Choosing a Motherboard for a Custom PC Choosing the best motherboard for your PC is rarely easy due to the lack of information on manufacturers sites. Well, by collating all the information about our motherboards under one roof, the job will hopefully be that much easier for you. Cheaper motherboards are ideal for the occasional user and those on a budget, but don't be fooled, they are cheaper for a reason, namely you sacrifice reliability, performance and features. The following information summarises the top 10 motherboards we use and which you will find in systems dotted around the site. But these are not the only ones we have, so if you don't see what you want, just ask. Motherboard Details - click to see full specification and Driver download links:- Motherboards - Part A | Motherboards - Part B |
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| ASUS M2N-VM DVI
Enjoy High Definition multimedia with DVI support - Supports Playback of HD DVD and Blu-ray Discs with HDCP compliant.
- Support Dual-VGA output (DVI-D&RGB)
- Support AMD Socket AM2 CPU
- Integrated Geforce®7Series graphics
- PCI Express x16 architecture
- max. 8GB Dual channel DDR2 800
- 4*SATA 3Gb/s RAID 0,RAID 1, RAID10,RAID 5 and JBOD
- Gb LAN |
CPU | Support AMD® Socket AM2 Athlon64 / Athlon64 FX / Athlon64 X2 / Sempron
AMD Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology
AMD64 architecture enables simultaneous 32-bit and 64-bit computing | Chipset | Nvidia GeForce7050PV/nForce630a(MCP68PVNT) | 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, Non-ECC, un-buffered memory | Expansion Slots | 1 x PCI Express x16
1 x PCI Express x1
2 x PCI | VGA | Integrated Nvidia® Geforce®7Series Shader model3.0 DirectX 9 graphics processor
Maximum shared memory of 256 MB
Supports RGB with max. resolution 1920 x1440 (@70Mhz*32bpp/75Mhz*16bpp)
Supports DVI-D with max. resolution 1920 x 1200 (@60Mhz)
Supports DVI-D with HDCP compliant with max. resolution 1920 x 1080p*
Dual VGA output support:RGB & DVI
Note: DVI-D can not be converted to output RGB Signal to CRT.
* Due to the chipset limitation, only MPEG 2 & WMV Offload can support HD format 1920*1080p. When playing HD DVD and Blu-ray disc the suggested system configuration above: DDR2 800 1GB*2 /Althon 64 X2 4400+/Graphic shared memory 256MB/Purevideo HD support. | Storage | 1 x UltraDMA 133/100
4 x Serial ATA 3Gb/s supporting RAID 0, RAID 1,RAID10,RAID 5 and JBOD | LAN | Phy Gb LAN | Audio | ALC662 High Definition Audio 6-channel CODEC
Supports S/PDIF out interface and Jack-detect | USB | 10 USB2.0/1.1 ports | Overclocking Features | SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection) from 200MHz to 300MHz at 1MHz increment
Adjustable CPU Voltage at 0.025V increment
ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall) | Special Features | ASUS MyLogo2
ASUS CrashFreeBIOS2
ASUS EZ Flash2
ASUS Q-Fan | Back Panel I/O Ports | 1 x PS/2 Mouse
1 x PS/2 Keyboard
1 x DVI
1 x VGA
1 x RJ45
4 x USB 2.0/1.1
6-channel Audio I/O | Internal I/O Connectors | 3 x USB 2.0 connector supports additional 6 USB 2.0 ports
1 x Floppy disk drive connector
1 x IDE connector for two devices
High Definition Front panel audio connector
1 x CD audio-in connector
1 x S/PDIF output connector
1 x LPT connector
1 x COM connector
CPU / Chassis Fan connectors
Chassis Intrusion connector
24-pin EATX power connector
4-pin ATX 12V Power connector
1 x System Panel connector | BIOS | 8Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SMBIOS 2.4 | Manageability | WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOR by Ring, PME Wake Up | Accessories | User' s manual | Support Disc | Drivers
ASUS PC Probe II
ASUS LiveUpdate Utility | Form Factor | uATX Form Factor, 9.6" x 8.8" (24.4cm x 22.4cm) |
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| ASRock ALiveNF6P-VSTA - AMD LIVE!™ Ready
- Supports Dual Channel DDR2 800/667/533 up to 4GB
- ASRock AM2 Memory Boost
- Integrated NVIDIA® GeForce6-class graphics DX9.0 VGA,
- 1 x PCI Express x 16 slot
- Hybrid Booster - Overclocking Technology
- Untied Overclocking
- 4 x Serial ATAII support RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD + "Hot Plug"
- 10/100 Ethernet LAN
- HDMI_SPDIF header, providing SPDIF audio output to HDMI VGA card, allows the system to connect HDMI Digital TV/projector/LCD devices.
