Specifications & Features
CPU Support: AMD Socket AM3 ;Phenom™II /Athlon™II /Sempron™ 100 Series Processors
- AMD 140W CPU Support
- AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet™ Technology
- Supports 45nm CPU

Chipset: AMD 890GX/SB850

System Bus: Up to 5200 MT/s ; HyperTransport™ 3.0

Memory Support: Max. 16 GB, DDR3 2000(O.C.)/1333/1066 ECC,Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory
- Dual Channel memory architecture
*AMD AM3 100 and 200 series CPU support up to DDR3 1066MHz

PCI Expansion:
- 2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 support ATI CrossFireX™ technology(@dual x8 speed)
- 1 x PCIe 2.0 x4
- 1 x PCIe 2.0 x1
- 2 x PCI

VGA:
- Integrated ATI Radeon™ HD 4290 GPU
- Multi-VGA output support: HDMI, DVI-D and RGB ports
- Supports HDMI with max. resolution 1920 x 1200 (1080P)
- Supports DVI with max. resolution 2560×1600 @60Hz
- Supports RGB with max. resolution 2560×1440 @75Hz
- Support H.264, VC-1, MPEG-2, DirectX10.1 and OpenGL2.0
- Support Shader Model 4.1, Universal Video Decoder (UVD) 2.0
- Max. UMA Memory Size: 512 MB
- 128MB DDR3 1333 sideport memory support
- Hybrid CrossFireX support

Storage:

- SB850 Chipset:
6 xSATA 6.0 Gb/s ports Support RAID 0,1,5,10
- JMicron® JMB361 PATA and SATA controller:
1 xUltraDMA 133/100 for up to 2 PATA devices
1 xExternal Power eSATA 3.0Gb/s port

LAN: Realtek® 8111E Gigabit LAN controller featuring AI NET2

Audio: ALC 892 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
- BD Audio Layer Content Protection
- Support 192khz/24bit True BD Lossless Sound
- DTS Surround Sensation UltraPC
- Supports Jack-Detection, Multi-Streaming, and Front Panel Jack-Retasking
- Optical S/PDIF Out ports at back I/O
- ASUS Noise Filter

IEEE 1394: VIA® 6308P controller supports 2 x 1394a port(s) (1 at mid-board; 1 at back panel)

USB:
- 12 x USB 2.0 ports (8 ports at mid-board, 4 ports at back panel)
- 2 x USB 3.0 ports (2 ports at back panel)

Back Panel I/O Ports:
- 1 x DVI
- 1 x D-Sub
- 1 x HDMI
- 1 x S/PDIF Out (Optical)
- 1 x IEEE 1394a
- 1 x LAN(RJ45) port
- 8 -Channel Audio I/O
- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard (Purple)
- 1 x Power eSATA
- 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
- 2 x USB 3.0 ports

Internal Connectors:
- 4 x USB connectors support additional 8 USB ports
- 1 x IDE connector
- 1 x IEEE 1394a connector
- 1 x CPU Fan connector
- 1 x Power Fan connector
- 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
- 1 x Chassis Fan connector (4-pin)
- 1 x Chassis Fan connector (3-pin)
- 1 x S/PDIF Out Header
- 1 x Core Unlocker Switch
- 1 x Turbo Key II Switch
- 1 x MemOK! Button
- Front panel audio connector
- 1 x COM connector
- 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
- 1 x 24-pin ATX Power connector
- 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector
- System Panel

BIOS: 16 Mb Flash ROM , SPI, 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

Manageability: WfM 2.0,DMI 2.0,WOL by PME,WOR by PME,PXE

Accessories:
- 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100 cable
- 2 x Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s cables
- 2 x Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s cables
- 1 x Q-Shield
- 1 x VGA Switch card
- 2 in 1 Q-connector (USB, System panel; Retail version only)
- User’s manual

Form Factor:ATX Form Factor  12” x 9.6” ( 30.5cm x 24.4cm )

Asus Unique Features:

ASUS Xtreme Design:
ASUS Hybrid Processor — TurboV EVO
- Turbo Unlocker, Auto Tuning, TurboV, CPU Level UP and GPU Boost
ASUS Hybrid Switch
- Core Unlocker
- Turbo Key II
ASUS Hybrid OS — Express Gate
ASUS Power Solutions:
- 8+2 Phase Power Design
- ASUS EPU
ASUS Exclusive Features:
- MemOK!
ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution:
- ASUS Fanless Design: Heat pipe solution
- ASUS Fan Xpert
ASUS EZ DIY:
- ASUS Q-DIMM
- ASUS O.C. Profile
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
- ASUS EZ Flash 2
- ASUS MyLogo 2
- Percision Tweaker 3
- Multi-language BIOS

Overclocking Features:

Precision Tweaker 3:
- vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at 0.003125V increment
- vDDNB: Adjustable CPU NB voltage at 0.003125V increment
- vCPU PLL: Adjustable CPU_PLL voltage at 0.00625V increment
- vHT bus: Adjustable PCH voltage at 0.00625V increment
- vDRAM Bus: Adjustable DRAM voltage at 0.00625V increment
- iChipset: Adjustable iChipset voltage at 0.00625V increment
SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection):
- PCI Express frequency tuning from 100MHz up to 150MHz at 1MHz increment
- Internal Base Clock tuning from 100MHz up to 600MHz at 1MHz increment
Overclocking Protection:
- ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)