Tip socket

LGA1155

Procesoare suportate

Generaţia a 2-a de procesoare Intel Core i7 / Core i5 / Core i3
Suportă Intel 32nm CPU
Suportă Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0

Chipset

Intel Z68

Memorie

4 x DIMM, Max. 32GB, DDR3 2200(O.C.)/2133(O.C.)/1866(O.C.)/1600/1333/1066 Hz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory
Dual Channel memory architecture
Suportă Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

Suport Multi-GPU

Suportă NVIDIA Quad-GPU SLI Technology
Suportă AMD Quad-GPU CrossFireX Technology

Sloturi de expansiune

2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8)
1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode, black)
2 x PCIe 2.0 x1
2 x PCI

Storage

Intel Z68 chipset:
2 x SATA 6Gb/s ports, gray
4 x SATA 3Gb/s ports, blue
Suportă Raid 0, 1, 5, 10
Suportă Intel Smart Response Technology
Marvell PCIe 9128 controller:
2 x SATA 6Gb/s ports, navy blue
JMicron JMB362 controller:
1 x eSATA 3G port, red
1 x Power eSATA 3Gb/s port(s), green

LAN

Intel 82579, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller
Realtek 8111E, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller
Dual Gigabit LAN controllers- 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) appliance
Intel LAN- Dual interconnect between the Integrated LAN controller and Physical Layer (PHY)

Bluetooth

Bluetooth V2.1+EDR
ASUS BT GO! Utility

Audio

Realtek ALC 889 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
- Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
Audio Feature :
- Absolute Pitch 192kHz/ 24-bit True BD Lossless Sound
- Blu-ray audio layer Content Protection
- DTS Surround Sensation UltraPC
- Coaxial and Optical S/PDIF out ports at back panel

IEEE 1394

VIA 6315N controller
2 x IEEE 1394a ports (1 at mid-board, 1 at back panel)

USB

NEC USB 3.0 controller:
4 x USB 3.0 ports (2 at back panel, blue, 2 at mid-board)
Intel Z68 chipset:
12 x USB 2.0 ports (8 at back panel, 4 at mid-board)

Caracteristici overclocking

Overclocking Protection:
- ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)

Caracteristici speciale

ASUS Dual Intelligent Processors 2 with DIGI+ VRM :
ASUS TPU :
- Auto Tuning
- TurboV
- TPU switch
ASUS EPU :
- EPU
- EPU switch
ASUS Digital Power Design :
- Industry leading Digital 16 Phase Power Design (12 -phase for CPU, 4 -phase for iGPU)
- ASUS DIGI+ VRM Utility
ASUS BT GO! :
- Folder Sync
- BT Transfer
- Shot & Send
- BT to Net
- Music Player
- Personal Manager
ASUS BT Turbo Remote :
- Exclusive Smartphone Interface supporting iPhone, Android, Windows Mobile, and Symbian systems
ASUS Exclusive Features :
- MemOK!
- AI Suite II
- AI Charger
- Anti-Surge
- ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode featuring friendly graphics user interface
ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution :
- Stylish Fanless Design Heat-pipe solution
- ASUS Fan Xpert
ASUS EZ DIY :
- ASUS Q-Shield
- ASUS O.C. Tuner
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
- ASUS EZ Flash 2
ASUS Q-Design :
- ASUS Q-Code
- ASUS Q-LED (CPU/DRAM/VGA/Boot Device LED)
- ASUS Q-Slot
- ASUS Q-DIMM
- ASUS Q-Connector

Porturi I/O spate

1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port
1 x Bluetooth module
1 x eSATA 3Gb/s
1 x Power eSATA 3Gb/s
1 x IEEE 1394a
2 x LAN (RJ45) ports
2 x USB 3.0
8 x USB 2.0
1 x Coaxial S/PDIF out
1 x Optical S/PDIF out
6 x Audio Jacks
1 x Clear CMOS button

Conectori I/O interni

1 x USB 3.0 connector supports additional 2 USB 3.0 ports (19-pin, blue)
2 x USB 2.0 connectors support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports
4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
1 x IEEE 1394a connector
1 x CPU Fan connector (4-pin)
2 x Chassis Fan connectors (1 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin)
2 x Power Fan connectors (2 x 3-pin)
1 x S/PDIF out Header
1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector
1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector
1 x Front panel audio connector (AAFP)
1 x System panel (Q-Connector)
1 x MemOK! button
1 x TPU switch
1 x EPU switch
1 x Power-on switch
1 x Reset switch

BIOS

64 Mb Flash ROM, EFI AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3, F12 PrintScreen Function

Accesorii

User's manual
ASUS Q-Shield
2 x Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s cables
4 x Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s cables
1 x SLI bridge
1 x Q-connector (2 in 1)
1 x ASUS Front Panel USB 3.0 Box

Software disc

Drivers
ASUS Utilities
ASUS Update
Anti-virus software (OEM version)

Form Factor

ATX Form Factor (30.5 x 24.4 cm)