Specifications CPU Supports 3rd & 2nd Generation Intel Core i 7 / i 5 / i 3 in LGA1155 Package Digi Power Design 4 + 2 Power Phase Design Supports Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology Supports Hyper-Threading Technology Chipset Intel H77 Supports Intel Rapid Start Technology & Smart Connect Technology * Intel Rapid Start Technology & Smart Connect Technology are only supported under Windows 7 OS or later versions Memory Dual Channel DDR3 memory technology 4 x DDR3 DIMM slots Supports DDR3 1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buffered memory Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB* Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 1.3 / 1.2 * Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows 32-bit OS. For Windows 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation. **DDR3 1600 with Intel Ivy Bridge CPU, DDR3 1333 with Intel Sandy Bridge CPU. BIOS 64 Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support Supports " Plug & Play" ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events Supports jumperfree SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support CPU Core, IGPU, DRAM, 1.8V PLL, VTT, VCCSA Voltage Multi-adjustment Graphics Supports Intel HD Graphics Built-in Visuals: Intel Quick Sync Video 2.0, Intel In Tru 3D, Intel Clear Video HD Technology, Intel Insider, Intel HD Graphics 2500/4000 with Intel Ivy Bridge CPU Supports Intel HD Graphics Built-in Visuals: Intel Quick Sync Video, Intel In Tru 3D, Intel Clear Video HD Technology, Intel HD Graphics 2000/3000, Intel Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) with Intel Sandy Bridge CPU Pixel Shader 5.0, Direct X 11 with Intel Ivy Bridge CPU. Pixel Shader 4.1, Direct X 10.1 with Intel Sandy Bridge CPU Max. shared memory 1760MB with Intel Ivy Bridge CPU. Max. shared memory 1759MB with Intel Sandy Bridge CPU Multi VGA Output options: D-Sub, DVI-D & HDMI Supports HDMI 1.4a Technology with max. resolution up to 1920x 1200 @ 60 Hz Supports DVI with max. resolution up to 1920x 1200 @ 60 Hz Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2048x 1536 @ 75 Hz Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xv YCC & HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI (Compliant HDMI monitor is required) Supports HDCP function with DVI & HDMI ports Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback with DVI & HDMI ports * Intel HD Graphics Built-in Visuals & the VGA outputs can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated. ** Due to chipset limitation, the Blu-ray playback of Intel HD Graphics is only supported under Windows Vista & Windows 7. *** Intel In Tru 3D is only supported under Windows 7 & Windows 7 x 64. Audio 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec) Premium Blu-ray audio support Supports THX Tru Studio LAN PCI-E x 1 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 Slots 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x 16 slot (PCIE1: x 16 mode) 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x 16 slots (PCIE3: x 1 mode; PCIE4: x 4 mode) 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x 1 slot Supports AMD Quad Cross Fire X™ & Cross Fire X *PCIe Gen 3 is supported on 3rd Generation of Intel Core i 5 & Core i 7 CPUs. Storage 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by Intel H77, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage & Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI & " Hot Plug" functions 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by ASMedia ASM1061, support NCQ, AHCI & " Hot Plug" functions (SATA3_A1 connector is shared with e SATA3 port) USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 2 x Rear USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 ports, support USB (Universal Serial Bus) 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5 Gb/s 1 x Front USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 header (supports 2 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 ports), supports USB (Universal Serial Bus) 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5 Gb/s Connector 4 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage & Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI & Hot Plug functions 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors 1 x IR header 1 x CIR header 1 x Print Port header 1 x COM port header 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header 1 x Power LED header 2 x CPU Fan connectors (1 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin) 2 x Chassis Fan connectors (1 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin) 1 x Power Fan connector (3-pin) 24 pin ATX power connector 8 pin 12V power connector Front panel audio connector 3 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 headers (support 6 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 ports) 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 header (supports 2 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 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 (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 Ports 1 x e SATA3 Connector 2 x Ready-to-Use USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 Ports 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED & SPEED LED) HD Audio Jack: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone Unique Feature ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) ASRock Instant Boot ASRock Instant Flash ASRock APP Charger ASRock XFast USB (Universal Serial Bus) ASRock XFast LAN ASRock XFast RAM ASRock Crashless BIOS ASRock OMG (Online Management Guard) ASRock Internet Flash ASRock Dehumidifier Function ASRock On/ Off Play Technology Hybrid Booster: ASRock U-COP Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.) Combo Cooler Option (C.C.O.) Good Night LED 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 Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 9.6-in, 24.4 cm x 24.4 cm All Solid Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors) OS Microsoft Windows 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit compliant