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® next generation 45nm CPU
*This motherboard supports FSB 1333/1066/800

Chipset

Intel G35
Intel ICH9R
Intel Fast Memory Access Technology

Front Side Bus

1333/1066/800/ MHz

Memory

4 x DIMM, Max. 8 GB, DDR2 800/667/ Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory
Dual Channel memory architecture

Expansion Slots

1 x PCIe x16
2 x PCIe x1
1 x PCI

VGA

Integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X3500
Dual VGA output support: HDMI/DVI-D and RGB
Supports RGB with max. resolution 2048 x 1536@75Hz
Supports HDMI with max. resolution 1920 x 1200@60Hz
Supports DVI with max. resolution 1920 x 1200@60Hz
Maximum shared memory of 384 MB
Supports Microsoft® DirectX® 10, OpenGL® 2.0, Pixel Shader 4.0
*The DirectX® 10 driver will be provided by the chipset vendor later.

Storage

Southbridge
6 xSATA 3 Gb/s ports
Intel Matrix Storage Technology Support RAID 0,1,5,10,
JMicron® JMB368 PATA controller
1 xUltraDMA 133/100/66/ for up to 2 PATA devices

LAN

Atheros L1 PCI-E Gigabit/ LAN controllers PCIe Gb LAN controller

Audio

Realtek ALC 883 8 -Channel High-Definition Audio CODEC
Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF out ports at back I/O
ASUS Noise Filter
Support Jack-Sensing, Enumeration, Multi-streaming

IEEE 1394

VIA VT6308P 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 AI Lifestyle Features

ASUS AI Lifestyle
- ASUS Splendid
ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution
- ASUS AI Gear 2
- ASUS AI Nap
- ASUS Q-Fan 2 - ASUS Fanless Design
ASUS Crystal Sound
- ASUS Noise Filter
ASUS EZ DIY
- ASUS Q-Connector
- ASUS O.C. Profile
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
- ASUS EZ Flash 2

Special Features

ASUS MyLogo 3

Overclocking Features

Precision Tweaker 2
- vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at 0.0125V increment
- vChipset (N.B.): 24-step chipset voltage control
- vDRAM: 33-step DRAM voltage control
- vFSB: 16-step FSB voltage control
- vCPU PLL: 16-step CPU PLL voltage control
SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection)
- FSB tuning from 200MHz up to 800MHz at 1MHz increment
- Memory tuning from 533MHz up to 1333MHz
- 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 out
1 x PS/2 Keyboard
1 x PS/2 Mouse
1 x S/PDIF Out
1 x IEEE 1394a
1 x LAN(RJ45) port
6 x USB 2.0/1.1
8 -Channel Audio I/O
1 x HDMI/DVI port

Internal I/O Connectors

3 x USB connectors support additional 6 USB ports
1 x Floppy disk drive connector
1 x IDE connector
6 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 COM connector
1 x S/PDIF Out connector
1 x4-pin ATX 12V Power connector
24 -pin ATX Power connector
Front panel audio connector
Chassis Intrusion connector
CD/AUX audio in
System Panel Connector

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

Accessories

User's manual
1 x Floppy disk drive cables
3 x SATA cables
3 SATA power cables
I/O Shield
3 in 1 Q-connector

Support Disc

Drivers
ASUS PC Probe II
Anti-virus software (OEM version)
ASUS LiveUpdate Utility
Multi-language MB installation guide

Form Factor

ATX Form Factor
9.6 inch x 9.6 inch ( 24.4 cm x24.4 cm )