The TUF series delivers a "tough" image. With the unique design & high quality components (military-standard), TUF series is born for pursuing the preeminent stability, all-round compatibility, & extreme durability. Specifications CPU AMD AM3+ FX/ Phenom II/ Athlon II/ Sempron 100 Series Processors Supports AM3+ 32 nm CPU Supports CPU up to 8 cores Supports CPU up to 140W AMD Cool n Quiet™ Technology Chipset AMD 990FX/SB950 Memory 4 x DIMM, Max. 32GB, DDR3 1866/1600/1333/1066 Hz ECC, Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory Dual Channel Memory Architecture * Refer to www.asus.com or user manual for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists). * Due to OS limitation, when installing total memory of 4GB capacity or more, Windows 32-bit operation system may only recognize less than 3GB. Install a 64-bit Windows OS when you want to install 4GB or more memory on the motherboard. * Due to CPU spec., AMD 100 series CPUs support up to DDR3 1066 M Hz. With ASUS design, this motherboard can support up to DDR3 1333 M Hz. Multi-GPU Support Supports NVIDIA Quad-GPU SLI Technology Supports AMD Quad-GPU Cross Fire X Technology Expansion Slots 3 x PCIe 2.0 x 16 (dual x 16 or x 16, x 8, x 8) *1 1 x PCIe 2.0 x 16 (x 4 mode, black) 1 x PCIe 2.0 x 1 1 x PCI Storage AMD SB950 controller: 6 x SATA 6 Gb/s port (s), brown Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10 JMicron JMB362 controller: 2 x SATA 3 Gb/s port (s), black 1 x Power e SATA 3 Gb/s port (s), green 1 x e SATA 3 Gb/s port (s), red LAN Realtek 8111E, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller (s) Audio Realtek ALC 892 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
- Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking Audio Feature :
- Absolute Pitch 192k Hz/ 24-bit True BD Lossless Sound
- Blu-ray audio layer Content Protection
- ASUS Noise Filter
- Optical S/PDIF out port (s) at back panel IEEE 1394 VIA 6308P controller 2 x IEEE 1394a port (s) (1 at mid-board, 1 at back panel) USB (Universal Serial Bus) Ports ASMedia USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 controller: 4 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 port (s) (2 at back panel, blue, 2 at mid-board) AMD SB950 controller: 14 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 port (s) (10 at back panel, black+red, 4 at mid-board) Special Features ASUS Dual Intelligent Processors 2 with DIGI+ VRM: TUF ENGINE! Power Design :
- 8 +2 Digital Phase Power Design
- TUF Components (Alloy choke, Cap. & MOSFET; certified by military-standard)
- ASUS DIGI+ VRM Utility
- E.S.P.: Efficient Switching Power Design Ultimate COOL! Thermal Solution :
- TUF Cera M!X Heatsink Coating Tech.
- TUF Thermal Radar Back I/O Ports 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port (s) 1 x e SATA 3 Gb/s 1 x Power e SATA 3 Gb/s 1 x IEEE 1394a 1 x LAN (RJ45) port (s) 2 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 10 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 1 x Optical S/PDIF out 6 x Audio jack (s) Internal I/O Ports 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 connector (s) support (s) additional 2 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 port (s) (19-pin, moss green) 2 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 connector (s) support (s) additional 4 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 port (s) 1 x COM port (s) connector (s) 6 x SATA 6 Gb/s connector (s) 2 x SATA 3 Gb/s connector (s) 1 x IEEE 1394a connector (s) 1 x CPU Fan connector (s) (4 -pin) 4 x Chassis Fan connector (s) (3 x 4 -pin, 1 x 3 -pin) 1 x Optional Fan connector (s) (4 -pin) 1 x S/PDIF out header (s) 1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector (s) 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector (s) 1 x Front panel audio connector (s) (AAFP) 1 x System panel (s) (Q-Connector) 1 x Mem OK! button (s) 1 x Clear CMOS jumper (s) BIOS 32 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI BIOS, Pn P, DMI2.0, Wf M2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2, Manageability Wf M 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE Form Factor ATX Form Factor 12 inch x 9.6 inch (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )