CPU

Support AMD® Socket AM2 Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 / Sempron
AMD Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology
AMD64 architecture enables simultaneous 32-bit and 64-bit  computing
AMD Live!™ Ready
 

Chipset

NVIDIA nForce® 570 Ultra™ MCP(media and communications processor)

Front Side Bus

2000 / 1600 MT/s

Memory

Dual channel memory architecture
4 x 240-pin DIMM, support max. 8GB DDR2 800/667/533 ECC and non-ECC, un-buffered memory

Expansion Slots

1 x PCI Express x16 slot
1 x PCI Express x4 slot
2 x PCI Express x1  
3 x PCI 2.2

Storage

NVIDIA nForce® 570 Ultra™ MCP supports:
 - 1 x Ultra DMA 133 / 100 / 66 / 33
 - 6 x Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s
 - NVIDIA MediaShield™ RAID supports RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5 and JBOD span cross Serial ATA drives
 

LAN

NVIDIA nForce® 570 Ultra™ MCP built-in Gigabit MAC with external Marvell PHY

Audio

ADI 1988 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC
Support Jack-Sensing, Enumeration, Multi-streaming and Jack-Retasking
S/PDIF out on back I/O port
 

USB

Max.10 USB2.0/1.1 ports

ASUS AI Lifestyle Features

AI Nap
AI Gear
Advanced Thermal Design:
 - ASUS Fanless Design:Heat-pipe Thermal solution
ASUS Crystal Sound:
 - Noise Filter

Overclocking Features

Intelligent overclocking tools:
 - ASUS AI NOS™ (Non-delay Overclocking System)
 - AI Overclocking (intelligent CPU frequency tuner)
 - ASUS PEG Link (automatically performance tuning)
ASUS O.C. Profile: overclocking configuration-sharing tool
Precision Tweaker:
 - vDIMM: 4-step DRAM voltage control
 - vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at 0.0125V increment
 - Stepless Frequency Selection (SFS): allowing FSB tuning from 200MHz up to 400MHz at 1MHz  increment
 - PCI Express x16 Frequency from 100MHz up to 200MHz at 1 MHz increment
Overclocking Protection:
 - ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)
ASUS AI Booster Utility
Adjustable FSB frequencies with fixed PCI/PCI Express frequencies
 

Other ASUS Special Features

ASUS EZ DIY:
 -ASUS CrashFree BIOS3
 -ASUS EZ Flash2
ASUS Music Alarm
 

Back Panel I/O Ports

1 x PS/2 Keyboard port(purple)
1 x PS/2 Mouse (green)
1 x Coaxial S/PDIF Out port
1 x LAN (RJ45) port
4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
1 x COM port
8-channel Audio ports

Internal I/O Connectors

3 x USB 2.0 connectors support additional 6 USB 2.0 ports
1 x Floppy disk drive connector
1 x IDE connector for two devices
6 x SATA connectors
1 x CPU / 4 x Chassis / 1 x Power Fan connectors
1 x ADH connector
1 x Parallel connector
Chassis Intrusion connector
Front Panel Audio connector
1x S/PDIF output connector
CD audio in
24-pin ATX Power connector
System panel connector
4-pin ATX 12V Power connector

BIOS

4Mb AWARD BIOS, PnP, DMI, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.3

Manageability

WOL by PME, WOR by PME, Wake on Wireless LAN, Chasis Intrusion, PXE

Accessories

1 x Floppy disk drive cable
1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable
4 x SATA cables
2 x SATA power cable for 4 devices
1 x I/O Shield
User's manual

Support CD

Drivers
ASUS PC Probe II
ASUS Update
ASUS AI Booster
NVIDIA MediaShield™ RAID
Anti-virus software (OEM version)
 

Form Factor

ATX Form Factor, 12"x 9.6" (30.5cm x 24.5cm)