| CPU |
AMD Socket AM3 ;Phenom™II /Athlon™II /Sempron™ 100 Series Processors
AMD 140W CPU Support
Support 45nm CPU |
| Chipset |
NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI®
Supports NVIDIA Clock Calibration(NVCC) function
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| System Bus |
Up to 5200 MT/s ;HyperTransport™ 3.0 |
| Memory |
4 x DIMM, Max. 16 GB, DDR3 2000(O.C.)/1333/1066 ECC,Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory
Dual Channel memory architecture
*AMD AM3 100 and 200 series CPU support up to DDR3 1066MHz
**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 Lists) |
| Expansion Slots |
2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (dual @ x16 )
2 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 |
Supports NVIDIA® SLI® Technology (dual @ x16)
Supports NVIDIA Hybrid SLI® (GeForce Boost) Technology |
| Storage |
NVIDIA® nForce® 980a SLI® chipset
1 xUltraDMA 133/100
5 xSATA 3.0 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)
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| LAN |
Broadcom® B5071 Gigabit LAN Controller featuring AI NET 2 |
| Audio |
VIA® VT1708S 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 Filter |
| IEEE 1394 |
VIA® VT6308P controller supports 2 x 1394a port(s) (1 port at mid-board, 1 port at back panel) |
| USB |
12 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 ports at mid-board, 6 ports at back panel)
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| ASUS Unique Features |
ASUS Exclusive Features
- Core Unclocker
- MemOK!
ASUS Power Solutions
- 8+1 Phase Power Design
- 100% Long-Life Capacitors
- EPU
ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution
- ASUS Fanless Design: Heat-pipe solution
- Stack Cool 3+
- Fan Xpert
ASUS Express Gate
ASUS Crystal Sound
- ASUS Noise Filter
ASUS EZ DIY:
- ASUS Q-Connector
- ASUS O.C. Profile
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
- ASUS EZ Flash 2
- ASUS MyLogo 2
- Multi-language BIOS
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| Overclocking Features |
Intelligent overclocking tools
- ASUS Turbo Key
- ASUS TurboV
Precision Tweaker 2
- vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at 0.0125V increment
- vHT Bus: Adjustable HT voltage at 0.02V increment
- vDIMM: Adjustable DRAM voltage at 0.02V increment
- vChipset: Adjustable NB voltage at 0.02V increment
SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection)
- FSB tuning from 200MHz up to 600MHz at 1MHz increment
- 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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| Back Panel I/O Ports |
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 PS/2 Keyboard port (purple)
1 x PS/2 Mouse port (green)
1 x Coaxial S/PDIF Out port
1 x Optical S/PDIF Out port |
| Internal I/O Connectors |
3 x USB connectors supports additional 6 USB ports
1 x IDE connector
1 x IEEE 1394a connector
1 x CPU Fan connector
1 x Power Fan connector
1 x COM connector
5 x SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors
2 x Chassis Fan connector (1 x 3 pin, 1 x 4 pin)
1 x MemOK! button
1 x Core Unlocker switch
1 x S/PDIF Out header
Front panel audio connector
24-pin ATX Power connector
8-pin ATX 12V Power connector
System Panel(Q-Connector)
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| BIOS |
8 Mb Flash ROM , AMI BIOS, SPI, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI 2.0a, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
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| Manageability |
WOL by PME,WOR by PME,WOR by Ring,PXE |
| Accessories |
User's manual
1 x I/O Shield
4 x SATA cable(s)
1 x UltraDMA 133/100 cable
1 x SLI bridge cable
Q-Connector |
| Support Disc |
Drivers
Anti-virus software (OEM version)
ASUS Update
ASUS Utilities
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| Form Factor |
ATX Form Factor
12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm ) |