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.

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 :
14 x USB 2.0 port(s) (6 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:
- MemOK!
- 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)
6 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
I/O Shield
1 x UltraDMA 133/100 cable(s)
2 x SATA 3Gb/s cable(s)
1 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(s)

BIOS

16 Mb Flash ROM , AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SPI, 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.