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 Hz 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™ 3.0
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 *1
SidePort Memory - onboard 128MB DDR3 1333 memory
Hardware Decode Acceleration for H.264, VC-1, and MPEG-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 6G port(s), red
VIA VT6330 controller :
1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 for up to 2 PATA devices , blue
LAN Realtek® 8111E , 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller
Audio Realtek® ALC 892 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 ports at back I/O
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 Hybrid Processor - TPU
- TurboV, Auto Tuning, CPU Level UP, Turbo Unlocker and GPU Boost
ASUS Hybrid Switches
- TPU
- Core Unlocker
- MemOK!
ASUS Power Solutions:
- EPU
- Anti-Surge protection
ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution:
- ASUS Fanless Design: Stylish heat sink solution
- ASUS Fan Xpert
ASUS EZ DIY:
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
- ASUS MyLogo 2
- ASUS EZ Flash 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 Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s cable(s)
1 x Q-connector(s) (2 in 1) *2
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*: Retail version only