CPU
Intel Socket 775 Core™2 Quad/Core™2 Extreme/Core™2 Duo/Pentium® Extreme/Pentium® D/Pentium® 4 Processors
Compatible with Intel® 05B/05A/06 processors
Support Intel® 45nm CPU
Support Intel® next generation 45nm Multi-Core CPU
Chipset
Intel G33
Intel ICH9
Intel Fast Memory Access Technology
Front Side Bus
1333/1066/800 MHz
Memory
4 x DIMM, Max. 8 GB, DDR2 1066*/800/667 Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory
Dual Channel memory architecture
*The chipset officially supports the memory frequency up to DDR2 800. Due to the tuning by ASUS exclusive technology, this motherboard natively supports up to DDR2 1066MHz. Please refer to www.asus.com or user manual for Memory QVL
**When installing total memory of 4GB capacity or more, WindowsR 32-bit operation system may only recognize less than 3GB. Hence, a total installed memory of less than 3GB is recommended.
VGA
Integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 3100
High-definition video processing with a maximum resolution of 2048 x 1536 bpp @75 Hz
Maximum shared memory of 256 MB
Supports Microsoft® DirectX® 9, OpenGL® 1.5, Pixel Shader 2.0
Expansion Slots
1 x PCIe x16
1 x PCIe x4
2 x PCI
Storage
Southbridge
4 xSATA 3 Gb/s ports
JMicron® JMB368 PATA controller
1 xUltraDMA 133/100/66 for up to 2 PATA devices
LAN
Marvell88E8056® PCI-E Gigabit LAN controllers
PCIe Gigabit LAN controller featuring AI NET2
Audio
Realtek ALC 883 8 -Channel High-Definition Audio CODEC
Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF out ports at back I/O
Support Jack-Sensing, Enumeration, Multi-streaming
S/PDIF out on back I/O port
IEEE 1394
VIA VT6308S controller supports 2 x 1394a ports (one at midboard; one at back panel)
USB
12 USB 2.0 ports (6 ports at mid-board, 6ports at back panel)
ASUS Unique Features
ASUS Crystal Sound
- ASUS Noise Filter
ASUS EZ DIY
- ASUS Q-Connector
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
- ASUS EZ Flash 2
Overclocking Features
ASUS Super Memspeed Technology
vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at 0.0125V increment
SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection)
- FSB tuning from 200MHz up to 800MHz at 1MHz increment
- Memory tunning from 667MHz up to 1333MHz for DDR2
- PCI Express frequency tuning from 100MHz up to 150MHz at 1MHz increment
Overclocking Protection:
- ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)
Back Panel I/O Ports
1 x D-Sub
1 x Parallel
1 x PS/2 Keyboard
1 x S/PDIF Out (Coaxial)
1 x IEEE 1394a
1 x LAN(RJ45) port
6 x USB 2.0/1.1
8 -Channel Audio I/O
Internal I/O Connectors
3 x USB connectors support additional 6 USB ports
1 x Floppy disk drive connector
1 x IDE connector
4 x SATA connectors
1 x IEEE 1394a connector
1 x CPU Fan connector
1 x Chassis Fan connector
1 x Power Fan connector
1 x S/PDIF Out connector
1 x4-pin ATX 12V Power connector
24 Power connector
1 x AP Trigger connector
Front panel audio connector
COM connector
Chassis Intrusion connector
CD/AUX audio in
System Panel
BIOS
8 Mb Flash ROM
DMI 2.0
AMI BIOS
PnP
WfM 2.0
SM BIOS 2.3
ACPI 2.0a
ASUS EZ Flash 2
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
Manageability
WfM 2.0,DMI 2.0,WOL by PME,WOR by PME,PXE
O/S Compatibility
Windows Vista
Windows XP
Form Factor
uATX Form Factor
9.6 inch x 9.6 inch ( 24.4 cm x 24.4 cm )