| CPU | AMD Socket AM2+ / AM2 Phenom™ X4/Phenom™ X3/Athlon™ /Athlon™ X2/Sempron™ Processors
Support AM3 Phenom™ II / Athlon™ X4 / Athlon™ X3 / Athlon™ X2 Processors
AMD Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology
Support 45nm CPU |
| Chipset | NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI with NVIDIA NVCC and ESA support
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| System Bus | Up to 5200 MT/s HyperTransport™ 3.0 for AM3 /AM2+ CPU
2000 / 1600 MT/s for AM2 CPU |
| Memory | 4 x DIMM, Max. 16 GB, DDR2 1200(O.C.)/1066/800/667 ECC,Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory
Dual Channel memory architecture
*Due to AMD CPU limitation, DDR2 1066 is supported by AM3/AM2+ CPU for one DIMM per channel only.
**Due to OS limitation, when installing total memory of 4GB capacity or more, Windows® 32-bit operation system may only recognize less than 3GB. Hence, a total installed memory of less than 3GB is recommended.
***Refer to www.asus.com or the user manual for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lidts) |
| Expansion Slots | 3 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (dual x16 or triple x8)
1 x PCIe x1
2 x PCI 2.2
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| VGA | Integrated NVIDIA® GeForce® 8 series GPU for NVIDIA Hybrid SLI™ support only (not for graphics output)
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| Multi-GPU Support | Support NVIDIA® 3-Way SLI™ Technology (dual x16 or triple x8) |
| Storage | Chipset
1 xUltraDMA 133/100
5 xSATA 3 Gb/s ports (Legacy IDE operation is only supported on ports 1–4.)
NVIDIA® MediaShield™ RAID Support RAID 0,1,0+1,5,JBOD
1 x External SATA 3.0 Gb/s port (SATA On the Go)
*Due to the Windows XP/ Vista limitation, the RAID array with the total capacity over 2TB cannot be set as a boot disk. A RAID array over 2TB can only be set as a data disk only. For more information, please refer to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/946557/en-us |
| LAN | NVIDIA Gigabit MAC Realtek 8211CL Gigabit PHY featuring AI NET 2
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| Audio | 8 -Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
- Supports Jack-Detection, Multi-Streaming, and Front Panel Jack-Retasking
- Coaxial and Optical S/PDIF Out ports at back I/O
- ASUS Noise Filtering |
| IEEE 1394 | VIA VT6315N controller supports 2 x 1394a ports |
| USB | 12 USB 2.0 ports (6 ports at mid-board, 6 ports at back panel) |
| ASUS Unique Features | ASUS Power Saving Solution
- ASUS 8+1 Phase Power Design
- ASUS Anti-Surge Protection
ASUS Green Design
- ASUS EPU (for AM3/AM2+ CPU only)
- ASUS AI Nap
ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution
- ASUS Fanless Design: Heat-pipe solution
- ASUS Optional Fan for Water-cooling or Passive-Cooling only
- ASUS Q-Fan 2
ASUS Express Gate
ASUS Crystal Sound
- ASUS Noise Filtering
ASUS EZ DIY:
- ASUS Q-Connector
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
- ASUS O.C. Profile
- ASUS EZ Flash 2
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| Overclocking Features | Intelligent overclocking tools
- AI Overclocking (intelligent CPU frequency tuner)
- ASUS TurboV
- ASUS Turbo Key
Precision Tweaker 2
- vDIMM: 35 -step DRAM voltage control
- vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at 0.0125V increment
- vChipset 16-step Chipset voltage control
SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection)
- FSB tuning from 200MHz up to 600MHz at 1MHz increment
- Memory tuning from 533MHz up to 1066MHz
- PCI Express frequency tuning from 100MHz up to 200MHz at 1MHz increment
Overclocking Protection
- ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)
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| Special Features | 100% All High-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors!(VRM 5000hrs lifespan @105°C, 500,000hrs @65°C)
ASUS MyLogo 2 |
| Back Panel I/O Ports | 1 x PS/2 Keyboard
1 x PS/2 Mouse
1 x External SATA
1 x IEEE 1394a
1 x LAN(RJ45) port
6 x USB 2.0/1.1
8 -Channel Audio I/O
1 x Coaxial S/PDIF Out
1 x Optical S/PDIF Out |
| Internal I/O Connectors | 3 x USB connectors (6 ports)
1 x IDE connector
5 x SATA connectors
1 x IEEE 1394a connector
1 x CPU Fan connector
2 x Chassis Fan connector
1 x Power Fan connector
Front panel audio connector
System Panel
1 x COM connector
1 x S/PDIF Out Header
CD audio in
24-pin ATX Power connector
8-pin ATX 12V Power connector
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| BIOS | 8 Mb Flash ROM
AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI 2.0, ASUS EZ Flash 2
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| Accessories | 1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable
5 x SATA cable
I/O Shield
1 x 3-way SLI bridge
1 x SLI bridge cable
User's manual
2 in 1 Q-connector (USB, System panel; Retail version only)
Optional Fan for Water-Cooling or Passive-Cooling only |
| Support Disc | Drivers
ASUS PC Probe II
Express Gate
ASUS AI Suite
Anti-virus software (OEM version)
ASUS Update
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| Form Factor | ATX Form Factor
12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )
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