CPU

LGA775 socket for Intel® Core™2 Quad/ Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo / Pentium® Extreme / Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 / Celeron® D Processors
Compatible with Intel® 05B/05A/06 processors
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ready
* Refer to www.asus.com for Intel CPU support list

Chipset

Intel® P965 / ICH8R with Intel® Fast Memory Access Technology

Front Side Bus

1066 / 800 / 533 MHz

Memory

4 x DIMM, max. 8GB, DDR2 800 / 667 / 533 MHz, non-ECC, un-buffered memory
Dual channel memory architecture
1 x PCI-E x16
3 x PCI-E x1
3 x PCI 2.2

Storage

Southbridge
 - 6 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports
 - Intel Matrix Storage Technology supports  RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10.
JMicron® JMB363 PATA and SATA controller
 - 1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 for up to 2 PATA devices
 - 1 x Internal SATA 3.0 Gb/s port
 - 1 x External SATA 3.0 Gb/s port (SATA On-the-Go)
 - Supports SATA RAID 0, 1 and JBOD (by 1x External SATA & 1x Internal SATA)

LAN

PCI-E Gigabit LAN controller

Audio

ADI® AD1988 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC
 - Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF out ports at back I/O

IEEE 1394

VIA® VT6307 1394a controller suppotys 2xIEEE1394a ports (one at midboard; one at back panel)

USB

10 x USB2.0 ports (6 ports at mid-board, 4 ports at back panel)

ASUS AI Lifestyle Features

ASUS AI Lifestyle Vista Edition Features
 - TPM Support ( The TPM module is pucharsed separately)
* TPM can support both Windows Vista and Windows XP.
ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution:
 - ASUS AI Gear  - ASUS AI Nap
 - ASUS Q-Fan 2
ASUS Crystal Sound:
 - ASUS Noise Filter
ASUS EZ DIY:
 - ASUS Q-Connector
 - ASUS O.C. Profile
 - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3  - ASUS EZ Flash 2

Other Features

ASUS MyLogo 2

Overclocking Features

Intelligent overclocking tools:
 - AI NOS™ (Non-delay Overclocking System)
 - AI Overclocking (intelligent CPU frequency tuner)
 - ASUS AI Booster utility
Precision Tweaker:
 - vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at 0.0125V increment
 - vDIMM: 14-step DRAM voltage control
 - vChipset: 4-step Chipset voltage control
SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection)
 - FSB tuning from 100MHz up to 650MHz at 1MHz increment
 - Memory tuning from 533MHz up to 1066MHz
 - PCI Express frequency tuning from 90MHz up to 150MHz at 1MHz increment
Overclocking Protection:
 - ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)

Back Panel I/O Ports

1 x PS/2 Keyboard
1 x PS/2 Mouse
1 x Parallel port
1 x S/PDIF Out (Coaxial + Optical)
1 x External SATA
1 x IEEE1394a
1 x RJ45 port
4 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
1 x COM connector
1 x TPM connector
8 x SATA connectors
1 x CPU Fan connector
2 x Chassis Fan connector
1 x Power Fan connector
1 x IEEE1394a connector
Front panel audio connector
1 x S/PDIF Out Header
Chassis Intrusion connector
CD audio in
24-pin ATX Power connector
1 x 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector
System Panel

BIOS

8 Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, 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

Accessories

UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable
FDD cable
SATA cables
SATA power cables
I/O Shield
User's manual
USB2.0 port module
3 in 1 Q-connector(Retail version only)

Support CD

Drivers
ASUS PC Probe II
ASUS Update
ASUS AI Suite
Anti-virus software (OEM version)

Form Factor

ATX Form Factor, 12"x 9" (30.5cm x 22.86cm)