- High Definition Audio
- ASRock 6CH I/O Plus: 6 ready-to-use USB ports
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CPU | - Socket AM2 for AMD Phenom™ X4 / X2, Athlon 64FX / 64X2 / X2 / 64 and Sempron processors
- AMD LIVE!™ Ready
- Supports AMD's Cool 'n' Quiet Technology
- FSB 1000 MHz (2.0 GT/s)
- Supports Untied Overclocking Technology
- Supports Hyper-Transport Technology | Chipset | - NVIDIA® GeForce 6150SE / nForce 430 | Memory | - Dual Channel DDR2 memory technology
- 2 x DDR2 DIMM slots
- Supports DDR2 800/667/533 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
- Max. capacity of system memory: 4GB* | Expansion Slots | - 1 x PCI Express x16 slot
- 1 x PCI Express x1 slot
- 2 x PCI slots | VGA | - Integrated NVIDIA® GeForce6-class graphics
- DX9.0 VGA, Pixel Shader 3.0
- Max. shared memory 256MB | Operating System | - Microsoft® Windows® 2000 / XP / XP Media Center / XP 64-bit / Vista™ / Vista™ 64-bit compliant | LAN | - Realtek PHY RTL8201CL
- Speed: 10/100 Ethernet
- Supports Wake-On-LAN | Audio | - High Definition Aud-io | USB | - 8 USB2.0/1.1 | Back Panel I/O Ports | ASRock 6CH I/O Plus
- 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port
- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port
- 1 x Serial Port: COM1
- 1 x VGA Port
- 1 x Parallel Port (ECP/EPP Support)
- 6 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports
- 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port
- HD Audio Jack: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone | Internal I/O Connectors | - 4 x Serial ATAII 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5 and JBOD), NCQ, and "Hot Plug" functions
- 1 x ATA133 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices)
- 1 x Floppy connector
- 1 x DeskExpress Hot Plug Detection header
- 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header
- CPU/Chassis FAN connector
- 24 pin ATX power connector
- 4 pin 12V power connector
- CD in header
- Front panel audio connector
- 1 x USB 2.0 header (supports 2 USB 2.0 ports)
- 1 x WiFi/E header | BIOS | - 4Mb AMI BIOS
- AMI Legal BIOS
- Supports "Plug and Play"
- ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events
- Supports jumperfree
- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support | Hardware Monitor | - CPU Temperature Sensing
- Chassis Temperature Sensing
- CPU Fan Tachometer
- Chassis Fan Tachometer
- CPU Quiet Fan
- Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore | Hybrid Booster | - CPU Frequency Stepless Control
- ASRock U-COP
- Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)
- ASRock AM2 Boost: ASRock Patented Technology to boost memory performance up to 12.5% | Form Factor | - Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 7.7-in, 24.4 cm x 19.6 cm |
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| ALiveNF6G-GLAN - Support for Socket AM2+ / AM2 processors
- NVIDIA® GeForce 6150SE / nForce 430 Chipsets
- AMD LIVE!™ Ready
- Dual Channel DDR2 800/667/533 Memory to 8GB
- ASRock AM2 Boost:
- Integrated NVIDIA® GeForce6-class graphics
- 1 x PCI Express x 16 slot
- Untied Overclocking :
- 4 x Serial ATAII support RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5 and JBOD
- Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
- HDMI_SPDIF header, providing SPDIF audio output to HDMI VGA card, allows the system to connect HDMI Digital TV/projector/LCD devices.
- Windows® Vista™ Premium 2007 Logo Ready
- ASRock 6CH Premium I/O: 4 ready-to-use USB ports, High Definition Audio
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CPU | - Support for Socket AM2+ / AM2 processors: AMD Phenom™ FX / Phenom / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core / Athlon X2 Dual-Core / Athlon 64 / Sempron processor
- AMD LIVE!™ Ready
- Supports AMD's Cool 'n' Quiet Technology
- FSB 1000 MHz (2.0 GT/s)
- Supports Untied Overclocking Technology
- Supports Hyper-Transport Technology | Chipset | - NVIDIA® GeForce 6150SE / nForce 430 | Memory | - Dual Channel DDR2 memory technology
- 4 x DDR2 DIMM slots
- Supports DDR2 800/667/533 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
- Max. capacity: 8GB | Expansion Slots | - 1 x PCI Express x16 slot
- 1 x PCI Express x1 slot
- 2 x PCI slots | VGA | - Integrated NVIDIA® GeForce6-class graphics
- DX9.0 VGA, Pixel Shader 3.0
- Max. shared memory 256MB | Operating System | - Microsoft® Windows® 2000 / XP / XP Media Center / XP 64-bit / Vista™ / Vista™ 64-bit compliant | LAN | - Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
