ASUS VANGUARD B85

ASUS VANGUARD B85
Get TUF core reliability and cooling tech on Intel®B85 mATX motherboard

- LGA1150 Socket for 4th Generation Intel® Core i7/i5/i3, Pentium®/Celeron® Processors
- TUF Thermal Radar Core - Complete System Cooling, Customized Fan Tuning
- TUF Components [10K Ti-Caps, Alloy Chokes & MOSFETs; Certified by Military-standard] - Certified for Tough Duty
- Server-grade Reliability Test - Promised Reliability with Strict Testing
- DIGI+ VRM - Herald the Arrival of a New Digital Power Design Era
- ESD Guards - Ultra-protection Against Electrostatic Discharge

CPU

Intel® Socket 1150 for 4th Generation Core i7/Core i5/Core i3/Pentium®/Celeron® Processors
Supports Intel® 22 nm CPU
Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0
* The Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 support depends on the CPU types.
* Refer to www. asus. com for CPU support list

Chipset

Intel® B85

Memory

4 x DIMM, Max. 32GB, DDR3 1600/1333 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory
Dual Channel Memory Architecture
Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
* Refer to www. asus. com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).
* Due to Intel® chipset limitation, DDR3 1600 MHz and higher memory modules on XMP mode will run at the maximum transfer rate of DDR3 1600 Mhz.

Graphic

Integrated Graphics Processor
Multi-VGA output support : HDMI/DVI/RGB/DisplayPort ports
- Supports HDMI with max. resolution 4096 x 2160 @ 24 Hz / 2560 x 1600 @ 60 Hz
- Supports DVI with max. resolution 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz
- Supports RGB with max. resolution 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz
- Supports DisplayPort with max. resolution 4096 x 2160 @ 24 Hz / 3840 x 2160 @ 60 Hz
Maximum shared memory of 1024 MB
Supports Intel® InTru 3D, Quick Sync Video, Clear Video HD Technology, Insider
Supports up to 3 displays simultaneously

Multi-GPU Support

Supports AMD Quad-GPU CrossFireX Technology

Expansion Slots

1 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16
1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode, black)
1 x PCIe 2.0 x1
1 x PCI

Storage

Intel® B85 chipset :
4 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), brown
2 x SATA 3Gb/s port(s), black
Supports Intel® Rapid Start Technology, Intel® Smart Connect Technology

LAN

Intel® I217V

Audio

Realtek® ALC887 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
- Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking

USB Ports

Intel® B85 chipset :
6 x USB 3.0/2.0 port(s) (4 at back panel, blue, 2 at mid-board)
Intel® B85 chipset :
8 x USB 2.0/1.1 port(s) (2 at back panel, black, 6 at mid-board)

Special Features

TUF ENGINE! Power Design :
- 4 +1 Digital Phase Power Design
- TUF Components (Alloy choke, Ti-Cap. & MOSFET; certified by military-standard)
- ASUS DIGI+ VRM Utility
Ultimate COOL! Thermal Solution :
- TUF Thermal Radar Core
ASUS Exclusive Features :
- AI Suite 3
- Ai Charger
- ESD Guards
- Front Panel USB 3.0 Support
- ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode featuring friendly graphics user interface
- Network iControl
- USB 3.0 Boost
ASUS EZ DIY :
- Precision Tweaker 2
- ASUS O. C. Profile
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
- ASUS EZ Flash 2
- ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode
- Multi-language BIOS
ASUS Q-Design :
- ASUS Q-Shield
- ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED)
- ASUS Q-Slot
- ASUS Q-DIMM
- ASUS Q-Connector

Operating System Support

Windows® 8
Windows® 7

Back I/O Ports

1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port(s)
1 x DVI-D
1 x D-Sub
1 x DisplayPort
1 x HDMI
1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s)
4 x USB 3.0 (blue)
2 x USB 2.0
6 x Audio jack(s)

Internal I/O Ports

1 x USB 3.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.0 port(s) (19-pin, moss green)
3 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 6 USB 2.0 port(s)
1 x TPM header
1 x COM port(s) connector(s)
4 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s)
2 x SATA 3Gb/s connector(s)
1 x CPU Fan connector(s) (1 x 4 -pin)
4 x Chassis Fan connector(s) (4 x 4 -pin)
1 x S/PDIF out header(s)
1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s)
1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s)
1 x Front panel audio connector(s) (AAFP)
1 x System panel(s) (Q-Connector)
1 x Chassis Intrusion connector(s)
1 x Clear CMOS jumper(s)

Accessories

User's manual
ASUS Q-Shield
2 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(s)
1 x Q-connector(s) (2 in 1)
1 x TUF Certification card(s)
1 x TUF 5 Year Warranty manual(s) (by region)
1 x TUF Inside sticker(s)

BIOS

128 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.7, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3, My Favorites, Quick Note, Last Modified log, F12 PrintScreen, F3 Shortcut functions, and ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect) memory information

Manageability

WfM 2.0, DMI 2.7, WOL by PME, PXE

Support Disc

Drivers
ASUS Utilities
ASUS/TUF CPU-Z
Anti-virus software (OEM version)

Form Factor

uATX Form Factor
9.6 inch x 9.6 inch ( 24.4 cm x 24.4 cm )

Note
*DP 1.2 Multi-Stream Transport compliant, supports DP 1.2 monitor daisy chain up to 3 displays