Core™ i7/ Core™ i5/ Core™ i3 Processors.
This
motherboard supports the latest Intel® second generation Core™ i7/Core™
i5/Core™ i3 processors in the LGA1155 package, with memory and PCI
Express controllers integrated to support 2-channel (4 DIMM) DDR3 memory
and 16 PCI Express 2.0 lanes. This provides great graphics performance.
Intel® second generation Core™ i7/Core™ i5/Core™ i3 processors are
among the most powerful and energy efficient CPUs in the world.
Intel® P67 Express Chipset
The
Intel® P67 Express Chipset is the latest single-chipset design to
support new socket 1155 Intel® second generation Core™ i7/Core™ i5/Core™
i3 processors. It provides improved performance by utilizing serial
point-to-point links, allowing increased bandwidth and stability.
Additionally, the P67 provides 2 SATA 6Gb/s and 4 SATA 3Gb/s ports for
faster data retrieval at double the bandwidth of current bus systems.
Digital Power Design: The New Standard
The world’s first Dual Intelligent Processors from ASUS pioneered the
use of two onboard chips - EPU (Energy Processing Unit) and TPU (TurboV
Processing Unit). New generation Dual Intelligent Processors 2 with
DIGI+ VRM digital power design launch control into a new era.
The digital architecture delivers twice the precision power,
intelligently adjusting PWM voltage and frequency modulation with
minimal power loss through BIOS tuning and an exclusive user interface
to increase the board’s overclocking range while performance reaches its
full potential. It also adjusts VRM frequencies dynamically, cutting
radiation interference by half and decreasing Vcore power noise for CPU
to enhance system stability through enabling VRM spread spectrum. ASUS
DIGI+ VRM digital power design empowers users with superior flexibility
and perfect precision to ensure optimized performance, extreme system
stability and greater power efficiency.
DIGI+ VRM
Herald the Arrival of a New Digital Power Design Era VRM, or voltage regulator modules, are considered among the most essential motherboard design components. They supply the voltage demanded by the CPU, and a good VRM must intelligently detect actual CPU power draw to provide precise power accordingly. ASUS DIGI+ VRM is an innovative, industry-leading technology that fully integrates Intel® VRD12 specifications on a native level, greatly enhancing power to go far beyond the limits of analog designs.
ASUS DIGI+ VRM design features a digital programmable microprocessor
onboard and upgrades motherboard power delivery to a digital standard.
The 12+2 digital architecture delivers twice the precision power,
intelligently adjusting PWM voltage and frequency modulation with
minimal power loss through BIOS tuning and exclusive user interface to
increase over-clocking range while performance reaches its full
potential. It also adjusts frequencies dynamically, cutting radiation
interference by half to enhance system stability through enabling spread
spectrum. The DIGI+ VRM digital power design empowers users with
superior flexibility and perfect precision to ensure optimized
performance. extreme system stability, and greater power efficiency.
Faster sensing and response: ASUS DIGI+ VRM acts as
a digital controller to perfectly match digital power signal (SVID)
requests from the CPU, eliminating digital-to-analog conversion lag.
Better cooling: exclusive dual driver and MOS
design doubles the heat dissipation area with expanded cooling surfaces
for improved thermal performance. Spacing components out over a wider
area speeds up cooling to enhance reliability and stability.
2X CPU power supply: the same exclusive dual driver and
MOS design also provides twice the CPU power supply with two complete
power stages. This results in far greater phase load tolerances, so the
CPU never has to wait for power to arrive, increasing performance and
overclocking potential.
The Ultimate Turbo Processor
Energy Efficiency All Around
Unleash
your performance with ASUS' simple onboard switch or AI Suite II
utility. The TPU chip offers precise voltage control and advanced
monitoring through Auto Tuning and TurboV functions. Auto Tuning offers a
user friendly way to automatically optimize the system for fast, yet
stable clock speeds, while TurboV enables unlimited freedom to adjust
CPU frequencies and ratios for optimized performance in diverse
situations.
Tap
into the world's first real-time PC power saving chip through a simple
onboard switch or AI Suite II utility. Get total system-wide energy
optimization by automatically detecting current PC loadings and
intelligently moderating power consumption. This also reduces fan noise
and extends component longevity!
CPU
Intel® Socket 1155 for Intel® 2nd Generation Core™ i7 Processor/Core™ i5 Processor/Core™ i3 Processor/
Support Intel® 32nm CPU
Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0
* The Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 support depends on the CPU types.
* Refer to www.asus.com for Intel CPU support list
Chipset
Intel® P67 Express Chipset
Memory
4 x DIMM, Max. 32 GB, DDR3 2200(O.C.)*/2133(O.C.)/1866(O.C.)/1600/1333/1066 Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory
Dual Channel memory architecture
Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
* According to Intel® SPEC, the Max. 32GB memory capacity can be
supported with DIMMs of 8GB (or above). ASUS will update QVL once the
DIMMs are available on the market.
