ASUS P5Q3

The balance between better performance & superior overclocking capability

• Intel® P45 chipset
• Intel® Core™2 Extreme/Core™2 Quad/ Core™2 Duo/Pentium® dual-core/Celeron® dual-core /Celeron® Processors
• ASUS EPU-6 Engine(Energy Processing Unit)
• ASUS Express Gate
• ASUS 8-phase Power Design
• ASUS Drive Xpert
• VRD11.1 CPU support *
  (* Please refer to “CPU support list” for detail.)

Specifications

CPU	Intel® Socket 775 Core™2 Quad/Core™2 Extreme/Core™2 Duo/Pentium® D/Celeron dual-core /Celeron Processors Compatible with Intel® 05B/05A/06 processors Supports Intel® 45nm multi-Core CPU *This motherboard is designed with VRD11.1 power phase, and cannot be compatible with VRD10 designed CPU. Please refer to www.asus.com for "CPU support list".
Chipset	Intel® P45 / ICH10R with Intel® Fast Memory Access support
Front Side Bus	1600/1333/1066/800 MHz
Memory	4 x DIMM, Max. 16 GB, DDR3 1800(O.C.)/1600/1333/1066 Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory Dual Channel memory architecture *DDR3 1600MHz or above DIMMs work only on the Orange slots for one DIMM per channel. *When installing total memory of 4GB capacity or more, Windows® 32-bit operation system may only recognize less than 3GB. Hence, a total installed memory of less than 3GB is recommended. *Refer to www.asus.com or this user manual for the Memory QVL(Qualified Vendors Lists).
Expansion Slots	2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 , support ATI CrossFireX™ technology at x8 link (PCIe x16_1 blue, PCIe x16_2 black*) 3 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI *PCI Express x16_2 slot (black) at max. x8 link
Storage	Southbridge 6 xSATA 3 Gb/s ports Intel® Matrix Storage Technology Support RAID 0,1,5,10 JMicron® JMB363 PATA and SATA controller 1 xUltraDMA 133/100/66 for up to 2 PATA devices 1 xExternal SATA 3Gb/s port (SATA On-the-Go) JMicron® JMB322 (Drive Xpert technology) x 2 x SATA 3Gb/s Supports EZ Backup and Super Speed functions
LAN	Realtek® 8111C PCIe Gb LAN controller featuring AI NET2
Audio	Realtek® ALC1200 8 -Channel High Definition Audio CODEC - Support Jack-Detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-Retasking - Coaxial/Optical S/PDIF_OUT ports at back I/O - ASUS Noise-Filtering
IEEE 1394	VIA6308 controller supports 2 x 1394a ports (one at mid-board; one at back panel)
USB	12 USB 2.0 ports (6 ports at mid-board, 6 ports at back panel)
ASUS Unique Features	ASUS Power Saving Solution - ASUS EPU 6-Engine - ASUS 8-phase Power Design - AI Nap ASUS Unique Features: - ASUS Express Gate - AI Direct Link ASUS Quiet Thermal Solutions: - ASUS Fanless Design: heat-pipe solution - ASUS Fan Xpert ASUS EZ DIY: - ASUS Drive Xpert - ASUS Q-Shield - ASUS Q-Connector - ASUS O.C. Profile - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - ASUS EZ Flash 2
Overclocking Features	ASUS AI Booster Precision Tweaker 2: - vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at 6.25mV increment - vDIMM: 64-step DRAM voltage control - vChipset: 55-step Chipset voltage control - vCPU PLL: 64-step CPU PLL voltage control SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection) - FSB tuning from 200MHz up to 800MHz at 1MHz increment - PCI Express frequency tuning from 100MHz up to180MHz at 1MHz increment Overclocking Protection: - ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)
Special Features	ASUS MyLogo
Back Panel I/O Ports	1 x PS/2 Keyboard (Purple) 1 x PS/2 mouse port (Green) 1 x Coaxial S/PDIF Output 1 x Optical S/PDIF Output 1 x IEEE1394a 1 x RJ45 port 1 x eSATA connector 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 1 x TPM connector 1 x COM connector 6 x SATA connectors (red) 2 x Drive Xpert SATA connectors (orange and white) 1 x CPU Fan connector 2 x Chassis Fan connector 1 x Power Fan connector 1 x IEEE1394a connector Front panel audio connector 1 x S/PDIF Out Header Chassis Intrusion connector CD audio in 24-pin ATX Power connector 8 pin ATX 12V Power connector System Panel(Q-Connector)
BIOS	8 Mb Flash ROM PnP, DMI 2.0, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI 2.0a
Manageability	WOL by PME, WOR by PME, WOR by Ring, Chassis Intrusion, PXE
Accessories	1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable 4 x Serial ATA cables 1 x 2-port Serial ATA power cable Q-connector ASUS Q-Shield User's manual
Support Disc	Drivers Express Gate ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Suite Anti-Virus software (OEM version) Image-Editing Suite
Form Factor	ATX Form Factor 12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )