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The Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe is compatible with AMD processors with the Socket 462/Socket A socket.
It has maximum RAM and conforms to the ATX form factor standard.
 | CPU Socket | Socket 462/Socket A | | Crossfire Support | 1 graphics cards | ||
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| CPU Compatible Make | AMD | | Onboard GPU | no | ||
| CPU Chipset | nForce 2 Ultra 400 | | PCI Slots | - | ||
| Form Factor | ATX | | SATA 1.0 | 2 | ||
| Memory Channels | 2 | | SATA 2.0 | 0 | ||
| Compatible RAM Speeds | | SATA 3.0 | 0 | |||
| USB 2.0 Internal Slots | 2 | | RAID Support | yes | ||
| USB 2.0 Rear | 4 | | Internal I/O |
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| Graphics Card Interface | AGP | | Back Panel I/O |
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| SLI Support | 1 graphics cards |
The Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe uses the AMD Socket 462/Socket A CPU socket. Any compatible AMD CPU will have the same socket entry.
Conforming to the ATX standard, the Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe should fit into the majority of cases. ATX is the most common form factor, and as such has a high degree of compatibility with other components while providing a decent number of slots to widen your expansion options.
The Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe does not support onboard graphics. Any system build that uses this motherboard therefore requires a separate graphics card, or a processor that has a GPU on the same die, such as AMD APU processors. There are 0 PCIe x16 slots on this motherboard. The Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe does not support multiple graphics cards via Nvidia SLI or AMD Crossfire.
The Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe has 6 USB 2.0 slots but no USB 3.0 slots. While USB 3.0 slots are so far by no means necessary, and with a plethora of USB 2.0 peripherals to choose from, the USB functionality on this motherboard should be fine. If planning on building a new system, a motherboard with USB 3.0 is likely to have a longer life cycle, however.
