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Crosshair III Formula specifications summary CPU Chipset System Bus Memory Expansion Slots Multi-GPU Technology Storage LAN High Definition Audio IEEE 1394 AMD socket AM3 Phenom™ II / Athlon™ II / Sempron™ 100 Series processors Supports 45nm CPU AMD® Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology AMD® 790FX / SB750 Up to 5200 MT/s HyperTransport™ 3.0 Dual channel memory architecture 4 x DIMM, max. 16GB, DDR3 1600(O.C.) /�1���3��3���3 1���0�6�6� �M��H�z�,�E�C�C��a�n�d��n�o�n�-�E�C�C�,�u�n��-�b�u�ff�e�r�e�d��m���e����m����o��r�y *Refer to www.asus.com or user manual for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists) **Due to OS limitation, 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. 2 x PCIe2.0 x16 slots (@ dual x16) 3 x PCIe2.0 x1 ( the PCIEx1_1 (black) is compatible with ��a�u�d�i�o��s�lo�t�) 1 x PCI 2.2 slot Support ATI CrossFire™X Technology graphics cards SB750 South Bridge: - 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 for up to 2 PATA devices - 5 x SATA 3Gb/s ports with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD - 1 x External SATA 3Gb/s port on rear (SATA On-the-Go) * Due to the Windows XP/ Vista limitation, the RAID array with the total capacity over 2TB cannot be set as a boot disk. A RAID array over 2TB can only be set as a data disk only. Gigabit LAN controller, featuring AI NET 2 SupremeFX X-Fi - �8�-�c�h�a�n�n�e�l�H��ig�h��D��e�fi�n�it�io��n�A��u�d�io��C��O�D��E�C� - �E�A�X�®��A�d�v�a�n�c�e�d�™��H�D��4�.�0 - �X�-�F�i �C�M�S�S�®��-3�D� - �X-��F�i�C��r�y�s�t�a�l�iz�e��r�™ - �C�r�e�a�t�iv�e��A�L�c�h�e�m��y - �S��u�p�p�o�r�ts��1��x�S��/P��D�I�F��o�u�t�h�e�a��d�e�r - �S��u�p�p�o��rt�s��C�o�a��x�ia�l�/�O�p�t�i�c�a�l �S�/�P�D��I�F��o�u�t�p�o��rt�s��o�n��re��a�r 2 x 1394a ports (1 port at back I/O, 1 port onboard) (continued on the next page) xiii

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Crosshair III Formula specifications summary
CPU
AMD socket AM3 Phenom™ II / Athlon™ II /
Sempron™ 100 Series processors
Supports 45nm CPU
AMD
®
Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology
Chipset
AMD
®
790FX / SB750
System Bus
Up to 5200 MT/s HyperTransport™ 3.0
Memory
Dual channel memory architecture
4 x DIMM, max. 16GB, DDR3 1600(O.C.) / 1333 / 1066
1333 / 1066
1333 / 1066
MHz, ECC and non�ECC, un�buffered memory
MHz, ECC and non�ECC, un�buffered memory
memory
memory
*Refer to www.asus.com or user manual for the Memory
QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists)
**Due to OS limitation, 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 PCIe2.0 x16 slots (@ dual x16)
3 x PCIe2.0 x1 ( the PCIEx1_1 (black) is compatible with
audio slot)
audio slot)
1 x PCI 2.2 slot
Multi-GPU Technology
Support ATI CrossFire™X Technology graphics cards
Storage
SB750 South Bridge:
-
1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 for up to 2 PATA devices
-
5 x SATA 3Gb/s ports with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and
JBOD
-
1 x External SATA 3Gb/s port on rear
(SATA On-the-Go)
* Due to the Windows XP/ Vista limitation, the RAID array
with the total capacity over 2TB cannot be set as a boot
disk. A RAID array over 2TB can only be set as a data
disk only.
LAN
Gigabit LAN controller, featuring AI NET 2
High Definition Audio
SupremeFX X-Fi
� 8�channel High Definition Audio CODEC
8�channel High Definition Audio CODEC
- EAX® Advanced™ HD 4.0
EAX® Advanced™ HD 4.0
- X-Fi CMSS®-3D
X-Fi CMSS®-3D
� ±�Fi Crystalizer²
±�Fi Crystalizer²
- Creative ALchemy
Creative ALchemy
- Supports 1 x S/PDIF out header
Supports 1 x S/PDIF out header
- Supports Coaxial/Optical S/PDIF out ports on rear
Supports Coaxial/Optical S/PDIF out ports on rear
IEEE 1394
2 x 1394a ports (1 port at back I/O, 1 port onboard)
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