Specifications / Delivery

CPU	AMD AM3+ FX/Phenom II/Athlon II/Sempron 100 Series Processors
Chipset	AMD 990FX/SB950
Memory	Dual Channel DDR3, 4 x DIMM, Max. 32 GB DDR3 2133 (OC) / 2000 (OC) / 1800 (OC) / 1600 / 1333 / 1066 MHz
Multi-GPU	Supports NVIDIA 3-Way SLI Technology Supports AMD 3-Way CrossFireX Technology
Slots	3 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (dual x16 or x16, x8, x 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode) 1 x PCIe 2.0 x1 1 x PCI
Audio	SupremeFX X-Fi2 8 Channel
Storage	6 x SATA 6Gb/s port (RAID 0, 1, 5, 10) 1 x SATA 6Gb/s port 1 x eSATA 6Gb/s port
I/O internal / Connectors	1 x USB 3.0 port 2 x USB 2.0 port 7 x SATA 6Gb/s connector 2 x CPU Fan connector 3 x Chassis Fan connector 3 x Optional Fan connector 1 x S/PDIF out header 1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector 1 x Front panel audio connector 1 x System panel 8 x ProbeIt Measurement Points 3 x Thermal sensor connector 1 x En/Dis-able Clr CMOS header 1 x EZ Plug connector 1 x Power-on button 1 x Reset button 1 x CPU Level Up button 1 x ROG Connect switch 1 x Go Button(s)
I/O external	1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port(s) 1 x eSATA 6Gb/s 1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s) 4 x USB 3.0 8 x USB 2.0 (white port can be switched to ROG Connect) 1 x Optical S/PDIF out 6 x Audio jack(s) 1 x Clear CMOS button(s)
Formfactor	ATX (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm)
BIOS	64Mb Flash ROM, EFI AMI BIOS GUI
Warranty	3 years

Regarding the delivery you really find everything you need. Next to numerous manuals there is a SLI bridge, a triple SLI bridge, a CrossFire Bridge, SATA cables, a Q-connector, an I/O shield, ...

Features

ASUS Update	Allows us to check and update the latest available BIOS directly from ASUS website.
ASUS FAN Xpert	FAN Xpert allows you to adjust both the CPU and chassis fan speeds according to different ambient temperatures and your PC's system loading. The various fan profiles affer flexible controls of fan speed to achieve a quiet and cool system environment.
ASUS MyLogo	Allow you to change the POST Logo at system startup with any pic you want.
ASUS TurboV EVO	Allows you to overclock the bus frequency, CPU voltage, IMC voltage and DRAM Bus voltage in Windows and takes effect in realtime without exiting and rebooting the OS.
ASUS DIGI+ VRM	Meanwhile ASUS also provides its boards with digital power designs. Using the the right software, in this case ASUS DIGI+ VRM Utility it is not only possible to adjust voltages whilst being in Windows on can now also control impedances.
ASUS TPU	As soon as one activates the TPU this chips monitors all possible voltages and clock speeds using the according software. The difference to the EPU is that TPU will provide as much performance as possible. Therefore it can increase clock speeds and voltages.

Page 1 - Introduction	Page 8 - SiSoft Sandra 1
Page 2 - Specifications / Delivery	Page 9 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 3 - Layout	Page 10 - Super Pi / wPrime
Page 4 - Connectors and I/O	Page 11 - Games
Page 5 - BIOS	Page 12 - Overclocking
Page 6 - Test setup	Page 13 - Conclusion
Page 7 - Futuremark

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