| CPU | LGA1155 socket for Intel® 2nd Generation Core™ i7 / Core™ i5 / |
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| Core™ i3 / Pentium / Celeron Processors |
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| Supports 32nm / 22nm CPU |
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| Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0* |
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| * The Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 support depends on CPU |
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| types. |
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| ** Refer to www.asus.com for the Intel CPU support list. |
| Chipset | Intel® Z68 Express Chipset |
| Memory | 4 x DIMM, max. 32GB, DDR3 2200(O.C.)* / 2133(O.C.) / |
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| 1866(O.C.) / 1600 / 1333 / 1066 MHz, |
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| Dual channel memory architecture |
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| Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) |
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| * Due to CPU behavior, DDR3 2200/2000/1800 MHz memory |
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| module will run at DDR3 2133/1866/1600 MHz frequency as |
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| default. |
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| ** Hyper DIMM support is subject to the physical characteristics of |
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| individual CPUs. Some hyper DIMMs only support one DIMM |
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| per channel. Please refer to Memory QVL for details. |
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| *** Refer to www.asus.com or this user manual for the Memory |
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| QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists) |
| Expansion slots | 2 x PCI Express 3.0 / 2.0 x16 slots (single at x16 or dual at x8 / x8 |
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| mode) |
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| 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot [black] (max. at x4 mode, compatible |
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| with PCIe x1 and x4 devices) |
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| 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots |
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| 2 x PCI slots |
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| * The PCIe x16_3 slot shares bandwidth with PCIe x1_1 slot, |
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| PCIe x1_2 slot, USB3_34 and eSATA. The PCIe x16_3 default |
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| setting is in x1 mode. |
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| ** Actual PCIe speed depends on installed CPU type. |
| VGA | |
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| Supports HDMI with max. resolution 1920 x 1200 @60Hz |
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| Supports DVI with max. resolution 1920 x 1200 @60Hz |
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| Supports RGB with max. resolution 2048 x 1536 @75Hz |
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| Maximum shared memory of 1748MB |
| Supports NVIDIA® | |
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| Supports ATI® |
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| Supports LucidLogix® VirtuTM Technology* |
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| * LucidLogix® VirtuTM supports Windows® 7 operating systems. |
| Storage | Intel® Z68 Express Chipset |
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| - 2 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports (gray) |
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| - 4 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports (blue) |
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| - Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 |
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| - Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology on 2nd generation |
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| Intel® CoreTM processor family* |
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| * Intel® Smart Response Technology supports Windows® 7/ |
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| Vista operating systems. |
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| Marvell® PCIe SATA 6.0 Gb/s controller** |
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| - 2 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports (navy blue) |
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| JMicron® JMB362 SATA controller** |
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| - 1 x eSATA 3.0 Gb/s port |
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| ** These SATA ports are for data hard drives only. ATAPI devices |
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| are not supported. |
| LAN | Intel® 82579 Gigabit LAN - Dual interconnect between the |
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| Integrated LAN controller and Physical Layer (PHY) |
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