- Giga PHY Realtek RTL8211B
- Supports Wake-On-LAN | Audio | - 5.1 CH Windows® Vista™ Premium Level HD Audio (ALC662 Audio Codec) | USB | - 10 USB2.0/1.1 | Back Panel I/O Ports | ASRock 6CH Premium I/O
- 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port
- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port
- 1 x VGA Port
- 1 x Parallel Port (ECP/EPP Support)
- 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports
- 1 x RJ-45 Port
- HD Audio Jack: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone | Internal I/O Connectors | - 4 x Serial ATAII 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5 and JBOD), NCQ and "Hot Plug" functions
- 1 x ATA133 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices)
- 1 x Floppy connector
- 1 x IR header
- 1 x COM Port header
- 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header
- CPU/Chassis FAN connector
- 20 pin ATX power connector
- 4 pin 12V power connector
- CD in header
- Front panel audio connector
- 3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 USB 2.0 ports) | BIOS | - 4Mb AMI BIOS
- AMI Legal BIOS
- Supports "Plug and Play"
- ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events
- Supports jumperfree
- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support | Hardware Monitor | - CPU Temperature Sensing
- Chassis Temperature Sensing
- CPU Fan Tachometer
- Chassis Fan Tachometer
- CPU Quiet Fan
- Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore | Hybrid Booster | - CPU Frequency Stepless Control
- ASRock U-COP
- Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)
- ASRock AM2 Boost: ASRock Patented Technology to boost memory performance up to 12.5% | Form Factor | - Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 9.6-in, 24.4 cm x 24.4 cm |
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Driver Downloads - Click here | M2A-VM Enjoy DVI Supported Playback of HD DVD and Blu-ray Discs - The first integrated VGA MB supports Playback of HD DVD and Blu-ray Discs with HDCP compliant
- Support Dual-VGA output(DVI-D&RGB) and SurroundView
- Support AMD Socket AM2 CPU
- AMD 690G Chipset
- Integrated ATI Radeon X1250-based graphics
- PCI Express architecture
- Gb LAN
- DDR2 800
- 4 x SATA 3Gb/s RAID 0,RAID 1, RAID10 |
CPU | Support AMD® Socket AM2 Athlon64 / Athlon64 FX / Athlon64 X2 / Sempron
AMD Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology
AMD64 architecture enables simultaneous 32-bit and 64-bit computing
AMD Live!™ Ready | Chipset | AMD 690G
ATI SB600 | 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 | VGA | Integrated ATI Radeon X1250-based graphics
Maximum shared memory of 1024 MB
Supports DVI-D with max. resolution 2560x1600 (@ 60Hz)
(It may not display 1080p smoothly when playing HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc due to current version player limit)
Supports RGB with max. resolution 2048 x 1536 (@85Hz)
Dual VGA output support:
RGB & DVI
Note: DVI-D can not be converted to output RGB Signal to CRT. | Expansion Slots | 1 x PCI Express x16
1 x PCI Express x1
2 x PCI | Storage | 1 x UltraDMA 133/100
4 x Serial ATA 3Gb/s supporting RAID 0, RAID 1,RAID10 | LAN | PCIe Gb LAN | Audio | ALC883 High Definition Audio 6-channel CODEC
Supports Jack-Sensing, Enumeration, and Jack-Retasking
Supports S/PDIF out interface | Overclocking Features | SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection) from 200MHz to 400MHz at 1MHz increment
Adjustable CPU Voltage at 0.0125V increment
ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall) | USB | 10 USB2.0/1.1 ports | Special Features | ASUS MyLogo2
ASUS CrashFreeBIOS3
ASUS EZ Flash2
ASUS Q-Fan
ASUS O.C Profile
ASUS Music Alarm | Back Panel I/O Ports | 1 x Parallel
1 x PS/2 Mouse
1 x PS/2 Keyboard
1 x DVI
1 x VGA
1 x RJ45
4 x USB 2.0/1.1
6-channel Audio I/O | Internal I/O Connectors | 3 x USB 2.0 connector supports additional 6 USB 2.0 ports
High Definition Front panel audio connector
COM port connector
CD audio-in connector
1 x S/PDIF output connector
CPU / Chassis/ Power Fan connectors
Chassis Intrusion connector
24-pin EATX power connector
4-pin ATX 12V Power connector | BIOS | 8Mb Flash ROM, Award BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SMBIOS 2.3 | Manageability | WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PXE, WOR by PME | O/S Compatibility | Windows XP/Vista | Support Disc | Drivers | Accessories | User' s manual | Form Factor | uATX Form Factor, 9.6" x 9.0" (24.5cm x 22.9cm) |
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Driver Downloads - Click here | ASUS P5KC Combo Memory with Native DDR3 1333 support - Support Intel® next generation 45nm Multi-core CPU
- Intel LGA775 Platform
- Intel® P35 chipset
- Dual-channel DDR2 1066/800/667 MHz or DDR3 1333/1066/800
- Stack Cool 2
- Heat Pipe
- 2x1394
- 12xUSB 2.0
- All High-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors |
CPU | Intel Socket 775 Core™2 Quad/Core™2 Extreme/Core™2 Duo/Pentium® Extreme/Pentium® D/Pentium® 4 Processors
Compatible with Intel® 05B/05A/06 processors
Support Intel® next generation 45nm CPU
*This motherboard supports FSB 1600/1333/1066/800
** Please update the latest BIOS to support Intel 45nm CPU | Chipset | Intel P35
ICH9
Intel Fast Memory Access Technology | Front Side Bus | 1600/1333/1066/800 MHz | Memory | 2 x DIMM, Max. 4 GB, DDR 1333*/1066/800 Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory
Dual Channel memory architecture
4 x DIMM, max. 8GB, DDR2 1066*/800 / 667 MHz, non-ECC, un-buffered memory
Dual channel memory architecture
* The chipset officially supports the memory frequency up to DDR3 1066MHz/DDR2 800. Due to the tuning by ASUS exclusive technology, this motherboard natively supports up to DDR3 1333/DDR2 1066MHz. Please refer to www.asus.com or user manual for Memory QVL | Expansion Slots | 2 x PCIe x16 (blue @ x16 mode, black @ x4 or x1 mode) Supports CrossFire Technology
1 x PCIe x1
3 x PCI | Storage | Southbridge
4 xSATA 3 Gb/s ports
JMicron® JMB363 PATA and SATA controller
1 xUltraDMA 133/100/66 for up to 2 PATA devices
1 xExternal SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports
1 xSATA 3.0 Gb/s port (SATA On-the-Go)
Support RAID 0,1,JBOD | LAN | PCIe Gigabit LAN controller | Audio | Realtek ALC 883 8 -Channel High-Definition Audio CODEC
Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF out ports at back I/O
Support Jack-Sensing, Enumeration, Multi-streaming
| IEEE 1394 | VIA VT6308P controller supports 2 x 1394a ports (one at midboard; one at back panel) | USB | 12 USB 2.0 ports (6 ports at mid-board, 6ports at back panel) | ASUS AI Lifestyle Features | ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution
- ASUS AI Gear 2
- ASUS AI Nap
- ASUS Fanless Design: Heatsink solution
- ASUS Fanless Design: Stack Cool 2
- ASUS Q-Fan 2
ASUS Crystal Sound
- ASUS Noise Filter
ASUS EZ DIY
- ASUS Q-Connector
- ASUS O.C. Profile
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
- ASUS EZ Flash 2
- ASUS AI Slot Detector | Other Features | ASUS MyLogo 2 | Overclocking Features | Intelligent overclocking tools
- ASUS AI Booster Utility
- ASUS AI NOS (Non-delay Overclocking System)
Precision Tweaker
- vDIMM: 8 -step DRAM voltage control
- vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at 0.0125V increment
- vChipset 4-step voltage control
SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection)
- FSB tuning from 200MHz up to 800MHz at 1MHz increment
- Memory tuning from 667MHz up to 1333MHz
- PCI Express frequency tuning from 100MHz up to 150MHz at 1MHz increment
- Memory tunning from 800MHz up to 1333MHz for DDR3
Overclocking Protection
- ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall) | Back Panel I/O Ports | 1 x PS/2 Keyboard
1 x External SATA
1 x S/PDIF Out
1 x IEEE 1394a
1 x LAN(RJ45) port
6 x USB 2.0/1.1
8 -Channel Audio I/O
| Internal I/O Connectors | 3 x USB connectors support additional 6 USB ports
1 x Floppy disk drive connector
1 x IDE connector
5 x SATA connectors
1 x IEEE 1394a connector
1 x CPU Fan connector
2 x Chassis Fan connector
1 x Power Fan connector
1 x S/PDIF Out connector
1 x4-pin ATX 12V Power connector
24 -pin ATX Power connector
Front panel audio connector
Chassis Intrusion connector
CD/AUX audio in
System Panel(Q-Connector) | BIOS | 8 Mb Flash ROM
DMI 2.0
AMI BIOS
PnP
WfM 2.0
SM BIOS 2.3
ACPI 2.0a
| Manageability | WfM 2.0,DMI 2.0,WOL by PME,WOR by PME,PXE | O/S Compatibility | Windows Vista
Windows XP | Accessories | UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable
FDD cable
Serial ATA signal cables
Serial ATA power cable
I/O Shield
User's manual
3 in 1 Q-connector | Support Disc | Drivers | Form Factor | ATX Form Factor 12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm ) |
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Driver Downloads - Click here | P5K-E/WIFI-AP ASUS Super Memspeed Technology Enhances Memory Speed up to 75% - Support Intel® next generation 45nm Multi-core CPU
