CPU

Intel® Socket 1156 Core™ i7 Processor/Core™ i5 Processor/Core™ i3 Processor/ Pentium® Processors
Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology*
* The Intel Turbo Boost Technology support depends on the CPU types.
** Refer to www.asus.com for Intel CPU support list

Chipset

Intel® H55 Express Chipset

Memory

4 x DIMM, Max. 16 GB, DDR3 2200(O.C.)*/2133/1866/1800/1600/1333/1066 Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory
Dual Channel memory architecture
Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
*Hyper DIMM support is subject to the physical characteristics of individual CPUs. Some hyper DIMMs only support one DIMM per channel. Please refer to Memory QVL for details.
** To reach DDR3 2200 MHz, you are required to use with Intel Core i7/Core i5 CPU without iGPU and install a discrete graphics card. When using Intel Core i5/Core i3/ Pentium CPU with iGPU, the maximum memory speed supported is 1600+ MHz
***Refer to www.asus.com or this user manual for the Memory QVL(Qualified Vendors Lists).

Expansion Slots

1 x PCIe 2.0 x16
2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 (2.5GT/s, gray slots)
1 x PCI

VGA

Multi-VGA output support: HDMI and RGB ports
Supports HDMI with max. resolution 1920x 1200 @ 60Hz
Supports RGB with max. resolution 2048x 1536 @ 75 Hz
Maximum shared memory of 1748 MB

Storage

Intel® H55 Express Chipset built-in
6 xSATA 3.0 Gb/s ports
VIA VT6415 PATA controller
1 xUltraDMA 133/100 for up to 2 PATA devices

LAN

Gigabit LAN controller Realtek® 8111E Gigabit LAN controller featuring AI NET2

Audio

Realtek® ALC887 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
- Support Jack-dectection, Multi-streaming,Front Panel Jack-Retasking (Only in Mic in port)
- Optical S/PDIF out ports at board & back I/O

USB

12 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 ports at mid-board, 6 ports at back panel)