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ASUS AMD AM3+ 970 LE R2.0 4 x DRR3 2 x USB3.0 12 x USB2.0 GBE LAN ATX MOTHERBOARD

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M5A97 LE R2.0
Brand ASUS
CPU socket Socket AM3+
Compatible devices Personal Computer
RAM memory technology DDR3
Compatible processors Socket AM3+
Chipset type AMD 970
Memory clock speed 1333 MHz
Platform Windows
Model name FBA_M5A97 LE R2.0
CPU model Xeon

About this item

  • Dual Intelligent Processors - TPU+EPU
  • USB 3.0 Boost - Faster USB 3.0 Transmission with UASP
  • Network iControl - Real-time Network Bandwidth Control
  • UEFI BIOS - Flexible and Easy BIOS Interface
  • Auto Tuning - Auto System Level Up
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ASUS continues to put innovation at its forefront, launching the world’s first Dual Intelligent Processors technology. This exclusive design consists of the EPU (Energy Processing Unit), which automatically monitors power consumption system-wide to ensure efficiency, and the TPU (TurboV Processing Unit) - guaranteeing superior performance for every task, bringing users an unbeatable experience.

Unleash your performance with ASUS' AI Suite II utility. The TPU chip offers precise voltage control and advanced monitoring through Auto Tuning and TurboV functions. Auto Tuning offers a user friendly way to automatically optimize the system for fast, yet stable clock speeds, while TurboV enables unlimited freedom to adjust CPU frequencies and ratios for optimized performance in diverse situations.

Tap into the world's first real-time PC power saving chip through AI Suite II utility. Get total system-wide energy optimization by automatically detecting current PC loadings and intelligently moderating power consumption. This also reduces fan noise and extends component longevity!

New ASUS USB 3.0 Boost technology supports UASP (USB Attached SCSI Protocol), the latest USB 3.0 standard. With USB 3.0 Boost technology, a USB device's transmission speed is significantly increased up to 170%, adding to an already impressive fast USB 3.0 transfer speed. ASUS software automatically accelerates data speeds for compatible USB 3.0 peripherals without the need for any user interaction.

With a single-click on/off button, the application currently in use has its data and network bandwidth prioritized over other programs. Moreover, you can prioritize your favorite software easily by configuring profiles through the intuitive user interface. Within the profile, programs can be pre-scheduled to run in a specific time period to avoid network congestion and long-waits on downloads. Auto PPPoE network connection provides a one-step setup for enhanced online convenience. Overall, it's an intuitive network bandwidth control center.

ASUS UEFI BIOS offers the first mouse-controlled graphical BIOS designed with selectable modes, providing a user-friendly interface that goes beyond traditional keyboard-only controls. It also natively supports fully-utilized hard drives larger than 2.2TB in 64-bit operating systems.

With its user-friendly interface, ASUS AI Suite II consolidates all exclusive ASUS features into one simple-to-use package. It allows users to supervise overclocking, energy management, fan speed, voltage, and sensor readings. This all-in-one software offers diverse and easy to use functions, with no need to switch back and forth between different utilities.

AMD® SB950 Southbridge natively supports next-generation Serial ATA (SATA) storage interface, this motherboard delivers up to 6 Gb/s data transfer rates. Additionally, get enhanced scalability, faster data retrieval, double the bandwidth of current bus systems.

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2 x S-ATA 6Gb/s cables

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  • Customer reviews

    4.1 out of 5 stars
    1,469 global ratings

    Customers say

    Customers like the value for money, build quality, and functionality of the motherboard. They mention it's an excellent budget board, handles everything perfectly, and is easy to connect up. Some appreciate the port capacity, saying there are more than enough USB ports provided.

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    119 customers mention ‘Value for money’119 positive0 negative

    Customers appreciate the value for money of the motherboard. They mention it's an excellent budget board, a cheap upgrade to their PCs, and a great motherboard for entry-level buyers. Some say the installation was a cakewalk.

