CPU

LGA775 socket for Intel® 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® next generation 45nm Multi-Core CPU

Chipset

Intel® P965 / ICH8 with Intel® Fast Memory Access Technology

Front Side Bus

1333 (overclocking) / 1066 / 800 MHz
* The chipset officially supports the FSB up to 1066 MHz. Tuned by ASUS exclusive technology, this motherboard natively supports up to FSB 1333 MHz
* Refer to www.asus.com for Intel CPU support list

Memory

4 x DIMM, max. 8GB, DDR2 800 / 667 / 533 MHz, non-ECC, un-buffered memory
Dual channel memory architecture
* Refer to www.asus.com or user manual for Memory QVL (Qualify Vendor List)

Expansion Slots

1 x PCI-E x16
2 x PCI-E x1
3 x PCI 2.2

Storage

Southbridge
- 4 x SATA 3Gb/s ports
JMicron® JMB363 PATA and SATA controller
- 1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 for up to 2 PATA devices
- 1 x Internal SATA 3Gb/s port
- 1 x External SATA 3Gb/s port (SATA On-the-Go)
- Support SATA RAID 0, 1 and JBOD (by 1x External SATA & 1x Internal SATA)

LAN

PCIe Gb LAN controller

Audio

Realtek ALC 662, 6-channel High-Definition Audio CODEC

USB

10 x USB 2.0 ports (6 ports at mid-board, 4 ports at back panel)

Overclocking Features

SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection)
- FSB tuning from 100MHz up to 500MHz at 1MHz increment
ASUS O.C. Profile
ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)

Special Features

CrashFree BIOS 3
ASUS EZ Flash 2
ASUS Q-Fan
ASUS Q-Connector
MyLogo

Back Panel I/O Ports

1 x PS/2 Keyboard
1 x PS/2 Mouse
1 x Serial port
1 x Parallel port
1 x External SATA
1 x RJ45 port
4 x USB 2.0/1.1
6-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
5 x SATA connectors
1 x CPU Fan connector
1 x Chassis Fan connector
1 x Power Fan connector
Front panel audio connector
1 x S/PDIF Out Header
Chassis Intrusion connector
CD audio in
24-pin ATX Power connector
4-pin ATX 12V Power connector
System Panel

BIOS

8 Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI v3.0, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3

Manageability

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

Support Disc

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

Form Factor

ATX Form Factor, 12"x 7.4" (30.5cm x 18.8cm)