| CPU - Support AMD Socket AM2 Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64/ Sempron |
| Chipset - NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI MCP |
| Front Side Bus - 2000 / 1600 MT/s |
| Memory - Dual channel memory architecture |
| 4 x DIMM, max. 8GB, DDR2-800/667/533, ECC and non-ECC, un-buffered memory |
| Expansion Slots - 2 x PCI-E x16, 1 x PCI-E x4, 1 x PCI-E x1, 2 x PCI |
| Scalable Link Interface (SLI) - Support two identical NVIDIA SLI-Ready graphics cards (both at x16 mode) |
| Storage |
| NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI MCP supports - 1 x Ultra DMA 133 / 100 / 66 / 33, 6 x Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s |
| NVIDIA MediaShield RAID supports RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5 and JBOD span cross Serial ATA drives |
| Silicon Image 3132 SATA controller supports - 1 x Internal Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s, 1 x External Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s port on back I/O (SATA On-the-Go) |
| Support RAID 0, 1, and JBOD |
| LAN - NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI MCP built-in dual Gigabit MAC with external Marvell PHY |
| Audio - ADI 1988B 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC |
| IEEE 1394a - TI 1394 controller supports 2 x 1394a ports |
| USB - 8 x USB2.0 ports (4 ports at mid-board, 4 ports at back panel) |
| Back Panel I/O Ports |
| 1 x PS/2 Keyboard port, 1 x PS/2 Mouses, 1 x Optical + 1 x Coaxial S/PDIF Output |
| 1 x External SATA, 2 x LAN (RJ45) port, 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports, 1 x IEEE 1394a port |
| 1 x COM port, 8-channel Audio ports |
| Internal I/O Connectors |
| 2 x USB 2.0 connectors supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports, 1 x Floppy disk drive connector |
| 1 x IDE connector for two devices, 7 x SATA connectors |
| 1 x CPU / 4 x Chassis / 1x Chipset / 1 x Power Fan connectors |
| 1 x IEEE1394a connector, 1 x Parallel connector, 1 x S/PDIF output connector |
| 1 x TPM connector, Chassis Intrusion connector, Front Panel Audio connector |
| CD audio in, System panel connector |
| 24-pin ATX Power connector, 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector |
| BIOS - 8Mb AWARD BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.3 |
| Manageability - WOL by PME, WOR by PME, Chasis Intrusion, PXE |
| Accessories |
| 1 x SLI bridge, 1 x ASUS Array Mic, 1 x ASUS Optional Fan |
| 1 x ASUS Q-Connector Kit (USB, 1394, system panel; Retail version only) |
| 1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable, 1 x Floppy disk drive cable, 6 x SATA cables, 3 x SATA power cable for 6 devices |
| 1 x 2-port USB2.0 module, 1 x IEEE1394a module, 1 x I/O Shield, User manual |
| ScreenDUO (Vista Edition for Retail version only), AI Remote (Vista Edition for Retail version only) |
| Support CD - Drivers, ASUS PC Probe II, ASUS Update, ASUS AI Suite, NVIDIA MediaShield RAID, Anti-virus software (OEM version) |
| Form Factor - ATX Form Factor, 12"x 9.6" (30.5cm x 24.5cm) |
| Warranty - 3 years |