- Intel LGA775 Platform
- Intel® P35 chipset
- Intel® Core™2 Quad / Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo / Pentium® Extreme / Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 Processors
- Dual-channel DDR2 1066/800/667 MHz
- Heat Pipe & Stack Cool 2
- 6*SATA/2*SATA on the Go/ 1394
- Gigabit LAN
- WiFi-AP
- All High-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors |
CPU | Intel Socket 775 Core™2 Quad/Core™2 Extreme/Core™2 Duo/Pentium® Extreme/Pentium® D/Pentium® 4 Processors
Compatible with Intel® 05B/05A/06 processors
Support Intel® next generation 45nm CPU
*This motherboard supports FSB 1333/1066/800
** Please update the latest BIOS to support Intel 45nm CPU | Chipset | Intel P35
Intel ICH9R
Intel Fast Memory Access Technology | Front Side Bus | 1600/1333/1066/800 MHz | Memory | 4 x DIMM, Max. 8 GB, DDR 1600*/800/667 Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory
Dual Channel memory architecture
*The chipset officially supports the memory frequency up to DDR2 800MHz. Tuned by ASUS Super Memspeed Technology, this motherboard natively supports up to DDR2 1066MHz
Please refer to www.asus.com or user manual for Memory QVL. | Expansion Slots | 2 x PCIe x16 (blue @ x16 mode, black @ x4 or x1 mode) supports CrossFire Technology
2 x PCIe x1
3 x PCI | Storage | Southbridge
6 xSATA 3 Gb/s ports
Support RAID 0,1,5,10
JMicron® JMB363 PATA and SATA controller
1 xUltraDMA 133/100/66 for up to 2 PATA devices
2 xExternal SATA Gb/s port (SATA On-the-Go)
Support RAID 0,1,JBOD | LAN | Gigabit LAN controllers, featuring AI NET2
Marvell88E8056® PCI-E Gigabit LAN controllers | Wireless LAN | ASUS WiFi-AP Solo
54 Mbps IEEE 802.11g and backwards compatible with 11 Mbps IEEE 802.11b
Software Access Point mode
Station mode: Infrastruceure mode and Ad-Hoc mode | Audio | ADI® AD1988B 8 -Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF out ports
ASUS Noise Filter | IEEE 1394 | Agere® FW322 1394a controller supports 2 x 1394a ports (one at midboard; one at back panel) | USB | 10 USB 2.0 ports (4 ports at mid-board, 6ports at back panel) | ASUS AI Lifestyle Features | ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution
- ASUS AI Gear 2
- ASUS AI Nap
- ASUS 8-Phase Power Design
- ASUS Fanless Design: Pure Copper Heat-pipe solution
- ASUS Fanless Design: Stack Cool 2
- ASUS Q-Fan 2
ASUS Crystal Sound
- ASUS Noise Filter
ASUS EZ DIY
- ASUS Q-Connector
- ASUS O.C. Profile
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
- ASUS EZ Flash 2
- ASUS AI Slot Detector
ASUS WiFi@Home
- ASUS WiFi-AP Solo | Other Features | ASUS MyLogo 3
Multi-language BIOS | Overclocking Features | Intelligent overclocking tools
- ASUS AI Booster Utility
- ASUS AI NOS (Non-delay Overclocking System)
Precision Tweaker
- vDIMM: 16 -step DRAM voltage control
- vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at 0.0125V increment
- vChipset 4-step voltage control
SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection)
- FSB tuning from 200MHz up to 800MHz at 1MHz increment
- Memory tuning from 667MHz up to 1333MHz
- PCI Express frequency tuning from 100MHz up to 150MHz at 1MHz increment
Overclocking Protection
- ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall) | Back Panel I/O Ports | 1 x PS/2 Keyboard
2 x External SATA
1 x S/PDIF Out (Coaxial + Optical)
1 x IEEE 1394a
1 x LAN(RJ45) port
6 x USB 2.0/1.1
8 -Channel Audio I/O
1 x WiFi-AP Solo™ antenna jack | Internal I/O Connectors | 2 x USB connectors support additional 4 USB ports
1 x Floppy disk drive connector
1 x IDE connector
6 x SATA connectors
1 x IEEE 1394a connector
1 x CPU Fan connector
4 x Chassis Fan connector
1 x Power Fan connector
1 x S/PDIF Out connector
2 x4-pin ATX 12V Power connector
24 -pin ATX Power connector
Front panel audio connector
COM connector
Chassis Intrusion connector
CD/AUX audio in
System Panel(Q-Connector)
| BIOS | 16 Mb Flash ROM
DMI 2.0
AMI BIOS
PnP
WfM 2.0
SM BIOS 2.3
ACPI 2.0a
Multi-language BIOS
ASUS EZ Flash 2
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 | Manageability | WfM 2.0,DMI 2.0,WOL by PME,WOR by PME,PXE | O/S Compatibility | Windows Vista
Windows XP | Accessories | User's manual
ASUS WiFi-AP Solo manual
ASUS WiFi-AP Solo omni-directional antenna | Support Disc | Drivers | Form Factor | ATX Form Factor 12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm ) |
