Asus Maximus III Extreme - Manual (Page 16)

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Maximus III Extreme specifications summary
CPU Supports the Intel ® Core™i7, Intel ® Core™i5 and
Intel ® Core™i3 Processor 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 2200(O.C.) /2133(O.C.)
/2000(O.C.) /1800(O.C.) /1600/1333/1066 MHz, non-
/2000(O.C.) /1800(O.C.) /1600/1333/1066 MHz, non-
ECC, un-buffered memory modules 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 QVL(Qualified Vendors List).
Memory QVL(Qualified Vendors List).
Expansion Slots 5 x PCIe x16 slots
- Supports single at x16; dual at x16; triple at x 16
- Supports single at x16; dual at x16; triple at x 16 Supports single at x16; dual at x16; triple at x 16 Supports single at x16; dual at x16; triple at x 16
x16 and x8; quad at x8, or 5 at x8 x16 and x8; quad at x8, or 5 at x8
1 x PCI 2.2
Multi-GPU Technology Supports NVIDIA ® SLI™ Technology / ATI ® CrossFireX™
Technology Technology
Storage Intel ® P55 Express Chipset built-in:
- 6 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports - 6 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports 6 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports
- Intel Matrix Storage Technology supports RAID 0, 1, - Intel Matrix Storage Technology supports RAID 0, 1, Intel Matrix Storage Technology supports RAID 0, 1,
5 and 10
JMicron ® 363 controllers:
- 1 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s port (Red) - 1 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s port (Red) 1 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s port (Red)
- 1 x External SATA 3.0 Gb/s port (SATA On-the-Go) - 1 x External SATA 3.0 Gb/s port (SATA On-the-Go) 1 x External SATA 3.0 Gb/s port (SATA On-the-Go)
Marvell ® PCIe SATA 6Gb/s controller
- 2 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports - 2 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports 2 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports
LAN Realtek ® RTL8112L Gigabit LAN controller
High Definition Audio VIA ® VT2020 10-channel High Definition Audio CODEC
- Supports Blu-ray audio layer content protection - Supports Blu-ray audio layer content protection Supports Blu-ray audio layer content protection
- Supports 1 Optical S/PDIF out port at back I/O - Supports 1 Optical S/PDIF out port at back I/O Supports 1 Optical S/PDIF out port at back I/O
- Supports 1 x S/PDIF out header - Supports 1 x S/PDIF out header Supports 1 x S/PDIF out header
- Supports Jack-Detection, Multi-streaming, Front - Supports Jack-Detection, Multi-streaming, Front Supports Jack-Detection, Multi-streaming, Front
Panel Jack-Retasking
IEEE 1394a 2 x 1394a ports (1 port onboard, 1 port at back I/O)
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