This motherboard features a Socket AM2 design. The Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) style socket makes it easy to install and upgrade your processor.

Chipset
The K9AGM-FID motherboard is based on the ATI Xpress X300 Northbridge chipset and the ATI SB600 Southbridge chipset. It supports AMD 64 X2 (3800+ ~ 5200+), Athlon 64 FX (FX-62), Athlon 64 (3500+ ~ 3800+), and Sempron Processors, with Hyper-Transport Technology and 1000MHz (2000 MT/s) Front Side Bus support.

Memory Expansion
The K9AGM-FID provides 4 DIMM sockets using Dual Channel 240-pin DDR2 with a total capacity of up to 4GB-32bit. You can install DDR2 533/667/800MHz Memory.

PCI Express Support
The K9AGM-FID fully supports PCI Express, the latest I/O interconnect technology that speeds up the PCI bus. PCI Express features point-to-point serial interconnections between devices and allows higher clockspeeds by carrying data in packets. This high-speed interface is software compatible with existing PCI specifications.

IDE
The K9AGM-FID includes built in IDE facilities that support Ultra DMA 66/100/133.
Audio
The K9AGM-FID comes with an Realtek ALC883 audio codec which supports high quality 8-channel audio.

Serial ATA Support
The K9AGM-FID supports the Serial ATA II technology through the Serial ATA interfaces. Doubles bus bandwidth which provides blazingly high disk performance, up to 3.0Gb/s, with RAID 0, 1, 0+1 solutions.

Specifications

Form Factor microATX

Processor Interface Socket AM2

Processors Supported AMD Athlon 64 3500+ ~ 3800+
AMD Athlon 64 FX-62
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ ~ 5200+
AMD Sempron

Additional Technologies HyperTransport Technology

Channels 8 Channels

LAN Type 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit

PCI Slots 2