ASUS Maximus Formula (Special Edition)

Excellent Experience for Ultimate Gaming/Overclocking Motherboard

- Intel® Quad-core CPU Ready
- Supports Intel® next generation 45nm Multi-core CPU
- Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo Ready
- Intel® X38/ICH9R
- Dual-channel DDR2 1200*/1066 MHz Support
- Fusion Block System
- Extreme Tweaker
- SupremeFX II 8-CH Audio
- CPU Level Up
- Voltiminder LED
- LCD Poster
- ASUS EPU (Energy Processing Unit)
- 2-Phase DDR2
- COP EX

Specifications

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® 45nm CPU * Refer to www.asus.com for Intel CPU support list
Chipset	Intel X38 ICH9R Intel Fast Memory Access Technology
Front Side Bus	1600/1333/1066/800 MHz
Memory	4 x DIMM, Max. 8 GB, DDR2 1600*/1066/800/667 ECC,Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory Dual Channel memory architecture
Expansion Slots	2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slot, support at full x16, x16 speed 3 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI 2.2
CrossFire	Support ATI CrossFire graphics cards
Storage	Southbridge 6 xSATA 3 Gb/s ports Support RAID 0,1,5,10 JMicron® JMB368 PATA controller 1 xUltraDMA 133/100/66 /33 for up to 2 PATA devices
LAN	Dual Gigabit LAN controllers, both featuring AI NET2 Support Teaming Technology
Audio	SupremeFX II Audio Card: ADI 1988B 8 -Channel High Definition Audio CODEC Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF out ports ASUS Noise Filter
IEEE 1394	2 x 1394a ports (1 port at back I/O, 1 port onboard)
USB	12 USB 2.0 ports (6 ports at mid-board, 6 ports at back panel)
Overclocking Features	Fusion Block System Extreme Tweaker Loadline Calibration 2-Phase DDR Intelligent overclocking tools - CPU Level Up - ASUS EPU (Energy Processing Unit) - AI Gear 3 - AI Overclocking (intelligent CPU frequency tuner) - ASUS AI Booster Utility - ASUS O.C. Profile: overclocking configuration-sharing tool Overclocking Protection - COP EX (Component Overheat Protection - EX) - Voltiminder LED - ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)
Special Features	ASUS MyLogo 3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 LCD Poster ASUS Q-Connector Onboard Switches: Power / Reset / Cls CMOS (at rear) ASUS Q-Fan 2
Back Panel I/O Ports	1 x PS/2 Keyboard 1 x S/PDIF Out 1 x IEEE 1394a 2 x LAN(RJ45) port 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 1 x Clr CMOS switch
Internal I/O Connectors	3 x USB connectors support 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 3 x Chassis Fan connector 1 x Power Fan connector 1 x S/PDIF Out connector 1 x8-pin ATX 12V Power connector 24 Power connector 3 x thermal sensor connector 1 x En/Dis-able Clr CMOS connector Chassis Intrusion connector System Panel
BIOS	16 Mb Flash ROM DMI 2.0 AMI BIOS PnP WfM 2.0 SM BIOS 2.4 ACPI 2.0a Multi-language BIOS
Manageability	WOL by PME,WOR by PME,Chasis Intrusion,PXE
Accessories	Fusion Block System Accessory LCD Poster SupremeFX II Audio Card User's manual Cable Ties ASUS Optional Fan USB2.0 module IEEE1394a module x UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable x Floppy disk drive cable x SATA cable SATA power cable I/O Shield 3 in 1 Q-connector kit
Support Disc	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS AI Suite ASUS Update Kaspersky® Anti-Virus The hottest 3D Game: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Futuremark ® 3DMark® 06 Advanced Edition
Form Factor	ATX Form Factor 12 inch x9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x24.5 cm )