CPU 1. Support for Socket AM3 processors: AMD Phenom II processor / AMD Athlon II processor Hyper Transport Bus 1. 5200 MT/s Chipset 1. North Bridge: AMD 870 2. South Bridge: AMD SB850 Memory 1. 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory 2. Dual channel memory architecture 3. Support for DDR3 2000(OC)/1333/1066 MHz memory modules Audio 1. Realtek ALC892 codec 2. High Definition Audio 3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel 4. Support for Dolby Home Theater 5. Support for S/PDIF In/Out 6. Support for CD In LAN 1. 1 x Realtek 8111E chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) Expansion Slots 1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16) 2. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4) 3. 2 x PCI Express x1 slots (The PCIEX1_1 and PCIEX1_2 slots share bandwidth with the PCIEX4 slot.) (All PCI Express slots conform to the PCI Express 2.0 standard.) 4. 3 x PCI slots Storage Interface South Chipset: 1. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors supporting up to 6 SATA 6Gb/s devices 2. Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID5, RAID 10, and JBOD * SATA3 RAID 0 4x and SATA3 2x performance are maximum theoretical values. Actual performance may vary by system configuration. USB Chipset: 1. Up to 14 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (10 on the back panel, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers) Internal I/O Connectors 1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 2. 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 3. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors 4. 1 x CPU fan header 5. 2 x system fan header 6. 1 x power fan header 7. 1 x front panel header 8. 1 x front panel audio header 9. 1 x CD In connector 10. 1 x S/PDIF In header 11. 1 x S/PDIF Out header 12. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers 13. 1 x serial port header 14. 1 x clearing CMOS jumper Back Panel Connectors 1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard or mouse port 2. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector 3. 1 x coaxial S/PDIF out connector 4. 10 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 5. 1 x RJ-45 port 6. 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone) I/O Controller 1. ITE IT8720 chip H/W Monitoring 1. System voltage detection 2. CPU/System temperature detection 3. CPU/System/Power fan speed detection 4. CPU overheating warning 5. CPU/System/Power fan fail warning 6. CPU/System fan speed control BIOS 1. 2 x 8 Mbit flash 2. Use of licensed AWARD BIOS 3. Support for DualBIOS 4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b Unique Features 1. Support for @BIOS 2. Support for Q-Flash 3. Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue 4. Support for Download Center 5. Support for Xpress Install 6. Support for Xpress Recovery2 7. Support for EasyTune 8. Support for Easy Energy Saver 9. Support for Smart Recovery 10. Support for Auto Green 11. Support for On/Off Charge 12. Support for Q-Share Bundle Software 1. Norton Internet Security (OEM version) Form Factor 1. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 23.0 cm