Socket LGA 775 Motherboard for Intel® Core™2 Extreme/Core™2 Duo/Pentium® Extreme/Pentium® D/Pentium® 4/Celeron® D Processors Intel® Quad-core CPU Ready Compatible with Intel® 06/05B/05A processors
Chipset
NVIDIA nForce® 680i SLI™ * Support SLI-Ready Memory Technology
Front Side Bus
1333*/1066/800/533 MHz (** available when CPUs are ready for 1333MHz FSB)
Memory
Dual channel memory architecture 4 x DIMM, max. 8GB, DDR2-800/667/533, non-ECC, unbuffered memory * Refer to www.asus.com or user manual for Memory QVL (Qualify Vendor List)
Expansion Slots
2 x PCI Express x16 slot, support NVIDIA® SLI™ technology, at full x16, x16 speed (blue) 1 x PCI Express x16, at x8 speed (white) 1 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI 2.2
Scalable Link Interface (SLI™)
Support two identical NVIDIA SLI-Ready graphics cards (both at x16 mode)
Storage
South bridge supports: * 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33 * 6 x Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s * NVIDIA MediaShield™ RAID supports RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5 and JBOD span cross Serial ATA drives
LAN
NVIDIA nForce® 680i SLI™ built-in dual Gigabit MAC with external Marvell PHY Support NVIDIA DualNet® technology
High Definition Audio
SupremeFX Audio Card * ADI 1988B 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC * Support Jack-Sensing, Multi-streaming and Jack-Retasking Coaxial, Optical S/PDIF out DTS® Connect
IEEE 1394a
VIA6308P controller supports 2 x 1394a ports
USB
Max. 10 USB2.0/1.1 ports(6 ports at mid-board, 4 ports at back panel)
Overclocking Features
Intelligent overclocking tools: * AI NOS™ (Non-delay Overclocking System) * AI Overclocking (intelligent CPU frequency tuner) * ASUS AI Booster Utility * O.C Profile Overclocking Protection: * ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)
Special Features
ASUS EZ DIY: * Q-Connector * ASUS CrashFree BIOS2 * ASUS EZ Flash2 ASUS Music Alarm ASUS MyLogo3 ASUS Q-Fan 2
Back Panel I/O Ports
1 x PS/2 Keyboard port(purple) 1 x PS/2 Mouse port(green) 1 x Optical + 1 x Coaxial S/PDIF Output 2 x LAN (RJ45) port 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 1 x IEEE1394a port
Internal I/O Connectors
3 x USB 2.0 connectors supports additional 6 USB 2.0 ports 1 x Floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector for two devices 6 x SATA connectors 8 x Fan connector: 1 x CPU / 1 x Power Fan / 1 x Chassis / 5 x Optional 1 x Front Panel Audio connector (on SupremeFX audio card) 1 x IEEE1394a connector 1 x S/PDIF output connector 1 x Chassis Intrusion connector 24-pin ATX Power connector 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector System panel connector
BIOS
8Mb Award BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, Multi-Language BIOS
Manageability
WOL by PME, WOR by PME, Chasis Intrusion, PXE
Accessories
1 x SLI bridge 1 x ASUS Q-Connector Kit (USB, 1394, system panel; Retail version only) 1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable 1 x Floppy disk drive cable 4 x SATA cables 2 x SATA power cable for 4 devices 1 x 2-port USB2.0 module 1 x IEEE1394a module User's manual
Software
Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Booster NVIDIA MediaShield™ RAID Anti-virus software (OEM version)
Motherboard Form Factor
ATX Form Factor Motherboard, 12"x 9.6" (30.5cm x 24.5cm)