    "...AI suite = Very good (All of the below options are in the AI suite) Remote Go! -..." Read more

    "...It's simply brilliant. And of course the motherboard itself is great. There are plenty of ports. There are 6 SATA III ports...." Read more

    "...Nice overall and seems well worth the extra then some Gigabyte boards...." Read more

    "Excellent 'budget' board that requires stand alone PCIe graphics card. That in itself will greatly assist durability...." Read more

    99 customers mention ‘Build quality’86 positive13 negative

    Customers like the build quality of the motherboard. They mention it's a solid product and a great first build. Some say it looks very promising.

    "...Board - Excellent build quality Painless setup if you are not too eager/cocky..." Read more

    "...I've had no issues so far. To conclude, this is a fantastic motherboard and a worthy purchase." Read more

    "...Just a small problem really and easy to change. Nice overall and seems well worth the extra then some Gigabyte boards...." Read more

    "...That in itself will greatly assist durability. Solid capacitors all round and SATAIII, USB 3.0 and AMD FX cpu capable. But oh, why ASUS?..." Read more

    70 customers mention ‘Functionality’67 positive3 negative

    Customers are satisfied with the functionality of the motherboard. They mention it gets the job done and handles everything perfectly. Some say it runs Windows 8 without a hitch and provides the ability to tailor performance and monitor conditions from a remote location.

    "...Everything feels as though it was designed to work together and in harmony, the AI suite is comprehensive and provides a significant amount of..." Read more

    "...issue either with 4 DIMM slots totalling 32Gbytes and it runs Windows 8 without a hitch...." Read more

    "This motherboard is excellent for any first time builders, it has everything you need, SATA ports, USB 3.0, USB 2.0, 4 Fan headers it even comes..." Read more

    "...on here but running under Windows also gives you the facility to tailor performance and monitor conditions from a utility that can be run from the..." Read more

    39 customers mention ‘Ease of installation’34 positive5 negative

    Customers find the installation of the motherboard easy. They mention the clear instructions provided when installing, the BIOS is nice and easy to get on with, and it works out of the box. Some also appreciate that it has all the basics you need.

    "...BIOS - Pros Easy to navigate Snappy Clear instructions Shortcuts for key functions like boot preferences..." Read more

    "...There's more than enough USB ports provided. The manual is brilliant and extremely useful...." Read more

    "...The bios is nice and easy to get on with. Another note is that this board (or at least the one I was supplied) already had turboV enabled...." Read more

    "...This motherboard was extremely easy to install, has plenty of space for all your components and crossfire/SLI'd graphics cards...." Read more

    23 customers mention ‘Port capacity’20 positive3 negative

    Customers like the port capacity of the motherboard. They mention it has more than enough USB ports, SATA ports, and a wide range of PCI ports. Some appreciate the 4 fan ports including the CPU fan. Additionally, they mention the manual is brilliant and extremely useful.

    "...And of course the motherboard itself is great. There are plenty of ports. There are 6 SATA III ports. I only needed one for the moment...." Read more

    "...Solid capacitors all round and SATAIII, USB 3.0 and AMD FX cpu capable. But oh, why ASUS?..." Read more

    "...The card is equipped with connections for a CPU fan and up to three chassis fans - all 4-pin PWM - so you can have a whisper-quiet system if you..." Read more

    "...excellent for any first time builders, it has everything you need, SATA ports, USB 3.0, USB 2.0, 4 Fan headers it even comes with 2 Sata 6gbs..." Read more

    19 customers mention ‘Memory capacity’19 positive0 negative

    Customers like the memory capacity of the motherboard. They mention it has plenty of room for expansion, has space for all their components, and crossfire/SLI'd graphics cards. They also appreciate the inputs and outputs to satisfy most needs. Additionally, customers say it supports SATA III 6Gb/s and USB3.0.

