ASUS Maximus III Extreme Motherboard Review

Posted by: Sahil Mannick (Helios1234) on: 03/16/2010 04:47 PM [ Print | 8 comment(s) ]

Specifications

CPU:
-Intel® Socket 1156 Core™ i7 Processor/Core™ i5 Processor/Core™ i3 Processor
-Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology
*Note: This board does NOT support the i7 9xx series of CPU

Chipset:
-Intel® P55 Express Chipset

Memory:
- 4 x DIMM, Max. 16 GB, DDR3 2200(O.C.)/2133(O.C.)/2000(O.C.)/1800(O.C.)/1600/1333/1066 Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory
-Dual Channel memory architecture

Expansion Slots:
- 5 x PCIe 2.0 x16 Supports single at x16, dual at x16, triple at x 16 x16 x8, quad x8, or 5 x8
-1 x PCI 2.2

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

Storage:
Intel® P55 Express Chipset built-in
-6 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports (Gray)
-Intel Matrix Storage Technology Support RAID 0,1,5,10
JMicron® 363 controllers:
- 1 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s port (Black)
- 1 x External SATA 3.0 Gb/s port (SATA On-the-Go)
Marvell® PCIe SATA 6Gb/s controller
- 2 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports (Red)

LAN:
- Realtek® RTL8112L Gigabit LAN controller

Audio:
VIA® VT2020 10-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
- Supports Blu-ray audio layer content protection

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

USB:
NEC® USB 3.0 controller
- 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (at back I/O)
Intel® P55 Express Chipset
- 11 USB 2.0 ports (4 ports at mid-board, 7 ports at back I/O, 1 port at back I/O is also for ROG connect)

Bluetooth Module Accessory Card:
-Bluetooth V2.0/V2.1+EDR
-RC Bluetooth On/Off Switch

Back Panel I/O Ports:
-1 x External SATA
-1 x IEEE 1394a
-1 x LAN(RJ45) port
-10 -Channel Audio I/O
-1 x Clr CMOS switch
-1 x PS/2 Keyboard port (purple)
-2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
-7 x USB 2.0 ports (1 port also for ROG Connect)
-1 x ROG Connect On/Off switch
-S/PDIF Out (Optical)

Form Factor:
ATX Form Factor: 12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )