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Blitz Formula specications summary
CPU LGA775 socket for Intel
®
Core™2 Quad /
Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo / Pentium
®
Extreme /
Pentium
®
D / Pentium
®
4 / Celeron
®
D Processors
Compatible with Intel
®
05B/05A/06 processors
* Refer to www.asus.com for Intel CPU support list
Chipset Intel
®
P35 / ICH9R with Intel
®
Fast Memory Access
Technology
System Bus 1333/1066/800 MHz
Memory Dual-channel memory architecture
- 4 x 240-pin DIMM sockets support unbuffered
non-ECC DDR2 1066*/800/667MHz memory
modules
- Supports up to 8 GB system memory
* The chipset ofcially supports the memory frequency up
to DDR2 800MHz. Tuned by the ASUS Super Memspeed
Technology, this motherboard natively supports up to
DDR2 1066MHz.
Refer to www.asus.com or this user manual for the
Memory QVL (Qualied Vendors Lists).
Expansion Slots 2 x PCIe x16 slots (support dual graphics solution)
3 x PCIe x1 (PCIEx1_1 is compatible with the audio slot.)
2 x PCI 2.2 slots
CrossFire™ Technology Supports AMD CrossFire™ graphics cards (both at x8
mode)
Storage Southbridge
- 6 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports
- Intel
®
Matrix Storage Technology supports RAID 0,
1, 5, 10, and JBOD.
JMicron
®
JMB368 PATA controller
- 1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 for up to 2 PATA devices
LAN Dual Gigabit LAN controllers, both featuring AI NET 2
High Denition Audio SupremeFX II Audio Card
- ADI 1988B 8-channel High Denition Audio CODEC
- Noise Filter
Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF Out ports at back I/O
IEEE 1394 VIA 6308P 1394a controller supports 2 x IEEE 1394a
ports (one at midboard; one at back panel)
USB 12 x USB 2.0 ports (6 ports at mid-board, 6 ports at back
panel)
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