. capacity of system memory: 64GB* 1866 / 1800 / 1600MHz memory speed is supported depend on the AM3 / AM3+ CPU you adopt. For detail CPU specification, please refer AMD official website< / a>. To reach the maximum 64GB of system memory, memory modules with 16GB capacity or above are required. ASRock will update the memory support list on the official website once these memory modules are available on the market. **Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows 32-bit OS. For Windows 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.	- Dual Channel DDR3 memory technology - 2 x DDR3 DIMM slots - Supports DDR3 1866(OC) / 1600(OC) / 1333 / 1066 / 800 non-ECC, un-buffered memory - Max. capacity of system memory: 16GB* *Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows 32-bit OS. For Windows 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.
Slots	- 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (PCIE2: x16 mode; PCIE3: x4 mode) - 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot - 2 x PCI slots - Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX™ and CrossFireX™	- 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (blue @ x16 mode) - 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot - 1 x PCI slot
Graphics	- n / a	- Integrated AMD Radeon 3000 graphics - DX10 class iGPU, Pixel Shader 4.0 - Max. shared memory 512MB - Two graphics output options: Support DVI-D and D-Sub ports by independent display controllers - Supports DVI with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 75Hz - Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2048x1536 @ 85Hz - Supports HDCP function with DVI-D port - Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback with DVI-D port
Audio	- 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec) - Premium Blu-ray audio support	- 5.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC662 Audio Codec)
Lan	- PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10 / 100 / 1000 Mb / s - Realtek RTL8111E - Supports Wake-On-LAN - Supports LAN Cable Detection - Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az - Supports PXE	- PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10 / 100 / 1000 Mb / s - Realtek RTL8111E - Supports Wake-On-LAN - Supports LAN Cable Detection - Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az - Supports PXE
WiFi	- n/a	- n/a
Rear Panel I/O	I / O Panel - 1 x PS / 2 Mouse Port - 1 x PS / 2 Keyboard Port - 6 x USB 2.0 Ports - 2 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports (Etron EJ168A) - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT / LINK LED and SPEED LED) - HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker / Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone	I / O Panel - 1 x PS / 2 Mouse Port - 1 x PS / 2 Keyboard Port - 1 x D-Sub Port - 1 x DVI-D Port - 4 x USB 2.0 Ports - 2 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports (Etron EJ168A) - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT / LINK LED and SPEED LED) - HD Audio Jack: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone
Storage
Connector	- 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb / s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions* - 1 x IR header - 1 x CIR header - 1 x COM port header - 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header - 1 x Power LED header - 2 x CPU Fan connectors (1 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin) - 2 x Chassis Fan connectors (1 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin) - 1 x Power Fan connector (3-pin) - 24 pin ATX power connector - 8 pin 12V power connector - Front panel audio connector - 3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 USB 2.0 ports) *RAID 5 is not supported with Windows 7 and Widows 10	- 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb / s connectors by ASMedia ASM1061, support NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions - 4 x SATA2 3.0 Gb / s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and JBOD), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions - 1 x ATA133 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices) - 1 x IR header - 1 x CIR header - 1 x Print port header - 1 x COM port header - CPU / Chassis / Power FAN connector - 24 pin ATX power connector - 4 pin 12V power connector - CD in header - Front panel audio connector - 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports)
BIOS	- 32Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support - Supports "Plug and Play" - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Supports jumperfree - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - CPU, VCCM, NB, SB Voltage Multi-adjustment	- 8Mb AMI Legal BIOS - Supports "Plug and Play" - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Supports jumperfree - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - CPU, VCCM, NB Voltage Multi-adjustment
Support CD	- Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial	- Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial
Software and UEFI
Hardware Monitor	- CPU Temperature Sensing - Chassis Temperature Sensing - CPU, Chassis, Power Fan Tachometer - CPU, Chassis Quiet Fan - CPU, Chassis Fan multi-speed control - Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore	- CPU Temperature Sensing - Chassis Temperature Sensing - CPU, Chassis, Power Fan Tachometer - CPU, Chassis Quiet Fan - CPU, Chassis Fan multi-speed control - Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore
OS	- Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit / 8.1 32-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 8 32-bit / 8 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit / Vista™ 32-bit / Vista™ 64-bit / XP 32-bit / XP 64-bit	- Microsoft Windows 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista™ / Vista™ 64-bit / XP / XP Media Center / XP 64-bit compliant
Certifications	- FCC, CE - ErP / EuP Ready (ErP / EuP ready power supply is required)	- FCC, CE - ErP / EuP Ready (ErP / EuP ready power supply is required)
Accessories	- Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I / O Shield - 2 x SATA Data Cables (optional)	- Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I / O Shield - 2 x SATA Data Cables (optional)