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. The Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 does not support onboard graphics. Generally speaking, only high performance hard drives, specifically solid-state drives, will be able to take advantage of the bandwidth potential of SATA 3.0 ports, though it is backwards compatible, so you do not have to take advantage. These allow for theoretical data transfer speeds of up to 6GB/s, as opposed to the 3GB/s of SATA 2.0. The Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 has 7 SATA 3.0 hard drive slots. 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. It uses the DDR3 memory type, with maximum speeds of up to 2133 MHz, and 4 DDR3 slots allowing for a maximum total of 32 GB RAM.Ĭonforming to the ATX standard, the Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 should fit into the majority of cases. Any compatible AMD CPU will have the same socket entry. The Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 uses the AMD Socket AM3+ CPU socket.

Asus m5a99fx pro r2.0 specs