The ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 is an AMD 970/SB950 chipset motherboard designed for Socket AM3+ processors, including AMD FX/Phenom II/Athlon II/Sempron 100 series CPUs. This ATX form factor board supports Dual Channel DDR3 memory with frequencies up to 2133MHz (O.C.) across 4 DIMM slots, with a maximum capacity of 32GB. It features 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slot for graphics cards, plus 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots and 2 x PCI slots for expansion. Storage conNECtivity includes 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports supporting RAID 0,1,5,10 configurations. Networking is handled by Realtek 8111F Gigabit LAN controller. The board offers comprehensive USB support with 8 x USB 2.0 ports (4 rear, 4 via headers) and 2 x USB 3.0 ports (rear). Audio features include 8-channel HD audio via Realtek ALC887 codec. Designed for reliability, it incorporates ASUS EPU energy processing unit, ASUS Exclusive Turbo Key for easy overclocking, and ASUS AI Suite II for comprehensive system tuning. The motherboard's durable components and optimized power design ensure stable performance for gaming and productivity applications.