CPU

Support AMD® Socket AM2+/ AM2 Phenom FX(2000MT/s)/Phenom(2000MT/s)/ Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64/ Sempron
AMD Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology
AMD64 architecture enables simultaneous 32-bit and 64-bit computing
AMD Live!™ Ready

Chipset

NVIDIA nForce® 570 SLI™ MCP(media and communications processor)

Front Side Bus

2000 / 1600 MT/s

Memory

Dual channel memory architecture
4 x 240-pin DIMM, support max. 8GB DDR2 800/667/533 ECC and non-ECC, un-buffered memory
*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

2 x PCI Express x16 slot at x16, x8 speed
Support NVIDIA®SLI™ technology (both at x8 mode)
2 x PCI Express x1
3 x PCI 2.2

Scalable Link Interface (SLI™)

Support two identical NVIDIA SLI-Ready graphics cards (at x8, x8 mode)
ASUS two-slot thermal design
ASUS PEG Link

Storage

NVIDIA nForce® 570 SLI™ MCP 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
JMicron JMB363 SATA controller supports:
- 1 x Internal Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s
- 1 x External Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s port on back I/O (SATA On-the-Go)
- Support SATA RAID 0, 1 and JBOD (by 1x External SATA & 1x Internal SATA)

LAN

Dual Gigabit LAN controllers support NVIDIA DualNet® technology
NVIDIA nForce® 570 SLI™ MCP built-in dual Gigabit MAC with external Marvell PHY
- Support Teaming and Fail-Over functions
- Support TCP/IP Acceleration

Audio

ADI 1988B 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC
Support Jack-Sensing, Enumeration, Multi-streaming and Jack-Retasking
Coaxial, Optical S/PDIF out on back I/O port

IEEE 1394a

TI 1394 controller supports 2 x 1394a ports

USB

max.10 USB2.0/1.1 ports

ASUS Unique Features

AI Nap
AI Gear
Advanced Thermal Design:
- ASUS Fanless Design:Heat-pipe Thermal solution
ASUS Crystal Sound:
- ASUS Array Mic
- Noise Filter

Overclocking Features

Intelligent overclocking tools:
-ASUS AI NOS™ (Non-delay Overclocking System)
-AI Overclocking (intelligent CPU frequency tuner)
-ASUS PEG Link (automatically performance tuning)
ASUS O.C. Profile: overclocking configuration-sharing tool
Precision Tweaker:
- vDIMM: 15-step DRAM voltage control
- vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at 0.0125V increment
- Stepless Frequency Selection (SFS): allowing FSB tuning from 200MHz up to 400MHz at 1MHz increment
- PCI Express x16 Frequency from 100MHz up to 200MHz at 1 MHz increment
Overclocking Protection:
- ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)
ASUS AI Booster Utility
Adjustable FSB frequencies with fixed PCI/PCI Express frequencies

Special Features

ASUS EZ DIY:
-ASUS Q-Connector
-ASUS CrashFree BIOS3
-ASUS EZ Flash2
ASUS Music Alarm

Back Panel I/O Ports

1 x PS/2 Keyboard port(purple)
1 x PS/2 Mouse (green)
1 x Optical S/PDIF Out port + 1 x Coaxial S/PDIF Out port
1 x External SATA
2 x LAN (RJ45) port
4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
1 x IEEE 1394a port
1 x COM port
8-channel Audio ports

Internal I/O Connectors

3 x USB 2.0 connectors support additional 6 USB 2.0 ports
1 x Floppy disk drive connector
1 x IDE connector for two devices
7 x SATA connectors
1 x CPU / 4 x Chassis / 1 x Power Fan connectors
1 x ADH connector
1 x IEEE1394a connector
1 x Parallel connector
Chassis Intrusion connector
Front Panel Audio connector
1x S/PDIF output connector
CD audio in
24-pin ATX Power connector
System panel connector
4-pin ATX 12V Power connector

BIOS

4Mb AWARD BIOS, PnP, DMI, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.3

Manageability

WOL by PME, WOR by PME, Chasis Intrusion, PXE

O/S Compatibility

Windows Vista/XP/2000