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ASUS Maximus III Formula Intel P55 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard, Supports Intel Core i7/Core i5 CPUs, Dual DDR3 2133, SATA 3Gb/s RAID, SLI and CrossFireX Ready, IEEE 1394a



Part Number: MB-Maximus-III-Formula
Regular price:$259.99On Sale: $244.99
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ASUS Maximus III Formula LGA1156 ATX Motherboard, Intel P55 Express Chipset, Supports Intel Core i7/Core i5 Processors, Dual DDR3 2133, SATA 3Gb/s RAID, SLI and CrossFireX Ready, IEEE 1394a

This motherboard supports the latest Intel Lynnfield processors in LGA1156 package, which as memory and PCI Express controller integrated to support 2-channel (4 DIMMs) DDR3 memory and 16 PCI Express 2.0 lanes, providing great graphics performance. Intel Lynnfield processor is one of the most powerful and energy efficient CPU in the world.

Features:
  • Supports the Intel Core i7 and Intel Core i5 Processors in the LGA1156 Package
  • Intel P55 chipset
  • Dual-channel, DDR3 2133(O.C.) Support
  • ROG Connect
  • GameFirst
  • MemOK! and MemPerfect
Specifications:
  • 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.)/1800(O.C.)/1600/1333/1066 Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory
    - Dual Channel memory architecture
  • Expansion Slots:
    - 2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (red) support single at x16 or dual at x8 mode
    - 1 x PCIe x16 (white) supports at x4 mode
    - 2 x PCIe x1
    - 2 x PCI 2.2
  • Multi-GPU Support: Supports NVIDIA SLI Technology / ATI 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 322 controller and 2 x JMicron 363 controllers:
    2 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s port (Red) supporting Hardware RAID 0 and 1 (SPD_HDD1 + SPD_HDD2)
    1 x External SATA 3.0 Gb/s port (SATA On-the-Go)
    2 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s port (White) - SATA_ODD1 + SATA_ODD2
  • LAN:
    - Realtek RTL8110SC Gigabit LAN controller
    - GameFirst
  • Audio:
    - SupremeFX X-Fi discrete Audio Card
    - 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
    - EAX Advanced HD 4.0
    - X-Fi CMSS-3D
    - X-Fi Crystalizer
    - Creative ALchemy
    - Supports 1 x S/PDIF out header
    - Supports Coaxial/Optical S/PDIF out ports on rear
    - Blu-ray support
  • 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)
  • Back Panel I/O Ports:
    - 1 x External SATA
    - 1 x IEEE 1394a
    - 1 x LAN(RJ45) port
    - 1 x Clr CMOS switch
    - 1 x ROG Connect On/Off switch
    - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard port (purple)
    - 9 x USB 2.0/1.1 (1 port for ROG Connect)
  • Internal I/O Connectors:
    - 3 x USB connectors support additional 5 USB 2.0 ports (1 port reserved for ROG Connect @ rear)
    - 1 x IEEE 1394a connector
    - 10 x SATA connectors: 2 x Speeding HDD SATA connectors (Red) / 2 x SATA_ODD (White) / 6 x standard SATA connectors (Gray)
    - 8 x Fan connectors: 1 x CPU / 1 x PWR / 3 x Chassis / 3 x Optional
    - 3 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 ROG light connector
    - 1 x Go Button
    - System panel connector
  • BIOS: 16 Mb Flash ROM , AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, 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 SLI Cable
    - 1 x SupremeFX X-Fi Audio Card
    - 1 x 2-in-1 ASUS Q-Connector Kit
    - 3 x 2-in-1 SATA signal cables
    - 1 x 2-port USB2.0 + ESATA module
    - 1 x Cable Ties
    - 1 x ROG theme label
    - 1 x 12-in-1 ROG Cable Label
  • Support Disc:
    - ASUS PC Probe II
    - ASUS AI Suite
    - ASUS Update
    - Kaspersky Anti-Virus
    - Support DVD: Drivers and applications
    - Sound Blaster X-Fi Utility
    - ASUS TurboV EVO utility
  • Form Factor:
    - ATX Form Factor
    - 12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )


References: | ASUS Maximus III Formula Motherboard Website |

Limited Warranty: One year from invoice date with Directron.com. 3-year from invoice date with manufactory. 30-Day money back from receiving date with 15% restocking fee for non-defective returns. No credit or refund after 30 days. Customer is responsible for returning defective products including DOA due to manufacturer unless testing is paid before shipping. (Alice-091609)

Notes: (1) How to install? Click here. (2) All retail boxed motherboards are opened for receiving purposes. (3) We highly recommend testing When purchasing a motherboard and a CPU together. (4) Hyper DIMM support is subject to the physical characteristics of individual CPUs. (5) Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP).

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