| CPU | Support AMD® Socket AM2 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® 500 SLI™ MCP |
| Front Side Bus | 2000 / 1600 MT/s |
| Memory | Dual channel memory architecture
4 x DIMM, max. 8GB, DDR2-800/667/533, ECC and non-ECC, un-buffered memory |
| Expansion Slots | 2 x PCI Express x16 slot with NVIDIA® SLI™ technology support, at x8, x8 speed
2 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI 2.2 |
| SLI | Support two identical NVIDIA SLI-Ready graphics cards (both at x8 mode)
ASUS two-slot thermal design |
| Storage | NVIDIA nForce®500 SLI™ MCP supports:
- 2 x Ultra DMA 133 / 100 / 66 / 33 - 4 x Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s - Supports RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5 and JBOD span cross Serial ATA drives |
| LAN | NVIDIA nForce® 500 SLI™ MCP built-in Gigabit MAC with external Attansic PHY
Support TCP/IP Acceleration |
| Audio | C-Media Superior Quality Audio 7.1 channel CODEC (Vista ready)
Support S/PDIF out interface |
| IEEE 1394a | VIA 1394 controller supports 2 x 1394a ports |
| USB 2.0 | Max. 8 x USB2.0 ports |
| Overclocking Features | AI Overclocking (intelligent CPU frequency tuner)
SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection): allowing FSB tuning from 200MHz up to 400MHz at 1MHz increment ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall) Adjustable FSB/DDR2 ratio. Fixed PCI/PCIe frequencies. |
| Special Features | ASUS EZ DIY:
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS3 - ASUS EZ Flash2 - ASUS Q-Connector ASUS Q-Fan 2 ASUS MyLogo2 |
| Back Panel I/O Ports | 1 x PS/2 Keyboard port
1 x PS/2 Mouses 1 x LAN (RJ45) port 1 x IEEE 1394a port 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 1 x SPDIF Out 1 x Parallel(Printer Port) 1 x COM port 8-channel Audio ports |
| Internal I/O Connectors | 2 x USB 2.0 connectors supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports
1 x Floppy disk drive connector 2 x IDE connector for four devices 4 x SATA connectors 1 x CPU / 1 x Chassis / 1 x Power Fan connectors 1 x IEEE1394a connector 1 x S/PDIF output connector Front Panel Audio connector CD audio in 24-pin ATX Power connector 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector System panel connector |
| BIOS | 4Mb AWARD BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.3 |
| Manageability | WOL by PME, WOR by PME,Chassis Intruction, PXE |
| O/S Compatibility | Windows Vista/XP/2000 |
| Accessories | 1 x SLI bridge
1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable 1 x Floppy disk drive cable 2 x SATA cables 1 x SATA power cable for 2 device 1 x I/O Shield 1 x ASUS Q-Connector Kit(USB, System panel, Retail version only) User's manual |
| Support CD | Drivers
ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update NVIDIA MediaShield™ RAID Anti-virus software (OEM version) |
| Form Factor | ATX Form Factor, 12"x 8.6" (30.5cm x 21.8cm) |