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CPUValidated since PCBValidated since BIOSNote
Core i3 530(2.93G,L2:4M, IGPU,rev.C2,73W)ALL1305 GORefer to below URL for more info: http://support.asus.com/faq
Core i3 530(2.93G,L2:4M, IGPU,rev.K0,73W)ALL1901 GO
Core i3 540(3.06G,L2:4M,IGPU, rev.C2,73W)ALL1305 GORefer to below URL for more info: http://support.asus.com/faq
Core i3 540(3.06G,L2:4M,IGPU, rev.K0,73W)ALL1901 GO
Core i3 550(3.2G,L2:4M, IGPU,rev.K0)ALL1607 GO
Core i3 560(3.33G,L2:4M, IGPU,rev.K0)ALL1901 GO
Core i5 650(3.2G,L2:4M, IGPU,rev.C2,73W)ALL1305 GORefer to below URL for more info: http://support.asus.com/faq
Core i5 650(3.2G,L2:4M, IGPU,rev.K0,73W)ALL1901 GO
Core i5 655K(3.2G,L2:4M, IGPU,rev.K0,73W)ALL1607 GO
Core i5 660(3.33G,L2:4M, IGPU,rev.C2,73W)ALL1305 GORefer to below URL for more info: http://support.asus.com/faq
Core i5 660(3.33G,L2:4M, IGPU,rev.K0,73W)ALL1901 GO
Core i5 661(3.33G,L2:4M,IGPU, rev.C2,87W)ALL1305 GORefer to below URL for more info: http://support.asus.com/faq
Core i5 661(3.33G,L2:4M,IGPU, rev.K0,87W)ALL1901 GO
Core i5 670(3.46G,L2:4M, IGPU,rev.C2,73W)ALL1305 GORefer to below URL for more info: http://support.asus.com/faq
Core i5 670(3.46G,L2:4M, IGPU,rev.K0,73W)ALL1901 GO
Core i5 680(3.6G,L2:4M, IGPU,rev.K0,73W)ALL1607 GO
Core i5 750(2.66G,L3:8M, rev.B1,95W)ALL0405 GORefer to below URL for more info: http://support.asus.com/faq
Core i5 750S(2.4G,L3:8M, rev.B1,82W)ALL1305 GORefer to below URL for more info: http://support.asus.com/faq
Core i5 760(2.8G,L3:8M, rev.B1,95W)ALL1801 GO
Core i7 860(2.80G,L3:8M, rev.B1,95W)ALL0405 GO
Core i7 860S(2.53G,L3:8M, rev.B1,82W)ALL1305 GO
Core i7 870(2.93G,L3:8M, rev.B1,95W)ALL0405 GO
Core i7 870S(2.66G,L3:8M, rev.B1)ALL1607 GO
Core i7 875K(2.93G,L3:8M, rev.B1,)ALL1607 GO
Core i7 880(3.06G,L3:8M, rev.B1)ALL1607 GO
Pentium G6950(2.8G,L2:4M, IGPU,rev.C2,73W)ALL1305 GORefer to below URL for more info: http://support.asus.com/faq
Pentium G6950(2.8G,L2:4M, IGPU,rev.K0,73W)ALL1901 GO
Pentium G6960(2.93G,L2:3M, IGPU,rev.K0,73W)ALL2001 GO
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