CPU
• Support for Intel® Core™ i7 processors/Intel® Core™ i5 processors/
• Intel® Core™ i3 processors/Intel® Pentium® processors/Intel® Celeron® processors in the LGA1155 package.
• L3 cache varies with CPU
Chipset
• Intel® Z68 Express Chipset
Memory
• 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory
• Support for DDR3 2133/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz memory modules
• Support for non-ECC memory modules
• Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
Onboard Graphics
• Integrated Graphics Processor
• 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200
Audio
• Realtek ALC889 codec
• High Definition Audio
• 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
• Support for Dolby® Home Theater
• Support for S/PDIF Out
LAN
• 1 x Realtek RTL8111E chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
Expansion Slots
• 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
• 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8)
• 3 x PCI Express x1 slots
• (All PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
• 2 x PCI slots
Multi-Graphics Technology
• Support for AMD CrossFireX™/NVIDIA SLI technology
• The PCIEX16 slot operates at up to x8 mode when AMD CrossFireX™/NVIDIA SLI is enabled.
Storage Interface
• 2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3_0~SATA3_1) supporting up to 2 SATA 6Gb/s devices
• 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2_2~SATA2_5) supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices
• Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
• When a RAID set is built across the SATA 6Gb/s and SATA 3Gb/s channels, the system performance of the RAID set may vary depending on the devices being connected.
Marvell 88SE9172 chip
• 2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (GSATA3_6, GSATA3_7) supporting up to 2 SATA 6Gb/s devices
• Support for SATA RAID 0 and RAID 1
USB
• Up to 14 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (8 on the back panel, 6 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)
• 2 x Etron EJ168 chips: Up to 4 USB 3.0/2.0 ports (2 on the back panel, 2 via the USB bracket connected to the internal USB header)
IEEE 1394VIA VT6308 chip
• Up to 2 IEEE 1394a ports (1 on the back panel, 1 via the IEEE 1394a bracket connected to the internal IEEE 1394a header)
Internal I/O Connectors
• 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
• 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
• 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
• 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
• 1 x CPU fan header
• 2 x system fan headers
• 1 x power fan header
• 1 x front panel header
• 1 x front panel audio header
• 1 x S/PDIF Out header
• 3 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
• 1 x USB 3.0/2.0 header
• 1 x IEEE 1394a header
• 1 x serial port header
• 1 x clearing CMOS jumper
• 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header
Back Panel Connectors
• 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
• 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
• 1 x IEEE 1394 port
• 1 x HDMI port
• 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
• 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
• 1 x RJ-45 port
• 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone)
I/O Controller
• iTE IT8728 chip
H/W Monitoring
• System voltage detection
• CPU/System temperature detection
• CPU/System/Power fan speed detection
• CPU overheating warning
• CPU/System/Power fan fail warning
• CPU/System fan speed control
BIOS
• 2 x 32 Mbit flash
• Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
• Support for DualBIOS™
• PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b
Unique Features
• Support for @BIOS
• Support for Q-Flash
• Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue
• Support for Download Center
• Support for Xpress Install
• Support for Xpress Recovery2
• Support for EasyTune
• Support for Dynamic Energy Saver™ 2
• Support for Smart 6™
• Support for Auto Green
• Support for eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D)
• Support for ON/OFF Charge
• Support for Cloud OC
• Support for 3TB+ Unlock
• Support for TouchBIOS
• Support for Q-Share
Bundle Software
• Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
• Intel® Smart Response Technology
• LucidLogix Virtu
Operating System
• Support for Microsoft® Windows® 7/Vista/XP
Form Factor
• ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm