CPU    

AMD Socket AM3 Phenom™ II/Athlon™ X4/Athlon™ X3/Athlon™ X2

Processors

AMD Cool ´n´ Quiet™ Technology

Support 45nm CPU

AMD 140W CPU Support

 

Chipset           

AMD 790FX/SB750

 

System Bus    

Up to 5200 MT/s HyperTransport™ 3.0

 

Memory          

4 x DIMM, Max. 16 GB, DDR3 1600(O.C.)/1333/1066 ECC,Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory

Dual Channel memory architecture

*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 user manual for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists)

 

Expansion Slots         

4 x PCIe 2.0 x16 support ATI CrossFireX™ technology (@ dual x16, triple x16 / x8 / x8, or quad x8 link)

2 x PCI 2.2

 

Storage           

SB750 Chipset

1 xUltraDMA 133/100/66 for up to 2 PATA devices

5 xSATA 3 Gb/s ports Support RAID 0,1,5,10,JBOD

1 x eSATA 3Gb/s ports (SATA on-the-go)*

*Refer to user manual for the HDD Bay QVL(Qualified Vendors Lidts)

 

LAN    

Realtek® 8112 Gigabit LAN controller featuring AI NET 2

 

Audio  

Realtek® 1200 8 -Channel High Definition Audio CODEC

- Supports Jack-Detection, Multi-Streaming, and Front Panel Jack-Retasking

- Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF Out ports at back I/O

- ASUS Noise Filtering

 

IEEE 1394       

VIA VT6315N controller supports 2 x 1394a ports (1 at mid-board; 1 at back panel)

 

USB    

12 USB 2.0 ports (6 ports at mid-board, 6 ports at back panel)

ASUS Unique Features

ASUS Power Saving Solutions:

- 8 2 Phase Power Design

- ASUS Anti-Surge Protection

ASUS Green Design:

- EPU

*ASUS EPU is supported by AM3/AM2 CPU only

- ASUS AI Nap

Express Gate

ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution:

- ASUS Fanless Design: Heat pipe solution

- ASUS Fanless Design: Stack Cool 2

- ASUS Q-Fan 2

ASUS EZ DIY:

- ASUS Q-Shield

- ASUS Q-Connector

- ASUS O.C. Profile

- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2

- ASUS EZ Flash 2

- Onboard Switch

 

Overclocking Features

Intelligent overclocking tools

- AI Overclocking (Intelligent CPU Frequency Tuner)

- TurboV

- Turbo Key

Precision Tweaker 2

- vDIMM: 50 -step DRAM voltage control

- vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at 0.0125V increment

- vChipset (N.B.): 16-step voltage control

SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection)

- FSB tuning from 200MHz up to 600MHz at 1MHz increment

- PCI Express frequency tuning from 100MHz up to 150MHz at 1MHz increment

Overclocking Protection

- ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)

 

Special Features         

100% All High-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors!(VRM 5000hrs lifespan @105°C, 500,000hrs @65°C)

ASUS MyLogo 2

AMD OverDrive Support*

* Advanced cooling system is required when advanced overclock functions of AMD OverDrive are enabled.

 

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 S/PDIF Out port (Coaxial)

1 x S/PDIF Out port (Optical)

Internal I/O Connectors  3 x USB connectors support additional 6 USB ports

1 x Floppy disk drive connector

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

1 x S/PDIF Out connector

24-pin ATX Power connector

Front panel audio connector

COM connector

Chassis Intrusion connector

CD/AUX audio in

System Panel (Q-Connector)

8-pin ATX 12V Power connector

Power on Switch

Reset Switch

 

BIOS   

8 Mb Flash ROM

AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI 2.0a, ASUS EZ Flash 2, CrashFree BIOS 2

 

Manageability 

WOL by PME,WOR by PME,WOR by Ring,Chasis Intrusion,PXE

 

Accessories    

User´s manual

1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable

5 x SATA cable

2 in 1 Q-connector (USB, System panel; Retail version only)

2 x ASUS CrossFire bridge cables

1 x Multi-functional module (1-port IEEE 1394a 2-port USB2.0)