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Maximus iii gene specifications summary – Asus Maximus III Gene User Manual

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Maximus III GENE specifications summary

CPU

Supports the Intel

®

Core™i7 and Intel

®

Core™i5

Processors in the LGA1156 package

Supports Intel

®

Turbo Boost Technology

* Refer to www.asus.com for Intel CPU support list

Chipset

Intel

®

P55 Express Chipset

Memory

Dual channel memory architecture

4 x DIMM, max. 16GB, DDR3 2133(O.C.)/

2���(O.C.)�16���1333�1�66 MHz,

2���(O.C.)�16���1333�1�66 MHz,

non-ECC, un-buffered memory modules

non-ECC, un-buffered memory modules

* Hyper DIMM support is subject to the physical

characteristics of individual CPUs.

characteristics of individual CPUs.

** Supports Intel

®

Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

*** Please refer to www.asus.com or user manual for the

Memory ���(�ualified �endors �ists).

Memory ���(�ualified �endors �ists).

Expansion Slots

2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slots (support single at x16 or dual at x8

mode)

mode)

1 x PCIe x4 slot

1 x PCI 2.2 slot

Multi-GPU Technology

Supports NVIDIA

®

Quad-GPU SLI™ Technology

Supports ATI

®

Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology

Storage

Intel

®

P55 Express Chipset built-in:

- 6 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports

- Intel Matrix Storage Technology supports RAID 0, 1,

5 and 10
JMicron

®

363 controller:

- 1 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s port

- 1 x External SATA 3.0 Gb/s port (SATA On-the-Go)

LAN

Gigabit LAN controller featuring AI NET2

GameFirst

High Definition Audio

SupremeFX X-Fi built-in

- 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC

8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC

- EAX

EAX

®

Advanced™ HD 4.0

- X-Fi CMSS

X-Fi CMSS

®

-3D

- X-Fi Crystalizer�

X-Fi Crystalizer�

- Creative ALchemy

Creative ALchemy

- Blu-ray support

- Supports Optical S/PDIF out port on rear panel

Supports Optical S/PDIF out port on rear panel

IEEE 1394a

2 x 1394a ports (1 port at back I/O, 1 port onboard)

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