CPU

AMD Socket AM2+ Processors
AMD® Socket AM2/AM2+ for AMD Phenom™ FX / Phenom / Athlon™ / Sempron™
AMD Cool'n'Quiet™ Technology
AMD Live!™ Ready

Chipset

NVIDIA nForce® 780a SLI
NVIDIA ESA (Enthusiast System Architecture) Support

System Bus

2000/1600 for AM2 CPU
Up to 5200 MT/s; HyperTransport™ 3.0 interface for AM2+ CPU

Memory

4 x DIMM, Max. 8 GB, DDR2 1066/800/667/533 ECC,Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory
Dual Channel memory architecture
* DDR2 1066 is supported by AM2+ CPU only

Expansion Slots

3 x PCIe x16 support NVIDIA 3-Way SLI Tech @ dual x16 or x16, x8, x8
1 x PCIe x1
2 x PCI 2.2

VGA

Integrated NVIDIA GeForce® 8 Series GPU
AMD® Socket AM2+ for Hybrid SLI™ Support (support Windows® Vista only.)
Supports HDMI™ Technology with max. resolution up to 1920 x 1200
Supports DVI with max. resolution up to 1920 × 1440 @ 60 MHz
Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920 × 1440 @ 75 Hz
HDMI/DVI/RGB Support
Supports Microsoft® DirectX 10, OpenGL 2.0, Pixel Shader 4.0
Support PCIe 2.0 / 1.0 Architecture
Maximum shared memory of 512MB

Scalable Link Interface (SLI™)

Support NVIDIA Hybrid SLI-Ready graphics cards

Storage

Chipset
1 xUltraDMA 133/100/66
6 xSATA 3 Gb/s ports (Use SATA1-4 for IDE mode.)
NVIDIA® MediaShield™ RAID Support RAID 0,1,0+1,5,JBOD
Marvell® 6111 SATA controller
1 x External SATA 3.0 Gb/s port (SATA On the Go)

LAN

NVIDIA Gigabit MAC
Atheros F1 Gigabit PHY featuring AI NET 2

Audio

ADI® AD1988B 8 -Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF out ports at back I/O

IEEE 1394

LSI® FW322 controller supports 2 x 1394a ports

USB

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

ASUS AI Lifestyle Features

ASUS Express Gate
- Web browser, file downloading and uploading*
- Further free features upgradable
- Onboard flash with Express Gate installed
* File downloading and uploading through USB devices only
ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution
- ASUS Fanless Design: Cool Mempipe solution
- ASUS Fanless Design: Heat-pipe solution
- ASUS Fanless Design: Stack Cool 2
- ASUS 8+2 Phase Power Design
- ASUS AI Gear 2
- ASUS AI Nap
- ASUS Q-Fan 2
- ASUS Optional Fan for Water-cooling or Passive-Cooling only
ASUS Crystal Sound
- ASUS AI Audio 2
- ASUS Noise Filter
ASUS EZ DIY
- ASUS Q-Shield
- ASUS Q-Connector
- ASUS O.C. Profile
- ASUS EZ Flash 2

Overclocking Features

Intelligent overclocking tools
- AI Overclocking (intelligent CPU frequency tuner)
- ASUS AI Booster Utility
2 Precision Tweaker 2
- vChipset 16-step Chipset voltage control
- vDIMM: 35 -step DRAM voltage control
- vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at 0.0125V increment
- vHT Bus: 16-step Chipset voltage control
SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection)
- FSB tuning from 200MHz up to 600MHz at 1MHz increment
- PCI Express frequency tuning from 100MHz up to 200MHz at 1MHz increment
- Memory tuning from 533MHz up to 1066MHz
Overclocking Protection
- ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)

Special Features

Multi-language BIOS
ASUS MyLogo 2
Uses 100% All High-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors!

Back Panel I/O Ports

1 x D-Sub
1 x PS/2 Keyboard
1 x HDMI
1 x External SATA
1 x S/PDIF Out
1 x LAN(RJ45) port
4 x USB 2.0/1.1
8 -Channel Audio I/O

Internal I/O Connectors

3 x USB connectors (6 ports)
1 x Floppy disk drive connector
1 x IDE connector
6 x SATA connectors
2 x IEEE 1394a connector
1 x CPU Fan connector
2 x Chassis Fan connector
1 x Power Fan connector
1 x S/PDIF Out connector
1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector
24-pin ATX Power connector
Front panel audio connector
COM connector
Chassis Intrusion connector
CD/AUX audio in
System Panel

BIOS

8 Mb Flash ROM
DMI 2.0
PnP
WfM 2.0
SM BIOS 2.5
Award BIOS
ACPI 2.0
ASUS EZ Flash 2

O/S Compatibility

Windows Vista
Windows XP

Accessories

ASUS Cool Mempipe
UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable
FDD cable
SATA cables
SATA power cables
Q-Shield
User's manual
1 x Multi-function module (IEEE 1394 + USB2.0)
1 x HDMI to DVI Convertor
1 x SLI bridge
1 x 3-way SLI bridge
3 in 1 Q-connector
Optional Fan for Water-Cooling or Passive-Cooling only

Support Disc

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

Form Factor

ATX Form Factor
12 inch x9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x24.4 cm )