Chapter 1

Product introduction

1.1Welcome!

Thank you for buying an ASUS® P8H61-M LX3 R2.0 Series motherboard!

The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies, making it another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards!

Before you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it, check the items in your package with the list below.

1.2Package contents

Check your motherboard package for the following items.

Motherboard

ASUS P8H61-M LX3 R2.0 Series motherboard

Cables

2 x Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s cables

Accessories

1 x I/O shield

Application DVD

ASUS motherboard support DVD

Documentation

User Manual

• P8H61-M LX3 R2.0 Series motherboards include P8H61-M LX3 R2.0 and P8H61-M LX3 PLUS R2.0 two models. The package contents may vary from models.

• If any of the items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

1.3Special features

1.3.1Product highlights

LGA1155 socket for Intel® 3rd/2nd Generation Core™ i7 /

Core™ i5 / Core™ i3 / Pentium® / Celeron® Processors

This motherboard supports the Intel® 3rd/2nd generation Core™ i7/i5/ i3/Pentium®/Celeron® processors in the LGA1155 package, with iGPU, memory, and PCI Express controllers integrated to support onboard graphics out with dedicated chipsets, 2-channel (2 DIMMs) DDR3 memory, and 16 PCI Express 3.0/2.0 lanes. This provides great graphics performance. Intel® 3rd/2nd generation Core™ i7/i5/i3/Pentium®/Celeron® processors are among the most powerful and energy efficient CPUs in the world.

Chapter 1: Product introduction

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