Maximus III Formula No IO | Asus Maximus Iii Formula Motherboard

ASUS Maximus III Formula LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Motherboard. The ASUS Maximus III Formula is a premium LGA1156 motherboard for those looking to push their Core i5/i7 to the edge and appreciate the finer points of design and quality.

Please Note: This is an OEM motherboard and it does not come with rear I/O shield also known as back-plate cover. This part is not needed and you can still install the board in standard ATX case.

Specifications:

CPU	Intel® Socket 1156 Core™ i7 Processor/Core™ i5 Processor/ Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology * Refer to www.asus.com for Intel CPU support list
Chipset	Intel® P55 Express Chipset
Memory	4 x DIMM, Max. 16 GB, DDR3 2133(O.C.)/2000(O.C.)/1800(O.C.)/1600/1333/1066 Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory Dual Channel memory architecture * Hyper DIMM support is subject to the physical characteristics of individual CPUs. * Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) * Please refer to www.asus.com or user manual for the Memory QVL(Qualified Vendors List).
Expansion Slots	2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (red) support single at x16 or dual at x8 mode 1 x PCIe x16 (white) supports at x4 mode 2 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI 2.2
Multi-GPU Support	Supports NVIDIA® SLI™ Technology / ATI® CrossFireX™ Technology
Storage	Intel® P55 Express Chipset built-in 6 xSATA 3.0 Gb/s ports Intel Matrix Storage Technology Support RAID 0,1,5,10 JMicron® 322 controller and 2 x JMicron® 363 controllers: - 2 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s port (Red) supporting Hardware RAID 0 and 1 (SPD_HDD1 + SPD_HDD2) - 1 x External SATA 3.0 Gb/s port (SATA On-the-Go) - 2 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s port (White) - SATA_ODD1 + SATA_ODD2
LAN	Realtek® RTL8110SC Gigabit LAN controller GameFirst
Audio	SupremeFX X-Fi discrete Audio Card 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC EAX® Advanced™ HD 4.0 X-Fi CMSS®-3D X-Fi Crystalizer™ Creative ALchemy Supports 1 x S/PDIF out header Supports Coaxial/Optical S/PDIF out ports on rear Blu-ray support
IEEE 1394	2 x 1394a port(s) (1 port at back I/O, 1 port onboard)
USB	14 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (5 ports at mid-board, 9 ports at back panel)
Peripheral Support	ROG OC Station
Overclocking Features	Extreme Engine Power Design - 16-phase CPU power - 3-phase VTT power - 3-phase Memory power ROG Connect CPU Level Up Memory Level Up Speeding HDD iROG Extreme Tweaker Loadline Calibration Intelligent overclocking tools: - ASUS AI Booster Utility - O.C. Profile Overclocking Protection: - COP EX (Component Overheat Protection - EX) - Voltiminder LED - ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)
Special Features	MemOK! MemPerfect ProbeIt Onboard Switches: Power / Reset / Clr CMOS (at rear) Q-Fan Plus ASUS EPU ASUS MyLogo3 ASUS Fan Xpert ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS Q-Connector ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED) ASUS Q-Slot ASUS Q-DIMM
Back Panel I/O Ports	1 x External SATA 1 x IEEE 1394a 1 x LAN(RJ45) port 1 x Clr CMOS switch 1 x ROG Connect On/Off switch 1 x PS/2 Keyboard port (purple) 9 x USB 2.0/1.1 (1 port for ROG Connect)
Internal I/O Connectors	3 x USB connectors support additional 5 USB 2.0 ports (1 port reserved for ROG Connect @ rear) 1 x IEEE 1394a connector 10 x SATA connectors: 2 x Speeding HDD SATA connectors (Red) / 2 x SATA_ODD (White) / 6 x standard SATA connectors (Gray) 8 x Fan connectors: 1 x CPU / 1 x PWR / 3 x Chassis / 3 x Optional 3 x thermal sensor connectors 1 x 24-pin ATX Power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector 1 x En/Dis-able Clr CMOS header 5 x ProbeIt measurement points 1 x ROG light connector 1 x Go Button System panel connector
BIOS	16 Mb Flash ROM , AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI2.0a Multi-Language BIOS
Manageability	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 )