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Driver Downloads - Click here | ASRock 4Core1333-GLAN/M - LGA 775 for Intel Processors
- Intel® G31 + ICH7 Chipsets
- Compatible with all FSB1333/1066/800 MHz CPUs
- Supports Dual Channel DDR2 800/667 up to 4GB
- Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 3100
- 1 x PCI Express x16 slot
- Untied Overclocking
- Hybrid Booster - Safe Overclocking Technology
- Supports PCIE Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
- 4 x Serial ATAII 3.0 Gb/s connectors
- Windows® Vista™ Premium 2007 Logo Ready
- ASRock 6CH I/O Plus: 6 ready-to-use USB ports
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CPU | - LGA 775 for Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme / Core™ 2 Quad / Core™ 2 Duo / Pentium® Dual Core / Celeron®, supporting Quad Core Yorkfield and Dual Core Wolfdale processors
- Compatible with all FSB1333/1066/800MHz CPUs
- Supports Hyper-Threading Technology
- Supports Untied Overclocking Technology
- Supports EM64T CPU | Chipset | - Northbridge: Intel® G31
- Southbridge: Intel® ICH7 | Memory | - Dual Channel DDR2 memory technology
- 4 x DDR2 DIMM slots
- Supports DDR2 800/667 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
- Max. capacity: 4GB | Expansion Slots | - 1 x PCI Express x16 slot
- 1 x PCI Express x1 slot
- 2 x PCI slots | VGA | - Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 3100
- Pixel Shader 2.0, DirectX 9.0
- Max. shared memory 384MB | Operating System | - Microsoft® Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista™ / Vista™ 64-bit compliant | LAN | - Realtek PHY RTL8201CL
- Speed: 10/100 Ethernet
- Supports Wake-On-LAN | Audio | - 5.1 CH Windows® Vista™ Premium Level HD Audio (ALC662 Audio Codec) | USB | - 8 USB2.0/1.1 | Back Panel I/O Ports | ASRock 6CH I/O Plus
- 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port
- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port
- 1 x Serial Port: COM1
- 1 x VGA Port
- 1 x Parallel Port (ECP/EPP Support)
- 6 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports
- 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port
- HD Audio Jack: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone | Internal I/O Connectors | - 4 x Serial ATAII 3.0 Gb/s connectors (No support for RAID and "Hot Plug" functions)
- 1 x ATA100 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices)
- 1 x Floppy connector
- 1 x DeskExpress Hot Plug Detection header
- CPU/Chassis FAN connector
- 24 pin ATX power connector
- 4 pin 12V power connector
- CD in header
- Front panel audio connector
- 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports; 2 of them are shared with USB45 ports on the I/O panel) | BIOS | - 4Mb AMI BIOS
- AMI Legal BIOS
- Supports "Plug and Play"
- ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events
- Supports jumperfree
- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support | Hardware Monitor | - CPU Temperature Sensing
- Chassis Temperature Sensing
- CPU Fan Tachometer
- Chassis Fan Tachometer
- CPU Quiet Fan
- Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore | Hybrid Booster | - CPU Frequency Stepless Control
- ASRock U-COP
- Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.) | Form Factor | - Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 9.6-in, 24.4 cm x 24.4 cm |
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Driver Downloads - Click here | ASUS P5N-D The best platform combining powerful performance with great energy efficiency - Intel® Core™2 Quad / Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo / Pentium® Extreme / Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 Processors
- NVIDIA® 750i SLI chipset
- ASUS EPU (Energy Processing Unit)
- ASUS Precision Tweaker 2
- Support PCIe2.0 Dual x16 SLI
- ASUS Q-Shield |
CPU | Intel Socket 775 Core™2 Quad/Core™2 Extreme/Core™2 Duo/Pentium® Extreme/Pentium® D/Pentium® 4 Processors
Compatible with Intel® 05B/05A/06 processors
Support Intel® next generation 45nm CPU | Chipset | NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI | Front Side Bus | 1333/1066/800 MHz | Memory | 4 x DIMM, Max. 8 GB, DDR2 800/667/533 Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory
Dual Channel memory architecture
* Refer to www.asus.com or user manual for Memory QVL (Qualify Vendor List) | Expansion Slots | 2 x PCIe 2.0 x16
- Single VGA mode: x16
- SLI mode: Hardware ready for x16, x16
2 x PCIe x1
