CPU

AMD AM3 Phenom™ II/Athlon™ II/Sempron™ 100 Series Processors
Supports AM3 45 nm CPU
Supports CPU up to 140 W
AMD Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology

Chipset

AMD 880G/SB850

Memory

4 x DIMM, Max. 16GB, DDR3 2000(O.C.)/1600(O.C.)/1333/1066 Hz ECC, Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory
Dual Channel Memory Architecture
* Refer towww.asus.comor user manual for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).
* Due to OS limitation, when installing total memory of 4GB capacity or more, Windows® 32-bit operation system may only recognize less than 3GB. Install a 64-bit Windows® OS when you want to install 4GB or more memory on the motherboard.
* Due to CPU spec., AMD 100 and 200 series CPUs support up to DDR3 1066MHz. With ASUS design, this motherboard can support up to DDR3 1333MHz.

System Bus

Up to 5.2 GT/s HyperTransport™ 3.0

Graphic

Integrated ATI Radeon™ HD 4250 GPU
Multi-VGA output support : HDMI/DVI/RGB ports
- Supports HDMI with max. resolution 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz
- Supports DVI with max. resolution 2560 x 1600 @ 60 Hz
- Supports RGB with max. resolution 2048 x 1536 @ 85 Hz
Maximum shared memory of 1024 MB
Dual independent displays support with HDMI/DVI and D-Sub
Hardware Decode Acceleration for H.264, VC-1, and MPEG-2
Blu-ray playback support *¹
Supports DirectX 10.1, OpenGL 2.0, Shader Model 4.1

Multi-GPU Support

Supports AMD CrossFireX™ Technology

Expansion Slots

1 x PCIe 2.0 x16
2 x PCIe 2.0 x1
1 x PCI

Storage

AMD SB850 controller :
6 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), blue
Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10
VIA VT6415 controller :
1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 for up to 2 PATA devices , navy blue

LAN

Realtek® 8111E , 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s), featuring AI NET2

Audio

Realtek® ALC 892 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
- Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
Audio Feature :
- Absolute Pitch 192kHz/ 24-bit True BD Lossless Sound
- Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel

USB Ports

Built-in Controller :
2 x USB 3.0 port(s) (2 at back panel, blue)
Built-in Controller :
12 x USB 2.0 port(s) (4 at back panel, black, 8 at mid-board)

Overclocking Features

Overclocking Protection :
- ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)

Special Features

ASUS Xtreme Design :
ASUS Hybrid Processor - TurboV EVO :
- Turbo Unlocker
- Auto Tuning
- TurboV
- CPU Level Up
- GPU Boost
ASUS Hybrid Switch :
- Core Unlocker
ASUS Power Design :
- 4 +1 Phase Power Design
- ASUS EPU
ASUS Exclusive Features:
- Anti-Surge
- Express Gate
ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution:
- Stylish Fanless Design Heat-sink solution
- Stack Cool 3,
- ASUS Fan Xpert
ASUS EZ DIY :
- ASUS O.C. Profile
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
- ASUS EZ Flash 2
- ASUS MyLogo 2
100% All High-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors

Back I/O Ports

1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port(s)
1 x DVI
1 x D-Sub
1 x HDMI
1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s)
2 x USB 3.0
4 x USB 2.0
1 x Optical S/PDIF out
6 x Audio jack(s)

Internal I/O Ports

4 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 8 USB 2.0 port(s)
1 x IDE connector(s)
1 x COM port(s) connector(s)
6 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s)
1 x CPU Fan connector(s)
1 x Chassis Fan connector(s)
1 x S/PDIF out header(s)
1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s)
1 x 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s)
1 x parallel port connector(s)
1 x Front panel audio connector(s) (AAFP)
1 x System panel(s)
1 x MemOK! button(s)
1 x Core Unlocker switch(es)

Accessories

User's manual
ASUS Q-Shield
1 x UltraDMA 133/100 cable(s)
2 x SATA 3Gb/s cable(s)
2 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(s)
1 x Q-connector(s) (2 in 1) *²

BIOS

16 Mb Flash ROM , AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI 2.0a, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3

Manageability

WOL by PME,WOR by PME,WOR by Ring,PXE

Support Disc

Drivers
Anti-virus software (OEM version)
ASUS Update
ASUS Utilities

Form Factor

uATX Form Factor
9.6 inch x 9.6 inch ( 24.4 cm x 24.4 cm )

Note

*1: Please use Windows Vista or above OS for Blu-ray Playback.
*2: Retail version only.