ASUS Maximus III Extreme

CPU Socket LGA1156 Supported CPU Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 Northbridge Chipset Intel® P55 chipset DIMM Sockets 4 x DIMM Supported Memory DDR3 2200( O.C.) / 2133( O.C.) / 2000( O.C.) / 1800( O.C.) / 1600/ 1333/ 1066 Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory Max Memory 16 GB 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 Serial ATA Controller 6 xSATA 3.0 Gb/ s ports Intel® P55 Express Chipset built-in Supported RAID Intel Matrix Storage Technology Support RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 Audio VIA® VT2020 10-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC LAN Realtek® RTL8112L Gigabit LAN controller Firewire / IEEE1394 2 x 1394a port( s) ( 1 port onboard, 1 port at back I/ O) USB NEC® USB 3.0 controller Special Features 16 Mb Flash ROM AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI2.0a Multi-Language BIOS Internal I/ O * 2 x USB connectors support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports * 9 x SATA connectors: 2 x SATA 6.0Gb/ s connectors ( Red) / 6 x standard SATA connectors ( Black) / 1 x SATA_ E( Gray) * 8 x Fan connectors: 1 x CPU / 1 x PWR / 3 x Chassis / 3 x Optional * 5 x ProbeIt Measurement Points * 3 x Thermal Sensor Connectors * 1 x IEEE1394a Connector * 1 x SPDIF_ Out Connector * 1 x 24-pin ATX Power Connector * 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power Connector * 1 x En/ Dis-able Clr CMOS Switch * 1 x LN2 Mode Header * 1 x Power on Switch * 1 x Reset Switch * 2 x EZ Plug Connectors * 1 x OC Station Header * 1 x RC Bluetooth Header * 1 x Go Button * 1 x BIOS Button * System Panel Connector External I/ O * 1 x External SATA * 1 x IEEE 1394a * 1 x 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 Warranty 1 Year Limited Warranty by Authorized Distributors