2 x PCI 2.2 | Scalable Link Interface (SLI™) | Support two identical NVIDIA SLI-Ready graphics cards (Hardware ready for x16, x16) | Storage | Southbridge
1 xUltraDMA 133/100/66/33
4 xSATA 3 Gb/s ports NVIDIA MediaShield™ RAID: Support RAID 0,1,0+1,5,JBOD span cross Serial ATA drives | LAN | NVIDIA nForce® 750i SLI built-in Gigabit MAC with external PHY | Audio | Realtek ALC883 8 -Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF out ports
Support Jack-Sensing, Enumeration, Multi-streaming | IEEE 1394 | VIA6308P controller supports 2 x 1394a ports (one at mid-board; one at back panel) | USB | 8 USB 2.0 ports (4 ports at mid-board, 4 ports at back panel) | ASUS AI Lifestyle Features | ASUS Power Saving Solution
- ASUS EPU (Energy Processing Unit)
- ASUS AI Nap
- ASUS AI Gear 3 (ASUS EPU Utility)
ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution
- ASUS Fanless Design: Heatsink solution
- ASUS Q-Fan 2
- ASUS Optional Fan for Water-cooling or Passive-Cooling only
ASUS EZ DIY
- ASUS Q-Connector
- ASUS Q-Shield
- ASUS O.C. Profile
- ASUS AI Direct Link
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2
- ASUS EZ Flash 2 | Overclocking Features | Intelligent overclocking tools
- AI Overclocking (intelligent CPU frequency tuner)
Precision Tweaker 2
- vDIMM: 64 -step DRAM voltage control
- vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at 0.00625V increment
- vChipset 29-step Chipset voltage control
SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection)
- FSB tuning from 133MHz up to 750MHz at 1MHz increment
- Memory tuning from 400 MHz up to 2600 MHz
- PCI Express frequency tuning from 100MHz up to 130MHz at 1MHz increment
Overclocking Protection
- ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall) | Special Features | Multi-language BIOS
ASUS MyLogo 2 | Back Panel I/O Ports | 1 x Parallel
1 x PS/2 Keyboard
1 x PS/2 Mouse
1 x IEEE 1394a
1 x LAN(RJ45) port
4 x USB 2.0/1.1
8 -Channel Audio I/O | Internal I/O Connectors | 2 x USB connectors support additional 4 USB ports
1 x Floppy disk drive connector
1 x IDE connector
4 x SATA connectors
1 x IEEE 1394a connector
1 x CPU Fan connector
1 x Chassis Fan connector
1 x Power Fan connector
1 x S/PDIF Out connector
1 x4-pin ATX 12V Power connector
1 x 24 -pin ATX Power connector
Front panel audio connector
Chassis Intrusion connector
CD/AUX audio in
System Panel Connector | BIOS | 8 Mb Flash ROM
DMI 2.0
PnP
WfM 2.0
SM BIOS 2.4
Award BIOS
ASUS EZ Flash 2
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 | Manageability | WfM 2.0,DMI 2.0,WOL/WOR by PME,WOR by Ring,PXE,AI NET2 WO USB/KB/MS | Accessories | User's manual | Support Disc | Drivers | Form Factor | ATX Form Factor 12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.5 cm ) |
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| M2N-SLI Deluxe - Support AMD Socket AM2 CPU
- AMD Live™Ready!
- NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI Technology
- Advanced Thermal Design: Heat-pipe Thermal solution
- Dual channel DDR2 800
- ASUS Crystal Sound:
ASUS Array Mic
Noise Filter
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CPU | Support AMD® Socket AM2 Athlon 64 X2 / Athlo 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 SLI™ 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 | 2 x PCI Express x16 slot at x16, x8 speed
Support NVIDIA®SLI™ technology (both at x8 mode)
2 x PCI Express x1
3 x PCI 2.2 | Scalable Link Interface (SLI™) | Support two identical NVIDIA SLI-Ready graphics cards (at x8, x8 mode)
ASUS two-slot thermal design
ASUS PEG Link | Storage | NVIDIA nForce® 570 SLI™ 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
JMicron JMB363 SATA controller supports:
- 1 x Internal Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s
- 1 x External Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s port on back I/O (SATA On-the-Go)
- Support SATA RAID 0, 1 and JBOD (by 1x External SATA & 1x Internal SATA) | LAN | Dual Gigabit LAN controllers support NVIDIA DualNet® technology
NVIDIA nForce® 570 SLI™ MCP built-in dual Gigabit MAC with external Marvell PHY
- Support Teaming and Fail-Over functions
- Support TCP/IP Acceleration | Audio | ADI 1988B 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC
Support Jack-Sensing, Enumeration, Multi-streaming and Jack-Retasking
Coaxial, Optical S/PDIF out on back I/O port | IEEE 1394a | TI 1394 controller supports 2 x 1394a ports | 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:
- ASUS Array Mic
