| Specification |
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ASUS Crosshair III Formula |
| Model |
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| Crosshair III Formula |
| Socket |
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| Socket AM3 Motherboard |
| CPU |
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AMD Socket AM3 ;Phenom™II/Athlon™II/Sempron™ 100 Series Processors
AMD 140W CPU Support
AMD Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology
Supports 45nm CPU |
| System Bus |
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Up to 5200 MT/s ; HyperTransport™ 3.0 |
| Chipset |
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AMD 790FX/SB750 |
| Memory |
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4 x DIMM, Max. 16 GB, DDR3 1600(O.C.)/1333/1066 ECC,Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory
Dual Channel memory architecture
*Refer to www.asus.com or user manual for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists)
**Due to OS limitation, when installing total memory of 4GB capacity or more,
Windows® 32-bit operation system may only recognize less than 3GB.
Hence, a total installed memory of less than 3GB is recommended. |
| Expansion Slots |
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2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (@ dual x16)
3 x PCIe 2.0 x 1 ( the PCIEx1_1 (black) is compatible with audio slot)
1 x PCI 2.2 |
| Storage |
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SB750 Chipset
1 xUltraDMA 133/100/66 for up to 2 PATA devices
5 xSATA 3 Gb/s ports
Support RAID 0,1,5,10,JBOD
1 x External SATA 3Gb/s port on rear (SATA On-the-Go)
* Due to the Windows XP/ Vista limitation, the RAID array with the total capacity
over 2TB cannot be set as a boot disk. A RAID array over 2TB can only be set as a data disk only. |
| LAN |
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Gigabit LAN controller, featuring AI NET 2 |
| Audio |
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SupremeFX X-Fi Audio Card
8 -Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
EAX® Advanced™ HD 4.0
X-Fi CMSS®-3D
X-Fi Crystalizer™
Creative ALchemy
Supports 1 x S/PDIF out header
Supports Coaxial/Optical S/PDIF out ports on rear |
| Overclocking Features |
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MemOK!
CPU Level Up
Extreme Tweaker
Power Design:
8+2 phase CPU power design
Keyboard-TweakIt
iROG
Loadline Calibration
Intelligent overclocking tools:
ASUS TurboV
O.C Profile
Overclocking Protection:
COP EX (Component Overheat Protection - EX)
Voltiminder LED
ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall) |
| BIOS |
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16 Mb Flash ROM
AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI2.0a Multi-Language BIOS |
| IEEE 1394 |
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2 x 1394a ports (1 port at back I/O, 1 port onboard) |
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| USB |
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12 xUSB 2.0 ports (6 ports at mid-board, 6 ports at back panel) |
| Special Features |
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ASUS MyLogo 3
ASUS EZ Flash 2
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
Q-Connector
ASUS Q-Fan 2
External LCD Poster
ASUS Q-Shield
AMD® OverDrive Support*
ASUS TurboV |
| Back Panel I/O Ports |
|---|
1 x External SATA
1 x IEEE 1394a
1 x LAN(RJ45) port
6 x USB 2.0/1.1
1 x Clr CMOS switch
1 x PS/2 Keyboard port(purple) |
| Internal I/O Connectors |
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3 x USB connectors supports additional 6 USB 2.0 ports
1 x IEEE 1394a connector
1 x IDE connector for two devices
3 x thermal sensor connector
5 x SATA connectors (Blue)
System Panel connector
8 x Fan connectors: 1 x CPU / 1 x PWR / 3 x Chassis / 3 x Optional
1 x LCD Poster connector
24-pin ATX Power connector
8-pin ATX 12V Power connector |
| Manageability |
|---|
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WOL by PME,WOR by PME,PXE |
| Support Disc |
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Drivers
ASUS PC Probe II
ASUS AI Suite
ASUS Update
Kaspersky® Anti-Virus
AMD OverDrive Utility (AOD)
Sound Blaster X-Fi Utility
Futuremark® 3DMark® 06 Advanced Edition |
| Accessories |
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SupremeFX X-Fi audio card
1 x 2 in 1 Q-connector (USB, System panel; Retail version only)
1 x Multi-functional module (1-port IEEE 1394a + 2-port USB2.0)
External LCD Poster
UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable
Serial ATA cables
I/O shield
Cable Ties
User's manual |
| Form Factor |
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ATX Motherboard Form Factor
Dimension: 12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm ) |
| Warranty |
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ASUS Crosshair III Formula
| 15 Day Motherboard Pro DOA Warranty
3 Year ASUS Crosshair III Formula Warranty
ASUS Crosshair III Formula Warranty
ASUS Website
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