Specification
CPU


# LGA 775 socket for: - Intel Core2 Quad, Intel Core2 Extreme, Intel Core2 Duo, Intel Pentium D or Intel Pentium 4
# Intel Enhanced Memory 64 Technology (EMT64T)
# Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST)
# Intel Hyper-Threading Technology
# 1333*/1066/800MHz FSB *Available on CPUs that support 1333MHz FSB

Chipset


# NVIDIA nForce 680i LT SLI MCP - Northbridge: NVIDIA 680i LT SLI - Southbridge: NVIDIA MCP55P

Memory


# Four 240-pin DDR2 DIMM sockets
# DDR2 533, DDR2 667 and DDR2 800 DIMMs
# Dual channel (128-bit wide) memory interface
# Up to 8GB system memory
# Non-ECC x8 and x16 unbuffered DIMMs
# NVIDIA SLI-Ready Memory with EPP

BIOS


# Award BIOS
# CMOS Reloaded
# CPU/DRAM overclocking
# CPU/DRAM/Chipset overvoltage
# 8Mbit flash memory

Power Management


# ACPI and OS Directed Power Management
# ACPI STR (Suspend to RAM) function
# Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse
# Wake-On-LAN
# RTC timer to power-on the system
# AC power failure recovery

Hardware Monitor


# Monitors CPU/system/chipset temperature
# Monitors 12V/5V/3.3V/Vcore/Vbat/5Vsb/Vdimm/Vchip voltages
# Monitors the speed of the cooling fans
# CPU Overheat Protection function monitors CPU temperature during system boot-up

Audio


# Karajan audio module - Realtek ALC885 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC - 6 audio jacks - 1 CD-in connector - 1 front audio connector
# DAC SNR/ADC SNR of 106dB/101dB
# Full-rate lossless content protection technology
# S/PDIF-in/out interface

LAN


# NVIDIA MCP55P integrated with Gigabit MAC (Media Access Control) technology
# Two Vitesse VSC8601 Gigabit Phy chips
# Fully compliant to IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T), 802.3u (100BASE-TX) and 802.3ab (1000BASE-T) standards
# NVIDIA DualNet® technology

IDE


# One IDE connector allows connecting up to two UltraDMA 133Mbps hard drives

Serial ATA with RAID


# Six Serial ATA ports supported by NVIDIA MCP55P - SATA speed up to 3Gb/s - RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and RAID 5
# Two Serial ATA ports supported by Silicon Image SiI 3132 - SATA speed up to 3Gb/s - RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 0+1

IEEE 1394


# VIA VT6307
# Supports two 100/200/400 Mb/sec ports

Rear Panel I/O Ports


# 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port
# 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port
# 2 S/PDIF RCA jacks (S/PDIF-in and S/PDIF-out)
# Karajan audio module (6 audio jacks)
# 1 IEEE 1394 port
# 2 RJ45 LAN ports
# 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports

I/O Connectors


# 2 connectors for 4 additional external USB 2.0/1.1 ports
# 1 connector for 1 external IEEE 1394 port
# 1 connector for 1 external serial port
# 1 connector for the Karajan audio module
# 1 front audio connector (on the Karajan audio module)
# 1 CD-in internal audio connector (on the Karajan audio module)
# 1 S/PDIF connector for optical cable connection
# 1 IrDA connector
# 1 CIR connector
# 8 Serial ATA connectors
# 1 IDE connector
# 1 floppy connector
# 1 24-pin ATX power connector
# 1 8-pin 12V power connector
# 2 4-pin 5V/12V power connectors (FDD type)
# 1 front panel connector and 6 fan connectors
# 1 diagnostic LED
# EZ touch switches (power switch and reset switch)

Expansion Slots


# 3 PCI Express x16 slots - SLI technology - 2 x16 slots both operate at full-bandwidth 16 lanes - 3rd x16 slot for Physics card operates at x8 bandwidth
# 1 PCI Express x4 slot
# 3 PCI slots

PCB


# ATX form factor
# 24.4cm (9.6") x 30.5cm (12")