1. Support for Intel® Core™ i7 processors/Intel® Core™ i5 processors/ Intel® Core™ i3 processors/Intel® Pentium® processors/Intel® Celeron® processors in the LGA1155 package
2. L3 cache varies with CPU

1. 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory
   * Due to Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than 4 GB.
2. Dual channel memory architecture
3. Support for DDR3 2200(OC)/1600/1333/1066 MHz memory modules
   * To support DDR3 1600 MHz, you must install an Intel® 22nm (Ivy Bridge) CPU that supports DDR3 1600 MHz.
4. Support for non-ECC memory modules
5. Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
   * To support XMP memory, you must install an Intel® 22nm (Ivy Bridge) CPU that supports DDR3 1600 MHz.

Integrated Graphics Processor:

1. 1 x D-Sub port
2. 1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200
   * The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter.
3. 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200

1. Realtek ALC887 codec
2. High Definition Audio
3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
   * To configure 7.1-channel audio, you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver.
4. Support for S/PDIF Out

1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
   (The PCIEX16 slot conforms to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
   * For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.
   * The PCI Express x16 slot supports up to PCI Express 2.0 standard when an Intel 32nm (Sandy Bridge) CPU is installed.
2. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
   (The PCIEX4 slot conforms to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
3. 2 x PCI slots

1. 1 x SATA 6Gb/s connector (SATA3 0) supporting up to 1 SATA 6Gb/s device
2. 5 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2 1~5) supporting up to 5 SATA 3Gb/s devices

1. Up to 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)
2. Up to 4 USB 3.0/2.0 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB headers)
   * In Windows XP, the Intel USB 3.0 ports can support up to USB 2.0 transfer speed.

1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
2. 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
3. 1 x SATA 6Gb/s connector
4. 5 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
5. 1 x CPU fan header
6. 1 x system fan header
7. 1 x front panel header
8. 1 x front panel audio header
9. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
10. 1 x USB 3.0/2.0 header
11. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
12. 1 x serial port header
13. 1 x parallel port
14. 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header
15. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper

1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
2. 1 x D-Sub port
3. 1 x DVI-D port
4. 1 x HDMI port
5. 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
6. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
7. 1 x RJ-45 port
8. 3 x audio jacks (Line In/Line Out/Microphone)