* Hyper DIMM support is subject
to the physical characteristics of individual CPUs. Some hyper DIMMs
only support one DIMM per channel. Please refer to Memory QVL for
details.
* Due to CPU behavior, DDR3 2200/2000/1800 MHz memory module will run at DDR3 2133/1866/1600 MHz frequency as default.
* Please refer to www.asus.com or user manual for Memory QVL.
Expansion Slots
1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (single at x16)
1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 * (max. at x4 mode [Black])
2 x PCIe 2.0 x1
3 x PCI
*The PCIEX16 2 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX1 1 slot, PCIEX1 2
slot and USB3 34 connector. The PCIEX16 2 runs at x1 mode by default for
system resource optimization.
Multi-GPU Support
Supports ATI® Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology
Bluetooth
Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR
ASUS BT GO! Utility
Storage
Intel® P67 Express Chipset
2 xSATA 6.0 Gb/s ports (gray)
4 xSATA 3.0 Gb/s ports (blue)
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Support RAID 0,1,5,10 Marvell® 9120 controller
2 xSATA 6.0 Gb/s ports (navy blue)
* These SATA ports are for data hard drives only. ATAPI devices are not supported.
LAN
Realtek® 8111E Gigabit LAN controller
Audio
Realtek® ALC892 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
- Absolute Pitch 192khz/24bit True BD Lossless Sound
- BD Audio Layer Content Protection
- DTS Surround Sensation UltraPC
- Supports Jack-Detection, Multi-streaming and Front Panel Jack-Retasking
- Optical S/PDIF out ports at back I/O
IEEE 1394
VIA® 6308P controller supports 2 x 1394a port(s) (one at mid-board; one at back panel)
USB
NEC USB 3.0 controllers
- 4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (2 ports at mid-board for front panel support, 2 ports at back panel (blue))
Intel® P67 Express Chipset
- 12 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 ports at mid-board, 6 ports at back panel)
ASUS Unique Features
ASUS Dual Intelligent Processors 2 with DIGI+ VRM:
ASUS EPU
- EPU, EPU switch
ASUS TPU
- Auto Tuning, TurboV, TPU switch
ASUS Digital Power Design
- Industry leading Digital 12+2 Phase Power Design
- ASUS DIGI+ VRM Utility
ASUS BT GO! (Bluetooth)
- Folder Sync, BT Transfer, Shot & Send, BT to Net, Music Player, Personal Manager, BT Turbo Remote
ASUS Exclusive Features
- MemOK!
- AI Suite II
- AI Charger
- Anti Surge
- ASUS EFI BIOS EZ Mode featuring friendly graphics user interface
ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution
- ASUS Fanless Design: Stylish Heat-sink solution
- ASUS Fan Xpert
ASUS EZ DIY
- ASUS Q-Connector
- ASUS O.C. Tuner
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
- ASUS EZ Flash 2
ASUS Q-Design
- ASUS Q-LED (DRAM LED)
- ASUS Q-Slot
- ASUS Q-DIMM
Overclocking Features
Precision Tweaker2
- vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at 0.005V increment
- vCCIO: Adjustable I/O voltage at 0.00625V increment
- vCCSA: 144-step system agent voltage control
- vDRAM Bus: 160-step Memory voltage control
- vPCH: 90-step Chipset voltage control
- vCPU PLL: 160-step CPU & PCH PLL voltage control SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection)
- BCLK/PEG frequency tuning from 80MHz up to 300MHz at 0.1MHz increment Overclocking Protection
- ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)
Back Panel I/O Ports
1 x Bluetooth module
1 x PS/2 Mouse (green)
1 x PS/2 Keyboard (purple)
1 x IEEE 1394a
1 x LAN(RJ45) port(s)
2 x USB 3.0/2.0 (blue)
6 x USB 2.0/1.1
1 x S/PDIF Out (Optical)
8 -Channel Audio I/O
Internal I/O Connectors
1 x USB 3.0/2.0 connector(s) supports additional 2 USB ports (19-pin)
3 x USB 2.0/1.1 connector(s) support additional 6 USB ports
1 x MemOK! Button
4 x SATA 6.0Gb/s connectors (2 x gray; 2 x navy blue)
4 x SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors (blue)
1 x IEEE 1394a connector
1 x CPU Fan connector(s) (4-pin)
2 x Chassis Fan connector(s) (1 x 4-pin; 1 x 3-pin)
1 x Power Fan connector(s) (3-pin)
1 x TPU switch
1 x EPU switch
1 x S/PDIF Out connector
24-pin EATX Power connector
8-pin EATX 12V Power connector
Front panel audio connector
COM connector
System Panel (Q-Connector)
BIOS
32 Mb Flash ROM , EFI 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
User's manual
1 x I/O Shield
2 x SATA 3.0Gb/s cables
2 x SATA 6.0Gb/s cables
2 in 1 Q-connector
1 x 2-port USB 2.0 / 1-port eSATA module
Support Disc
Drivers
Anti-virus software (OEM version)
ASUS Update
ASUS Utilities
Form Factor
ATX Form Factor
12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )
