Google Nexus 7 maker ASUS announced the release of two motherboards: the new A88XM-A and A55BM-A/USB3. The two motherboards released are the first of its kind to work with the new new Socket FM2+ APUs (Accelerated Processing Units) from AMD.

The A88XM-A with AMD A88X chipset along with the A55BM-A/USB3 and A55 chipset are categorized as Micro-ATX motherboards for the current Richland' and 'Trinity' FM2 APUs. Asus also made sure they are hardware-ready for the next AMD 'Kaveri' FM2+ APUs.

These APUs will be responsible for supporting the DirectX 11.1 and PCI Express 3.0.

Throughout the years, Asus has steadily positioned itself as one of the best tech manufacturers around. The company has stayed committed to producing technologies and devices supporting the most up to date in the PC industry. Lately, Asus' success can be attributed to its collaboration with Google to create is most successful tablet yet, the Google Nexus 7.

The latest FM2+ motherboards from Asus provide customers with a refreshed motherboard design. Compared to other offerings on the market, these motherboards offer versatility in terms of backward and forward compatibility especially with AMD APUs.

The A55BM-A/USB3 and ASUS A88XM-A support the use of the new PCI Express 3.0 interface from Kaveri. The PCI Express comes with a a PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 slot offer exclusive functions for better reliability and performance.