    "...DLNA streaming works flawlessly as does remote desktop and extended screen. Really just very useful...." Read more

    "...Pretty impressive for a £65 mobo. Memory is not an issue either with 4 DIMM slots totalling 32Gbytes and it runs Windows 8 without a hitch...." Read more

    "...This motherboard was extremely easy to install, has plenty of space for all your components and crossfire/SLI'd graphics cards...." Read more

    "While this was working it was fantastic. The extra RAM I was able to put in was a godsend. Crysis 3 on very high was as smooth as glass...." Read more

    17 customers mention ‘Features’17 positive0 negative

    Customers like the features of the motherboard. They mention it has good features like the passive pass-through, nice utilities, and top-end features such as SATA6 and USB3. Some appreciate the BIOS, saying it's really advanced. Additionally, customers mention it offers great overclock-friendly premium features. However, some dislike the color.

    "...and in harmony, the AI suite is comprehensive and provides a significant amount of utility vs. other boards offerings and..." Read more

    "...The manual is brilliant and extremely useful. While building my PC, I was reading the manual the whole time...." Read more

    "...However, unlike other manuals, this one was actually really helpful and it worth reading if you are relatively new to the whole pc building process...." Read more

    "Supports all AM2+/AM3/AM3+ CPUs Has all the top end features such as SATA6 and USB3......" Read more

    17 customers mention ‘Bios functionality’8 positive9 negative

    Customers have mixed opinions about the motherboard's BIOS functionality. Some mention they love the BIOS, saying it's really advanced and even the software you get with it. However, others say it wouldn't boot past this error and the BIOS wouldn't launch.

    "...5. If the system does not work at first switch-on, recheck connections but don't waste too much time: if everything looks correct the most likely..." Read more

    "...Maybe a cooler master and ASUS problem? The bios is nice and easy to get on with...." Read more

    "...sure that you are using a UEFI boot system or else it will not boot after installation...." Read more

    "...up the bios the thing I like about this motherboard is you can go straight to the bios with one click of the mouse you can choose where you want to..." Read more

    Seller tried to cover minor damage on it, but the mobo itself is great.
    3 out of 5 stars
    Seller tried to cover minor damage on it, but the mobo itself is great.
    I used this motherboard in combination with FX 8120, FX 8150, FX 8320 and FX 8350 to build 4 PC's until now. I built the first one 3 years ago (not R2.0 but same mobo) and it still runs great after the owner used it to play World of Warcraft 10 to 20 hours daily. None of the users reported any problems with those PC's. Nice UEFI on it easy to flash.Basically I had no issues with this motherboard until I bought it from Amazon.The motherboard came with the large heatsink detached from the motherboard with 2 broken screws carefully hidden under it. As I purchased this MOBO for myself I didn't send it back for replacement (I waited almos 2 weeks for it to arrive in the first place) just used a couple of zip ties to attach the heatsink to the mobo. I have been using it for a couple of weeks now and have had no issues with it just giving it an okay rating because the damage was clearly seen by the seller and he tried to cover it hoping he would find a guy like me who wouldn't send it back and succeeded.
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    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 November 2013
    I have always loved the look of motherboards. I used to think they looked like tiny cities as a kid with motorways and buildings going everywhere, but I never would have said they were beautiful until I got this ASUS. Let's be honest, colour schemes are not your first priority when buying something that is most likely to end up being hidden inside of a box, but when you see this for the first time it is certainly a striking piece of kit.

    Now, with that mental wandering out of the way here are my thoughts about this board, hopefully they will help you with your decision as the previous comments helped me.

    This is an ATX board, so it's a bit more serious in terms of ability than my previous mini-itx builds, but it's still a motherboard and all of the connections are there and will be similar to you if you have ever built your own pc. A couple of features it does have on the board are:

    MemOk! button - Actually forgot to use this before setting up so can't comment on it's usefulness but it it supposed to make incompatible memory work with the board.
    Bios directkey - Pressing this will bring you to the Bios if you have had some (mis)adventures in overclocking

