Asus Maximus III GENE

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CPU Intel® Socket 1156 Core™ i7 Processor/Core™ i5 Processor

Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology


Chipset Intel® P55 Express Chipset


Memory 4 x DIMM, Max. 16 GB, DDR3 2133(O.C.)*/2000(O.C.)/1600/1333/1066 Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory

Dual Channel memory architecture

(supports XMP)

Expansion Slots 2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (support single at x16 or dual at x8/x8 mode)

1 x PCIe x4

1 x PCI 2.2


Multi-GPU Support Supports NVIDIA® Quad-GPU SLI™ Technology / ATI® Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology

Storage Intel® P55 Express Chipset built-in

6 xSATA 3.0 Gb/s ports

Intel Matrix Storage Technology Support RAID 0,1,5,10


JMicron® JMB363 SATA controller

1 xExternal SATA 3.0 Gb/s port at rear (SATA On-the-Go)

1 xSATA 3.0 Gb/s port

LAN Gigabit LAN controller featuring AI NET2

GameFirst


Audio SupremeFX X-Fi built-in

- 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC

- EAX® Advanced™ HD 4.0

- X-Fi CMSS®-3D

- X-Fi Crystalizer™

- Creative ALchemy

- Blu-ray support

- Supports Optical S/PDIF out port on rear

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

USB 14 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (5 ports at mid-board, 9 ports at back panel)

ASUS Unique Features MemOK!

MemPerfect

ProbeIt

Onboard Switches: Power / Reset / Clr CMOS (at rear)

ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED)

ASUS Q-Connector

ASUS Q-Slot

ASUS Q-DIMM

ASUS EPU

ASUS Fan Xpert

ASUS MyLogo3

ASUS EZ Flash 2

ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3


Overclocking Features CPU Power Design

- 8-phase CPU power

- 2-phase VTT power

- 2-phase Memory power

ROG Connect

CPU Level Up

iROG

Extreme Tweaker

Loadline Calibration

Intelligent overclocking tools:

- ASUS TurboV EVO

- O.C. Profile

Overclocking Protection:

- COP EX (Component Overheat Protection - EX)

- Voltiminder LED

- ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)

Back Panel I/O Ports 1 x External SATA

1 x S/PDIF Out (Optical)

1 x IEEE 1394a

1 x LAN(RJ45) port

9 x USB 2.0/1.1

1 x PS/2 Keyboard port (purple)

1 x Clr CMOS switch

1 x ROG Connect On/Off switch

8-channel Audio I/O with gold-plated jack

Internal I/O Connectors 3 x USB connectors supports additional 5 USB 2.0 ports (1 port reserved for ROG Connect at rear)

1 x IEEE 1394a connector

7 x SATA connectors (one is from JMicron® 363 (black))

5 x Fan connectors: 1 x CPU / 2 x Chassis / 2 x Optional

1 x SPDIF out header

1 x CD audio in

1 x Front panel audio connector

2 x thermal sensor connectors

1 x 24-pin ATX Power connector

1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector

1 x En/Dis-able Clr CMOS header

5 x ProbeIt measurement points

1 x Go Button

System panel connector


BIOS 16 Mb Flash ROM , AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI2.0a Multi-Language BIOS


Manageability WOL by PME,WOR by PME,PXE

Accessories User's manual

1 x I/O Shield

1 x ROG Connect Cable

1 x ROG Cable Labels (12 in 1)

1 x SLI Cable

1 x 2-in-1 ASUS Q-Connector Kit

3 x 2-in-1 SATA signal cables

1 x Cable Ties

1 x ROG Theme Label

Support Disc Support DVD:

- Drivers and applications

Sound Blaster X-Fi Utility

ROG GameFirst Utility

ASUS TurboV EVO Utility

ASUS PC Probe II

ASUS Update

ASUS AI Suite

Kaspersky® Anti-Virus


Form Factor uATX Form Factor

9.6 inch x 9.6 inch ( 24.4 cm x 24.4 cm )
Intel Core i3 530 Dual Core Clarkdale 32nm, 2.93GHz[OC to 4.0Ghz], 4MB Cache, 73W, Integrated GPU @ 733MHz Retail

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus
Chill Factor 2 (4g) - Thermalright Chill Factor 2 - *Tested as No1 Best Performing

Thermal Paste