The AM2+ socket (compatible with most AM3 processors) is powered by a 3+1 phase circuit. It connects to two DDR2 DIMM slots, with support for DDR2-1066 memory. The 740G chipset embeds a Radeon HD 3100 class IGP, which provides output through a single D-Sub connector, instead of the DVI+D-Sub cluster on the 785GT-E63. The lone connector makes room for a DE-9 serial port, with a header for a DB-25 parallel port (perhaps a bracket is provided for the same).
Expansion slots include one each of PCI-Express 2.0 x16, x1, and two PCI slots. Connectivity is care of a gigabit Ethernet controller. While the 740GTM-P21 packs a 6-channel HD audio codec, the 740GTM-P25 gets generous with an 8-channel one. Expect the two to be priced deep inside the sub-$100 segment.
Specifications
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| Socket |
AM2+ |
| CPU (Max Support) |
Phenom |
| AM3 CPU Ready |
Y |
| FSB / Hyper Transport Bus |
Up to 5200MT/s for AM2+ CPU
2000/1600MT/s for AM2 CPU |
| Chipset |
AMD® 740G+SB710 |
| DDR2 Memory |
DDR2 667/800/1066 |
| DDR3 Memory |
N/A |
| Memory Channel |
Dual |
| DIMM Slots |
2 |
| Max Memory (GB) |
8 |
| PCI-Ex16 |
1 |
| PCI-E Gen |
Gen1 (1x16) |
| PCI-Ex4 |
N/A |
| PCI-Ex1 |
1 |
| PCI |
2 |
| IDE |
1 |
| SATA |
4 |
| RAID |
0/1/0+1 |
| LAN |
10/100*1 |
| TPM |
1 |
| USB ports (Rear) |
4 |
| Audio ports (Rear) |
3 |
| Serial ports (Rear) |
1 |
| Parallel ports (Rear) |
N/A |
| eSATA |
N/A |
| 1394 ports (Rear) |
N/A |
| VGA |
1 |
| DVI |
N/A |
| HDMI |
N/A |
| Display Port |
N/A |
| VGA Share Memory (MB) |
512 |
| DirectX |
DX9 |
| Form Factor |
M-ATX |
| DrMOS |
N/A |
| APS |
N/A |
| Sideport Memory |
N/A |
| SLI |
N/A |
| 3-way SLI |
N/A |
| Hybrid SLI |
N/A |
| CrossFire |
N/A |
| Hybrid CrossFire |
N/A |
| D-LED2 |
N/A |
| Green Power Genie |
N/A |
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