    I made a mistake when plugging my connectors to the board as the CPU power (12v Non-Atx?) connector near the i/o ports has space for an 8-pin connector, as my PSU had an 8 pin connector lying around I went ahead and plugged it in. Naturally this was incorrect and had me wondering what the hell was going on after nothing happened when I turned it on for the first time. I was so sure that there was nothing wrong with the power connectors that I took everything else apart twice to find the problem. If I hadn't have tested the board with another PSU the night before i would have sent this back as DOA, that is until I noticed a little 4 pin connector that seemed to have been hidden until I was on the verge of tears and appeared at just the right moment. Please choose the 4 pin connector if you have one available as this will save you much gnashing of teeth and laying blame on a perfectly good piece of equipment! (It's actually ASUS' fault for giving me so many lovely options)!

    Ok back to the review, I'll bullet point it from here on:

    Board -

    Excellent build quality
    Painless setup if you are not too eager/cocky
    Good options on the board itself if things should go wrong
    Has a USB bios flash utility that allows for the BIOS to be flashed using only the PSU power, which is very useful.

    BIOS -

    Pros
    Easy to navigate
    Snappy
    Clear instructions
    Shortcuts for key functions like boot preferences

    Cons
    Doesn't auto-fit to the screen so you may find that the edges are missing (It didn't take away from the functions but some may find this annoying)

    ASUS features (one of the main reasons I bought the board):

    AI suite = Very good (All of the below options are in the AI suite)
    Remote Go! - This is brilliant, it only works if your PC is connected to your router though so bear that in mind if like me this wasn't the case initially), DLNA streaming works flawlessly as does remote desktop and extended screen. Really just very useful.
    Fan Expert - Allows for different settings for each fan attached to the board and enables me to have a near silent rig

    And lastly Turbo V:
    ASUS really has made an excellent tool here, if you have ever wanted to overclock but were always a little bit apprehensive this tool is the one for you. My previous experience with oc'ing was with am AMD A5(?)-3500 which i got to 3.5 stable with what i consider to be Herculean effort and not a few lost functions along the way (Couldn't access BIOS afterwards without a CMOS reset, yikes)! ASUS has turned this terrifying uncertainty into a simple click of a button.
    It has two settings High (I think it's called, but sounds reasonable enough) and Extreme. I tested High first to see what this would do and got from 3.5 to 3.8gbz in approx 2 minutes, not too bad! Encouraged I tried extreme next and as the machine got on with things I was presented with a screen showing me how high the OC was getting and with loads of power dials with wildly swinging virtual needles indicating how much power and effort was being used, which was good to know as I heard nothing from the machine itself...
    I watched this in amazement as the clock kept climbing, higher and higher it went until it got to 4.2ghz(!), at this point i was beyond excitement as I have never had a clock that high before (Is giddy the right word here)? Once it hit 4.2 and was going though the stability tests it finally succumbed and restarted. As soon as it got back to the AI suite i was told that the clock was set at 3.9ghz. I was naturally disappointed after what I had just witnessed so i ran it again and this time got 4.1 stable and it has been running like that for the last two days no problem...I am deliriously happy with that!

    I'm using an AMD FX-6300, so it has an unlocked multiplier and the turbo should go to 4ghz easily anyway, but that's not the point. The point is that I pressed 'go' 3 times and the ASUS board did this for me, no fear on my part, no messing around, just did it. That for me is the greatest thing ASUS has done ever and another reason I love this board.

    5 out of 5, no question

    Closing -

    There are plenty of other boards out there and most are cheaper, but I have owned some of these makes at one point or another and can safely say that this ASUS is now my preferred board manufacturer. Everything feels as though it was designed to work together and in harmony, the AI suite is comprehensive and provides a significant amount of utility vs. other boards offerings and

    A few years ago I would have scoffed at some of this review and would have said that the author was just lazy/technically inept (points which may be true) and should always do the manual version of everything. But nowadays I just think why put myself through that effort when there are tools available that can do the job for you? If that sounds like something you are interested in, then I'm not sure you'll find better tools that the ones ASUS is offering here.
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    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 November 2012
    This motherboard is fantastic. Plenty of external ports. There's more than enough USB ports provided.

