ASUS P5Q3

P5Q3
The balance between better performance & superior overclocking capability

* Intel® P45 chipset
* Intel® Core2 Extreme/Core2 Quad/ Core2 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

Specification

CPU

Intel® Socket 775 Core2 Quad/Core2 Extreme/Core2 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 )