Radeon graphics and up to quad core processing power.

The new SAPPHIRE PURE Platinum A75 integrated RADEON HD 6000 series graphics , DDR3 memory support, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, bluetooth 2.1, Gigabit lan support and much more. The AMD FM1 APU socket supports the AMD A-series APU’s from dual core (A4) to quad core (A8) APU performance.

The NEW AMD A-series APU’s.

AMD’s A-series APUs combine - on a single chip - a quad core CPU, interface circuitry equivalent to a Northbridge and a DX11 graphics core equivalent to an HD 6000 series incorporating a 3rd generation UVD for the accelerated decoding of HD and Blu-ray content, including steroscopic 3D support. This APU series together with the A75 chipset which has native support for the latest interface standards, such as SATA 6G and USB 3.0 as well as USB 2.0 and PCI-Express Gen2 makes a powerful combination that delivers all the features required in a state-of-the-art PC.

Dual Graphics: The Power of Radeon™ Graphics Multiplied.

AMD Dual Graphics technology unleases the processing power and brilliant DirectX®11 graphics you need for an immersive, vivid HD entertainment and gaming experience. - Boost visual performance up to 175% when you combine an AMD A-series APU and an Radeon™ discrete graphics card.
- Play games in full HD 1080P resolution with high frame rates.
- Works out of the box with no need for additional cables or dongles.

Made to Perform - Made to Last

SAPPHIRE’s 10 years of success is based on performance, reliability and quality. We are proud to bring this philosophy to our mainboard products.

Professional Grade features

- Black Diamond Choke
The choke is an important component of the power regulation on your mainboard. The SAPPHIRE Diamond Choke with integral heatsink runs cooler and is more power efficient than a normal
- Solid Capacitors
High quality and durability with Polymer solid capacitors super low ESR and high heat resistance. choke.
- 30u Gold
Quality gold plated contacts means better contact and longterm reliability with gold plated contacts as high as 15u and up to 30u on key connector contacts.

Digital Pulse Width Modulation

6+2 PWM High Quality Power Experience better overclocking, power efficiency and voltage stability with 6+2 phase Pulse Width Modulation design. Designed to ensure that your CPU is supplied with sufficient, high quality power required for heavy computational tasks and the ultimate in overclocking possibilities.

SAPPHIRE EZ Control makes the process of installing your mainboard a breeze.

Features include:
- System Power Button: System Power. Easy to locate push button.
- System Reset: Push button next to the power button.
- CMOS Reset: User friendly push button. No more jumpers!
- DIAG LED: Diagnose system boot problems and post codes. 2 digit codes are displayed on the Diagnostic LED. Code definitions can be referenced in your system’s board manual. After your system boots successfully, this LED then switches to display your CPU temperature.

BIOS corruption is a leading RMA issue. SAPPHIRE protects your system with Dual BIOS consisting of a primary and secondary backup BIOS. In the case your BIOS becomes physically damaged or corrupted, the secondary BIOS is used to take over on the next system boot to ensure normal system operation.

Unleash the performance of your mainboard with SAPPHIRE overclocking features



Features include:
- Xact Voltage Pad: Power users can easily measure on board device voltages like your CPU and memory.
- TRIXX OC Utility: The award winning Trixx is a windows based overclocking utility allowing you to tune or monitor your system to optimal performance.
- Hardware Monitor Gadget: Monitor your System / CPU Temperature, Voltage and Fan speeds from the Windows gadget side bar.
- Vdroop Disable Switch: Disable Vdroop (Load line Droop) allows stable voltages while overclocking. Advanced overclockers only.

With todays advanced PC applications and large data movement, fast data transfer rates are crucial. SAPPHIRE mainboards support the next generation of serial storage interface: SATA revision 3.0, doubling disk transfer speeds to 6Gb/s from previous revision 2.0 of 3Gb/s.

Get a 4X theoretical performance increase with RAID 0 (striping) when compared to SATA 3Gb/s (4X) and SATA 6Gb/s (2X) interfaces!

BlueTooth® 2.1 with EDR!

The SAPPHIRE PURE Platinum XXX Supports Bluetooth® version 2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) and easy wireless connection between Bluetooth devices at speeds up to 3Mb/s. Perfect for Data and Voice applications.

Does your iPhone® stop charging when your computer goes into sleep mode? Not anymore! With i-Smart Charging your mainboard automatically detects if your Smart Phone, Iphone ®, Ipod ® or another USB device is connected and will continue to charge your device even if your computer goes into sleep mode. Note* USB device must support the USB standard - power charging specification V1.1.

10x Performance increase over USB 2.0

Today, large capacity external drives and devices demand more bandwidth. USB® 3.0 addresses this need by offering 5 Gbps data transfer rates and a 10x performance increase over USB® 2.0. USB® 3.0 is compatible with previous USB® 2.0 and 1.1 devices. Unleash the performance of your external devices with USB® 3.0.

Experience true HD audio made for next generation multimedia PCs.

SAPPHIRE provides 5 24-bit stereo DACs offering sample rates ranging from 6 kHz to 192 kHz and supporting up to 7.1 channel surround sound for a true cinema feeling at home.

Features:
Meets Microsoft WHQL/WLP 2.0 audio requirements
EAX™ 1.0 & 2.0 compatible
Direct Sound 3D™ compatible
A3D™ compatible
I3DL2 compatible
HRTF 3D Positional Audio

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