- 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: 15-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 | Special Features | ASUS EZ DIY:
-ASUS Q-Connector
-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 Optical S/PDIF Out port + 1 x Coaxial S/PDIF Out port
1 x External SATA
2 x LAN (RJ45) port
4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
1 x IEEE 1394a port
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
7 x SATA connectors
1 x CPU / 4 x Chassis / 1 x Power Fan connectors
1 x ADH connector
1 x IEEE1394a 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, Chasis Intrusion, PXE | O/S Compatibility | Windows Vista/XP/2000 | Accessories | User's manual | Support Disc | Drivers | Form Factor | ATX Form Factor, 12"x 9.6" (30.5cm x 24.5cm) |
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Driver Downloads - Click here | P5N32-E SLI Plus The best SLI platform-P5N32-E SLI Plus - Support Intel® next generation 45nm Multi-core CPU
- Intel® Quad-core CPU Ready
- Intel® Core™2 Extreme/Core™2 Duo Ready
- NVIDIA® Dual X16 SLI
- ASUS HybridUp Technology
- NVIDIA Quad-SLI™ Ready
- Dual-channel DDR2 800/667/533
- 1333**/1066/800/533MHz
(** available when CPUs are ready for 1333MHz FSB)
- SupremeFX/DTS connect
- Stack Cool2 and Heat-pipe Thermal Solution
- 8 Phase Power Design |
CPU | Intel Socket 775 Core™2 Extreme/Core™2 Duo/Pentium® Extreme/Pentium® D/Pentium® 4/Celeron Processors
| Chipset | NVIDIA Dual X16 SLI
(C55+MCP55P; a.k.a. nForce®650i SLI & nForce®570 SLI)
ASUS HybridUp Technology
* Support SLI-Ready Memory Technology
| Front Side Bus | 1333/1066/800/533/ MHz (*1333 available when CPU's supporting 1333MHz FSB) | Memory | 4 x DIMM, Max. 8 GB, DDR2 800/667/533/ Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory
Dual Channel memory architecture
* Refer to www.asus.com or user manual for Memory QVL (Qualify Vendor List) | Expansion Slots | 2 x PCIe x16 slot, support NVIDIA® SLI™ technology, at full x16, x16 speed (blue)
2 x PCI 2.2
1 x PCI Express x16, at x8 speed (white)
| Scalable Link Interface (SLI™) | Support two identical NVIDIA SLI-Ready graphics cards (both at x16 mode)
| Storage | Southbridge
1 xUltraDMA 133/100/66/33
6 xSATA 3 Gb/s ports
- NVIDIA MediaShield™ RAID Support RAID 0,1,0+1,5,JBOD span cross Serial ATA drives
| LAN | NVIDIA® Dual X16 SLI built-in dual Gigabit/ MAC with external Marvell PHY Support NVIDIA DualNet® technology
| Audio | SupremeFX Audio Card
ADI 1988B 8 -Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF out ports
Support Jack-Sensing, Enumeration, Multi-streaming
DTS® Connect
| IEEE 1394a | VIA6308P controller supports 2 x 1394a ports | USB | 10 USB 2.0 ports (6 ports at mid-board, 4 ports at back panel) | Overclocking Features | Intelligent overclocking tools
- AI Overclocking (intelligent CPU frequency tuner)
- ASUS AI Booster Utility
- ASUS AI NOS (Non-delay Overclocking System)
- ASUS O.C. Profile: overclocking configuration-sharing tool
Overclocking Protection
- ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)
| Special Features | ASUS MyLogo 3
ASUS EZ Flash 2
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2
ASUS Music Alarm
ASUS Q-Connector
ASUS Q-Fan 2
Uses 100% High-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors | Back Panel I/O Ports | 1 x PS/2 Keyboard
1 x PS/2 Mouse
1 x S/PDIF Out
1 x IEEE 1394a
2 x LAN(RJ45) port
4 x USB 2.0/1.1
| Internal I/O Connectors | 3 x USB connectors supports additional 6 USB 2.0 ports
1 x Floppy disk drive connector
1 x IDE connector
6 x SATA connectors
1 x IEEE 1394a connector
1 x CPU Fan connector
1 x Chassis Fan connector
1 x Power Fan connector
5 x Optional Fan connector
1 x S/PDIF Out connector
1 x8-pin ATX 12V Power connector
24 -pin ATX Power connector
Front panel audio connector
Chassis Intrusion connector
System Panel Connector
| BIOS | 8 Mb Flash ROM
DMI 2.0
PnP
WfM 2.0
SM BIOS 2.3
Award BIOS
Multi-language BIOS
| Manageability | WOL by PME,WOR by PME,Chasis Intrusion, PXE | Accessories | User's manual
SLI bridge
1 USB2.0 module
IEEE1394a module
1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 cables
1 x Floppy disk drive cables
4 x SATA cables
2 SATA power cables
3 in 1 Q-connector (USB, 1394, system panel; Retail version only)
| Support Disc | Drivers
ASUS PC Probe II
Anti-virus software (OEM version)
ASUS Update
ASUS AI Booster
NVIDIA MediaShield™ RAID
| Form Factor | ATX Form Factor
12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.5 cm ) |
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