LGA775 Intel® Core™2 Processor Ready
This motherboard supports the latest Intel® Core™2 processors in LGA775 package. It also can support Intel® 45nm Multi-Core CPU. With new Intel® Core™ microarchitecture technology and 1600/1333/1066/800MHz FSB, Intel® Core™2 processor is one of the most powerful and energy efficient CPU in the world.

ATI CrossFireX Technology
ATI´s CrossFireX boosts image quality along with rendering speed, eliminating the need to scale down screen resolutions to get the high image quality you want. CrossFire ignites with the higher antialiasing, anisotropic filtering, shading, and texture settings you desire. Adjust your display configurations, experiment with your advanced 3D settings, and check the effect with a real-time 3D-rendered preview within ATI´s Catalyst™ Control Center to rule your CrossFireX system.

Dual-Channel DDR3 1800(O.C.)
The motherboard supports DDR3 memory that features data transfer rates of 1800(O.C.)/1600/1333/1066 MHz to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of the latest operation system, 3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet applications. The dual-channel DDR3 architecture doubles the bandwidth of your system memory to boost system performance. Furthermore, the supply voltage for the memory is reduced from 1.8 V for DDR2 to just 1.5 V for DDR3. This voltage reduction limits the power consumption and heat generation of DDR3 which makes it an ideal memory solution.

ASUS EPU-6 Engine - System Level Energy Saving
The new ASUS EPU - the world´s first power saving engine, has been upgraded to a new 6 engine version, which provides total system power savings by detecting current PC loadings and intelligently moderating power in real-time. With auto phase switching for components (which includes the CPU, VGA card, memory, chipset, hard drives and CPU cooler/system fans), the EPU automatically provides the most appropriate power usage via intelligent acceleration and overclocking - helping save power and money.

ASUS Express Gate - Surf the Internet in 5-second-boot time without entering Windows
With a fast bootup speed of only 5 seconds, the ASUS Express Gate offers an optional Linux OS bootup that allows you to enjoy instant access to commonly used functions like accessing the Internet, VoIP, and Web emailing without entering the OS.


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Chipset	Intel P45
CPU Interface	Socket 775
Front Side Bus	1600MHz
RAM Technology	Dual-channel DDR2
RAM Slots	4 x 240-pin
RAM Speeds	1800/1600/1333/1066Mhz
Max. Memory Support	16GB
Expansion Slots	2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 3 x PCI Express x1 3 x PCI
Storage Controller(s)	1 x P-ATA133 6 x S-ATA300
On-Board LAN	Realtek 8111C PCIe Gb LAN controller featuring AI NET2
On-Board Audio	Realtek ALC1200 8-Channel audio CODEC
On-Board Video	None
Back Panel I/O Ports	1 x PS/2 keyboard & PS/2 mouse connectors 6 x USB ports 1 x LAN 6 x Audio 1 x Coaxial S/PDIF output 1 x Optical S/PDIF Output 1 x External S-ATA 1 x IEEE1394a
Features	ASUS EPU-6 Engine(Energy Processing Unit) ASUS Express Gate ASUS 8-phase Power Design ASUS Drive Xpert