| CPU | AMD AM3+ FX™/Phenom™ II/Athlon™ II/Sempron™ 100 Series Processors
Supports AM3+ 32 nm CPU
AMD 140W CPU Support
AMD Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology
* Refer to www.asus.com for CPU support list |
| Chipset | AMD 880G/SB850 |
| Memory | 4 x DIMM, Max. 16GB, DDR3 2000(O.C.)/1866(O.C.)/1600(O.C.)/1333/1066 MHz 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. Install a 64-bit Windows® OS when you want to install 4GB or more memory on the motherboard.
* AMD FX Series CPU on this motherboard supports up to DDR3 1866MHz as its standard memory frequency.
* When overclocking, some AMD CPU models may not support DDR3 1600 MHz or higher frequency DIMMs
* Due to CPU spec., AMD 100 and 200 series CPUs support up to DDR3 1066MHz. With ASUS design, this motherboard can support up to DDR3 1333MHz. |
| System Bus | Up to 5.2 GT/s HyperTransport™ 3 |
| Graphic | Integrated ATI Radeon™ HD 4250 GPU
Multi-VGA output support : HDMI/DVI/RGB ports
- Supports HDMI with max. resolution 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz
- Supports DVI with max. resolution 2560 x 1600 @ 60 Hz
- Supports RGB with max. resolution 2048 x 1536 @ 85 Hz
Maximum shared memory of 1024 MB
Hybrid CrossFireX™ Support
SidePort Memory - onboard 128MB DDR3 1333 memory
Hardware Decode Acceleration for H.264, VC-1, and MPEG-2
Blu-ray playback support *2
Supports DirectX 10.1, OpenGL 2.0, Shader Model 4.1, Universal Video Decoder (UVD) 2.0 |
| Expansion Slots | 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (blue)
1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode, black)
1 x PCIe 2.0 x1
3 x PCI |
| Storage | AMD SB850 controller :
5 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), white
Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
AMD SB850 controller :
1 x eSATA 6Gb/s port(s), red
VIA VT6330 controller :
1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 for up to 2 PATA devices , blue |
| LAN | Realtek®, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s) |
| Audio | Realtek® ALC892 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
- ASUS Noise Filter
- Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel |
| IEEE 1394 | VIA® VT6330 controller
2 x IEEE 1394a port(s)
(1 at mid-board, 1 at back panel) |
| USB Ports | AMD SB850 controller :
12 x USB 2.0 port(s) (4 at back panel, black+red, 8 at mid-board)
ASMedia® USB 3.0 controller :
2 x USB 3.0 port(s) (2 at back panel, blue) |
| Overclocking Features | Overclocking Protection :
- ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall) |
| Special Features | ASUS Xtreme Design :
ASUS TPU :
- Turbo Unlocker
- Auto Tuning
- TurboV
- CPU Level Up
- GPU Boost
ASUS EPU :
- EPU
ASUS Hybrid Switch :
- Core Unlocker
ASUS Exclusive Features :
- MemOK!
- Anti-Surge
ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution :
- Stylish Fanless Design Heat-sink solution
- ASUS Fan Xpert
ASUS EZ DIY :
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
- ASUS EZ Flash 2
- ASUS MyLogo 2
100% All High-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors |
| Back I/O Ports | 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port(s)
1 x DVI
1 x D-Sub
1 x HDMI
1 x eSATA 3Gb/s
1 x IEEE 1394a
1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s)
2 x USB 3.0
4 x USB 2.0
1 x Optical S/PDIF out
6 x Audio jack(s) |
| Internal I/O Ports | 4 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 8 USB 2.0 port(s)
1 x IDE connector(s)
1 x COM port(s) connector(s)
5 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s)
1 x IEEE 1394a connector(s)
1 x CPU Fan connector(s)
1 x Chassis Fan connector(s)
1 x Power Fan connector(s)
1 x S/PDIF out header(s)
1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s)
1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s)
1 x Front panel audio connector(s) (AAFP)
1 x System panel(s)
1 x MemOK! button(s)
1 x TPU switch(es)
1 x Core Unlocker switch(es) |
| Accessories | User's manual
I/O Shield
2 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(s)
1 x Q-connector(s) (2 in 1) *3 |
| BIOS | 16Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, ACPI2.0a, SM BIOS 2.6, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 |
| Manageability | WOL by PME, WOR by PME, WOR by Ring, PXE |
| Support Disc | Drivers
ASUS Update
ASUS utilities
Anti-virus software (OEM version) |
| Form Factor | ATX Form Factor
12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm ) |
| Note | 1*: Refer to www.amd.com for the discrete GPUs which support Hybrid CrossFireX™.
2*: Please use Windows Vista or above OS for Blu-ray Playback.
3*: Retail version only |