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CPU | - Supports 2nd Generation Intel[SUP]®[/SUP] Core™ i7 / i5 / i3 in LGA1155 Package
- 4 + 2 Power Phase Design
- Supports Intel[SUP]®[/SUP] Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology
- Supports Intel[SUP]®[/SUP] K-Series unlocked CPU
- Supports Hyper-Threading Technology |
Chipset | - Intel[SUP]®[/SUP] Z68 |
Memory | - Dual Channel DDR3 memory technology
- 4 x DDR3 DIMM slots
- Supports DDR3 2133(OC)/1866(OC)/1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
- Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB*
- Supports Intel[SUP]®[/SUP] Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
*Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows[SUP]®[/SUP] 32-bit OS. For Windows[SUP]®[/SUP] 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.
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BIOS | - 64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support
- Supports "Plug and Play"
- ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events
- Supports jumperfree
- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support
- CPU Core, IGPU, DRAM, PCH, CPU PLL, VTT, VCCSA Voltage Multi-adjustment |
Audio, Video and Networking | |
Graphics | - Supports Intel[SUP]®[/SUP] HD Graphics Built-in Visuals : Intel[SUP]®[/SUP] Quick Sync Video, Intel[SUP]®[/SUP] InTru™ 3D, Intel[SUP]®[/SUP] Clear Video HD Technology, Intel[SUP]®[/SUP] HD Graphics 2000/3000, Intel[SUP]®[/SUP] Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
- Pixel Shader 4.1, DirectX 11 with Intel[SUP]®[/SUP] 22nm CPU, DirectX 10.1 with Intel[SUP]®[/SUP] Sandy Bridge CPU
- Max. shared memory 1759MB
- Multi VGA Output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI
- Supports HDMI 1.4a Technology with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz
- Supports DVI with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz
- Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2048x1536 @ 75Hz
- Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI (Compliant HDMI monitor is required)
- Supports HDCP function with DVI and HDMI ports
- Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback with DVI and HDMI ports
*Due to chipset limitation, the Blu-ray playback of Intel[SUP]®[/SUP] HD Graphics is only supported under Windows[SUP]®[/SUP] Vista™ and Windows[SUP]®[/SUP] 7.
**Intel[SUP]®[/SUP] InTru™ 3D is only supported under Windows[SUP]®[/SUP] 7 and Windows[SUP]®[/SUP] 7 x64.
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Audio | - 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec)
- Premium Blu-ray audio support
- Supports THX TruStudio™ |
LAN | - PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
- Realtek RTL8111E
- Supports Wake-On-LAN
- Supports LAN Cable Detection
- Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az
- Supports PXE |
Expansion / Connectivity | |
Slots | - 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 slot (PCIE3 @ x16 mode)
- 3 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots
- 2 x PCI slots
*PCIe Gen3 is supported on 3rd Generation of Intel[SUP]®[/SUP] Core™ i5 and Core™ i7 CPUs.
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SATA3 | - 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5, Intel[SUP]®[/SUP] Rapid Storage and Intel[SUP]®[/SUP] Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions |
USB 3.0 | - 2 x USB 3.0 ports by Etron EJ168A, support USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s |
Connector | - 4 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5, Intel[SUP]®[/SUP] Rapid Storage and Intel[SUP]®[/SUP] Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions
- 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors
- 1 x IR header
- 1 x CIR header
- 1 x COM port header
- 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header
- 1 x Power LED header
- CPU/Chassis/Power FAN connector
- 24 pin ATX power connector
- 8 pin 12V power connector
- Front panel audio connector
- 3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 USB 2.0 ports) |
Rear Panel I/O | I/O Panel
- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port
- 1 x D-Sub Port
- 1 x DVI-D Port
- 1 x HDMI Port
- 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
- 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports
- 2 x Ready-to-Use USB 3.0 Ports
- 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
- HD Audio Jack: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone |
Other Features / Miscellaneous | |
Unique Feature | - ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU)
- ASRock Instant Boot
- ASRock Instant Flash
- ASRock APP Charger
- ASRock SmartView
- ASRock XFast USB
- ASRock XFast LAN
- Lucid Virtu
- ASRock On/Off Play Technology
- Hybrid Booster:
- CPU Frequency Stepless Control
- ASRock U-COP
- Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)
- Combo Cooler Option (C.C.O.)
- Good Night LED |
Support CD | - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, ASRock MAGIX Multimedia Suite - OEM |
Accessories | - Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield
- 2 x SATA Data Cables (optional) |
Hardware Monitor | - CPU Temperature Sensing
- Chassis Temperature Sensing
- CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer
- CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan (Allow Chassis Fan Speed Auto-Adjust by CPU Temperature)
- CPU/Chassis Fan Multi-Speed Control
- Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore |
Form Factor | - ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 7.5-in, 30.5 cm x 19.1 cm
- Premium Gold Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors) |
OS | - Microsoft[SUP]®[/SUP] Windows[SUP]®[/SUP] 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista™ / Vista™ 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit compliant |
Certifications | - FCC, CE, WHQL
- ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)
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