    The manual is brilliant and extremely useful. While building my PC, I was reading the manual the whole time. It goes above and beyond what you should believe required from a motherboard manual. Not only does it explain where everything is, there's an entire section on actually connecting each of your components. There's some stuff that barely even relates to the motherboard except for connecting a wire. But more information is still provided. And believe me, it saved me a lot of time. As a new PC builder(I've never built a PC before), I found the manual extremely extremely useful. It provided so much information I completely ditched my original idea of looking online for instructions. I had never expected a motherboard manual to be this helpful. I'd bookmarked a ton of guides on Dabs. But there is no way in a million years they could compare with the straightforward instructions in this manual. It's simply brilliant.

    And of course the motherboard itself is great. There are plenty of ports. There are 6 SATA III ports. I only needed one for the moment. There are two PCI Express ports. Again, only needed one for the moment. And four RAM slots. Again, only needed one for the moment(Though I do slightly regret not buying another DIMM. Would have helped. I only have 4GB at the moment, which I thought would suffice)

    And the best thing about this motherboard? The fast boot feature. I did not expect it to work on a non-SSD. But trust me, you do not need an SSD to benefit from this feature. Windows 8 boots in a maximum of 5 or 6 seconds. It never takes longer than that. It's awesome.

    I've had no issues so far.

    To conclude, this is a fantastic motherboard and a worthy purchase.
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    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 October 2014
    Style Name: M5A97 R2.0Verified Purchase
    Nice board, good quality.
    A few things to watch for. If you are planning to install windows vista the sound may start (popping) when the Ethernet is plugged in.
    If the Ethernet is turned off it stops popping.
    This only seems to be an issue with vista (windows 7 does not have the same issue). The back I/O panel is a poor fit, so bad that I have left it off. I have a cooler master case which I have noticed others who have this board and say the same also have. Maybe a cooler master and ASUS problem?
    The bios is nice and easy to get on with. Another note is that this board (or at least the one I was supplied) already had turboV enabled. Just a small problem really and easy to change.

    Nice overall and seems well worth the extra then some Gigabyte boards.

    On a different note amazon's drop box service was quick, easy and cheap. It also saves waiting in all day for a courier!
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    EDER KUTICOSKI
    5.0 out of 5 stars Placa .uito
    Reviewed in Brazil on 27 November 2018
    Style Name: M5A97 LE R2.0Verified Purchase
    Muito boa, estável e resistente.
    Carlos Wagner Torres Barbosa Ramos
    5.0 out of 5 stars Placa de alta perfomace
    Reviewed in Brazil on 10 March 2018
    Style Name: M5A97 R2.0Verified Purchase
    Placa de alta performance, com uma excelente durabilidade, atende todos os requisitos para se montar uma maquina para games ou para o dia a dia.
    Rahul Chandel
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great Reliable Product!
    Reviewed in India on 30 September 2018
    Style Name: M5A97 R2.0Verified Purchase
    ASUS is legendary reliability and my old PC is now 15+ years old and ASUS board on it still works flawlessly lol! This board is no different and I've been using this on my new PC for more than 3 years now without issues. ASUS makes the best motherboards that last! Value for money and you get a quality product. I love ASUS always because of this!
    Bakachelera
    5.0 out of 5 stars excelente vendedor, excelente producto
    Reviewed in Mexico on 9 March 2017
    Style Name: M5A97 R2.0Verified Purchase
    Funciona de maravilla, la UEFI esta perfecta y el diseño que tiene esta placa madre funciona excelente con mi amd 8350.
    Recomendado si planeas usar un 8350 para una pc barata pero con rendimiento de una alta.
    Adan UwU
    5.0 out of 5 stars buena
    Reviewed in Mexico on 24 December 2016
    Style Name: M5A97 LE R2.0Verified Purchase
    no me de di cuenta que esta es la Le
    no trae para conectar usb frontal
    pero aun ha si me sirvió perfectamente