CPU

Support AMD® Socket AM2 Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64/ Sempron
AMD Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology
AMD64 architecture enables simultaneous 32-bit and 64-bit computing
AMD Live!™ Ready

Chipset

NVIDIA nForce® 560 SLI™ MCP

Front Side Bus

Memory

Dual channel memory architecture
4 x DIMM, max. 8GB, DDR2-800/667/533, ECC and non-ECC, un-buffered memory

Expansion Slots

2 x PCI Express x16 slot with NVIDIA® SLI™ technology support, at x8, x8 speed
2 x PCI Express x1
2 x PCI 2.2

Scalable Link Interface (SLI™)

Support two identical NVIDIA SLI-Ready graphics cards (both at x8 mode)
ASUS two-slot thermal design

Storage

NVIDIA nForce® 560 SLI™ MCP supports:
- 2 x Ultra DMA 133 / 100 / 66 / 33
- 4 x Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s
- Supports RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5 and JBOD span cross Serial ATA drives

LAN

NVIDIA nForce® 560 SLI™ MCP built-in Gigabit MAC with external PHY
Support TCP/IP Acceleration

Audio

C-Media Superior Quality Audio 7.1 channel CODEC (Vista ready)
Support S/PDIF out interface

USB

Max. 8 x USB2.0 ports

IEEE 1394

VIA 1394 controller supports 2 x 1394a ports

Overclocking Features

AI Overclocking (intelligent CPU frequency tuner)
SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection): allowing FSB tuning from 200MHz up to 400MHz at 1MHz increment
ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)
Adjustable FSB/DDR2 ratio. Fixed PCI/PCIe frequencies.

Special Features

ASUS EZ DIY:
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS3
- ASUS EZ Flash2
- ASUS Q-Connector
ASUS Q-Fan 2
ASUS MyLogo2

Back Panel I/O Ports

1 x PS/2 Keyboard port
1 x PS/2 Mouses
1 x LAN (RJ45) port
1 x IEEE 1394a port
4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
1 x SPDIF Out
1 x Parallel(Printer Port)
1 x COM port
8-channel Audio ports

Internal I/O Connectors

2 x USB 2.0 connectors supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports
1 x Floppy disk drive connector
2 x IDE connector for four devices
4 x SATA connectors
1 x CPU / 1 x Chassis / 1 x Power Fan connectors
1 x IEEE1394a connector
1 x S/PDIF output connector
Front Panel Audio connector
CD audio in
24-pin ATX Power connector
4-pin ATX 12V Power connector
System panel connector

BIOS

8Mb AWARD BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.3

Manageability

WOL by PME, WOR by PME,Chassis Intruction, PXE

O/S Compatibility

Windows Vista/XP

Accessories

1 x SLI bridge
1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable
1 x Floppy disk drive cable
2 x SATA cables
1 x SATA power cable for 2 device
1 x I/O Shield
1 x ASUS Q-Connector Kit(USB, System panel, Retail version only)
User's manual

Support Disc

Drivers
ASUS PC Probe II
ASUS Update
NVIDIA MediaShield™ RAID
Anti-virus software (OEM version)

Form Factor

ATX Form Factor, 12"x 8.6" (30.5cm x 21.8cm)