CPU

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

Chipset

ATI™ CrossFire™ Xpress 3200/ATI™ SB600

Front Side Bus

2000/1600 MT/s

Memory

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

Expansion Slots

2 x PCI Express x16 slot with CrossFire support at full x16, x16 mode
2 x PCI Express x1
2 x PCI

CrossFire

Support ATI CrossFire graphics cards (both at x16 mode)

Storage/RAID

ATI SB600 South Bridge:
 - 1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66/33
 - 4 x Serial ATA I/II 3.0Gb/s with RAID 0, 1, 0+1 support
Jmicron360 SATA controller supports:
 - 1 x External Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s hard disk (SATA On-the-Go)

Audio

ADI 1988A 8-channel CODEC
Universal Audio Jack
Multi-Streaming
Coaxial S/PDIF out ports on back I/O

LAN

Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit LAN Controller, featuring AI NET2

IEEE 1394a

VIA VT6308P controller supports:
 - 1x IEEE 1394a connectors at midboard
 - 1x IEEE 1394a connectors at back panel

USB

Max. 10 USB 2.0/1.1 ports

Special Features

Stack Cool2
SATA On the Go (External SATA on back I/O port)
Noise Filter

Overclocking Features

Intelligent overclocking tools:
 - AI NOS™ (Non-delay Overclocking System)
 - AI Overclocking (intelligent CPU frequency tuner)
 - AI Clock Skew
ASUS O.C. Profile: overclocking configuration-sharing tool
Precision Tweaker:
 - vDIMM: 12-step DRAM voltage control
 - vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at 0.025V increment
SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection)
 - FSB tuning from 200MHz up to 400MHz at 1MHz increment
 - PCI Express tuning from 100MHz up to 150MHz at 1MHz increment
Overclocking Protection:
 - ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)

Other ASUS Special Features

ASUS EZ DIY:
 - Q-Connector
 - CrashFree BIOS3
 - EZ Flash2
ASUS Q-Fan2 Technology
ASUS Mylogo2

Back Panel I/O Ports

1 x PS/2 Keyboard
1 x PS/2 Mouse
1 x Coaxial S/PDIF Out
1 x IEEE1394
1 x External SATA
1 x RJ45
4 x USB 2.0/1.1
8-Channel Audio I/O
1 x COM connector

Internal I/O Connectors

3 x USB 2.0 connector supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports
1 x IEEE1394a connector
4 x SATA connectors
1 x IDE connector
1 x Floppy disk drive connector
1 x CPU/ 2 x Chassis/ 1 x Power FAN connectors
1 x S/PDIF Out connector
24-pin ATX Power connector
4-pin ATX 12V Power connector
Chassis Intrusion
CD audio in connector
Front panel High Definition Audio connector
System panel connector

BIOS

8Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, WfM2.0

Manageability

WfM 2.0,DMI 2.0,WOL by PME,WOR by PME, Chassis Intrusion, PXE and RPL

Support CD

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

Accessories

User's manual
2 x Serial ATA cables
1 x 2-port Serial ATA power cables
1 x 2-port USB2.0
1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable
1 x ASUS Q-Connector (USB, 1394, system panel)
FDD cable
I/O shield

Form Factor

ATX Form Factor, 12"x 9.6"(30.5cm x 24.5cm)