Asus P5E3 + DDR3 2G, iX38/FSB 1600MHz/4xDDR3-1800/2xPCI-E 2.0 x16 crossfire/2xPCI-E x1/2xPCI/1xATA/6xSATA2 RAID 0 1 5 10/e-SATA2/8-ch Sound/PCIe G-LAN/12xUSB/2x1394/ATX

CPU

Intel Socket 775 Core™2 Quad/Core™2 Extreme/Core™2 Duo/Pentium® Extreme/Pentium® D/Pentium® 4 Processors
Compatible with Intel® 05B/05A/06 processors
Support Intel® 45nm CPU

Chipset

Intel X38
Intel CH9R
Intel Fast Memory Access Technology

Front Side Bus

1600/1333/1066/800 MHz

Memory

4 x DIMM, Max. 8 GB, DDR3 1800*/1600*/1333/1066*/800 Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory
Dual Channel memory architecture
*DDR3 1800 / 1600 are O.C. speeds
**Refer to www.asus.com or this user manual for the Memory QVL(Qualified Vendors Lidts).
***When installing total memory of 4GB capacity or more, Windows® 32-bit operation system may only recognize less than 3GB. Hence, a total installed memory of less than 3GB is recommended.

Expansion Slots

2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (both @ x16 mode) supports CrossFire Technology
2 x PCIe x1
2 x PCI

Storage

Southbridge
6 xSATA 3 Gb/s ports Support RAID 0,1,5,10
Marvell 88SE6111
1 xUltraDMA 133/100/66/33 for up to 2 PATA devices
1 xExternal SATA 3.0 Gb/s port (SATA On-the-Go)

LAN

Marvell88E8056® PCIe Gigabit LAN controller featuring AI NET2

Audio

Realtek ALC 883 8 -Channel High-Definition Audio CODEC
Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF out ports
ASUS Noise Filter
Support Jack-Sensing, Enumeration, Multi-streaming

IEEE 1394

Agere® L-FW3227 1394a controller supports 2 x 1394a ports (one at midboard; one at back panel)

USB

12 USB 2.0 ports (6 ports at mid-board, 6ports at back panel)

ASUS Unique Features

ASUS Power Saving Solution
- ASUS EPU (Energy Processing Unit)
- ASUS 3rd Generation 8-phase Power
- ASUS AI Nap
ASUS AI Lifestyle
- ASUS AI Direct Link
ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution
- ASUS Fanless Design: Pure Copper Heat-pipe solution
- ASUS Q-Fan 2
- ASUS Optional Fan for Water-cooling or Passive-Cooling only

ASUS EZ DIY
- ASUS Q-Connector
- ASUS Q-Shield
- ASUS O.C. Profile
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
- ASUS EZ Flash 2
- ASUS AI Slot Detector

Special Features

Multi-language BIOS
ASUS MyLogo 3

Overclocking Features

Intelligent overclocking tools
- ASUS AI Booster Utility
Precision Tweaker 2
- vDIMM: 41 -step DRAM voltage control
- vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at 0.00625V increment
- vChipset (N.B.): 25-step voltage control
- vFSB Termination: 15-step voltage control
- vCPU PLL: 64-step voltage control
SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection)
- FSB tuning from 200MHz up to 800MHz at 1MHz increment
- Memory tuning from 800MHz up to 3200MHz
- PCI Express frequency tuning from 100MHz up to 150MHz at 1MHz increment
Overclocking Protection
- ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)

Back Panel I/O Ports

1 x PS/2 Keyboard
1 x External SATA
1 x S/PDIF Out
1 x IEEE 1394a
1 x LAN(RJ45) port
6 x USB 2.0/1.1
8 -Channel Audio I/O

Internal I/O Connectors

3 x USB connectors support additional 6 USB ports
1 x Floppy disk drive connector
1 x IDE connector
6 x SATA connectors
1 x IEEE 1394a connector
1 x CPU Fan connector
1 x Chassis Fan connector
1 x Power Fan connector
1 x COM connector
1 x S/PDIF Out connector
1 x4-pin ATX 12V Power connector
24 Power connector
Front panel audio connector
Chassis Intrusion connector
CD/AUX audio in
System Panel

BIOS

8 Mb Flash ROM
DMI 2.0
AMI BIOS
PnP
WfM 2.0
SM BIOS 2.3
ACPI 2.0a
ASUS EZ Flash 2
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3

Manageability

WfM 2.0,DMI 2.0,WOL by PME,WOR by PME, PXE

Accessories

User's manual
x UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable
x Floppy disk drive cable
x SATA cable
SATA power cable
3 in 1 Q-connector
ASUS Q-shield
1 x 2-port USB2.0 / 1-port IEEE1394 module
Optional Fan for Water-Cooling or Passive-Cooling only

Support Disc

Drivers
ASUS PC Probe II
ASUS AI Suite
Anti-virus software (OEM version)
ASUS Update
Image-Editing Suite

Form Factor

ATX Form Factor
12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )