CPU
LGA775 socket for Intel® Core™2 Extreme/Core™2 Quad/Core™2 Duo/Pentium® dual-core/Celeron® dual-core/Celeron® processors
Compatible with Intel® 05B/05A/06 processors
Supports Intel® 45nm multi-core CPU
Chipset
Intel P45/ICH10R with Intel® Fast Memory Access(FMA) support
Front Side Bus

1600/1333/1066/800 MHz
Memory
4 x DIMM, max. 16GB, DDR2 1200/1066/800/667MHz, non-ECC, un-buffered memory
Dual channel memory architecture
Expansion Slots

2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots, support ATI CrossFireX™ technology, at x8 link
(PCIe x16_1 blue, PCIe x16_2 black*)
1 x PCI Express x16 slot at max. x4 link
2 x PCI Express x1 slots
2 x PCI slots
*PCI Express x16_2 slot (black at max. x8 link)
CrossFire

Support ATI CrossFireX™ technology, up to Quad CrossFireX
Storage
Southbridge
6 x SATA 3Gb/s
Intel® Matrix Storage Technology with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 support
Marvell 88SE6121
1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 for up to 2 PATA devices
1 x External SATA 3Gb/s port (SATA On-the-Go)
Silicon Image Sil5723 (Drive Xpert technology)
2 x SATA 3Gb/s
Supports EZ Backup and Super Speed functions
LAN
Dual Gigabit LAN controllers
Marvell 88E8056/88E8001® Gigabit LAN controller featuring AI NET2, Teaming and Redundant
Audio
ADI® AD2000B 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC
Support Jack
Detection, Multi-Streaming, and Front Panel Jack-Retasking
Coaxial/Optical S/PDIF out ports at back I/O
ASUS Noise-Filtering
IEEE 1394

LSI®L-FW3227 controller supports 2 x IEEE 1394a ports(one at mid-board; one at back panel)
USB

Max. 12 USB2.0/1.1 ports(6 ports at mid-board; 6 ports at back panel)
ASUS AI Lifestyle Features

ASUS Exclusive Features:
ASUS 8-Phase Power Design
Express Gate
ASUS Power Saving Solutions:
ASUS EPU-6 Engine
ASUS AI Nap
ASUS Quiet Thermal Solutions:
ASUS Fanless Design: Heat-pipe solution
ASUS Fanless Design: Stack Cool 2
ASUS Fan Xpert
ASUS Crystal
Sound:
AI Audio 2
ASUS Noise Filtering
ASUS EZ DIY:
ASUS Drive Xpert
ASUS DieHard BIOS
ASUS Q-Shield
ASUS Q
Connector
AI Direct Link
ASUS O.C. Profile
ASUS EZ Flash 2
Onboard Switch
Overclocking Features

ASUS AI Booster
Precision Tweaker 2:
vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at 0.00625V increment
vDIMM: 64
step DRAM voltage control
- vChipset (NB): 55-step DRAM voltage controlvCPUPLL: 64
step reference voltage control
vFSB Termination: 40-step voltage control
SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection)
FSB tuning from 200MHz up to 800MHz at 1MHz increment
PCI Express frequency tuning from 100MHz up to 180MHz at 1MHz increment
Overclocking Protection:
ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)
Special Features


ASUS MyLogo 3
Back Panel I/O Ports

1 x PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse combo port
1 x Optical + 1 x Coaxial S/PDIF Output port
1 x External SATA port
1 x IEEE1394a port
2 x LAN (RJ45) ports
6 x USB 2.0/1.1 port
8-channel Audio I/O ports
Internal I/O Connectors

3 x USB connectors support additional 6 USB ports
1 x Floppy diskdrive connector
1 x IDE connector
1 x COM connector
1 x TPM connector
6 x SATA connectors (red)
2 x Drive Xpert SATA connectors (orange)
1 x CPU Fan connector
3 x Chassis Fanconnector
1 x Power Fanconnector
1 x IEEE1394aconnector
Front panel audio connector1 x S/PDIF OutHeaderChassis Intrusion connector
CD audio in
24-pin ATX Power connector
8-pin ATX 12V
Power connector
Power on Switch
Reset Switch
System Panel (Q-Connector)
BIOS
16Mb AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.4
Manageability


WOL by PME, WOR by PME, WOR by Ring, Chasis Intrusion, PXE
Accessories
1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable
1 x FDD cable
6 x Serial ATA cable
1 x 2-port Serial ATA power cable
1 x 2-port USB and 1-port
1394 (4-pin) module
1 x Q-Shield
1 x User's manual
1 x 3 in 1 Q-connector