ASUS P7P55D-E LGA 1156 Intel P55 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Specifications
CPU
Intel® Socket 1156 Core⢠i7 Processor/Core⢠i5 Processor/Core⢠i3 Processor

Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology
Chipset
Intel® P55 Express Chipset
Memory
4 x DIMM, Max. 16 GB, DDR3 2200(O.C.)*/1600/1333/1066 Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory

Dual Channel memory architecture

Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

*Hyper DIMM support is subject to the physical characteristics of individual CPUs. Some hyper DIMMs only support one DIMM per channel. Please refer to Memory QVL for details.

**Refer to www.asus.com or this user manual for the Memory QVL(Qualified Vendors Lists).
Expansion Slots
1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (single at x16)

1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (@x4 mode, 2.5GT/s, black slot)

3 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 (2.5GT/s, gray slots)

2 x PCI

* The second PCIe x16 slot (black) and the three PCIe x1 slots share the bandwidth from the Intel® PCH. When any of the PCIe x1 slots is occupied, the second PCIe x16 slot will be switched to x1 mode.
Multi-GPU Support
Supports ATI® Quad-GPU 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® JMB363 PATA and SATA controller

1 xUltraDMA 133/100/66 for up to 2 PATA devices

1 xExternal SATA 3Gb/s port

1 xSATA 3Gb/s port (black)

Marvell® SATA 6Gb/s controller:

- 2 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports (gray)
LAN
Realtek® 8112L Gigabit LAN controller featuring AI NET2
Audio
VIA® VT1828S 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC

- Absolute Pitch BD192/24

- DTS Surround Sensation UltraPC

- BD audio layer Content Protection

- Supports Jack-Detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-Retasking

- Optical S/PDIF out ports at back I/O
IEEE 1394
VIA® 6308P controller supports 2 x 1394a port(s) (one at mid-board; one at back panel)
USB
NEC® USB 3.0 controller:

- 2 x USB 3.0 ports (blue; at back panel)

Intel® P55 Express Chipset:

- 12 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 ports at mid-board, 6 ports at back panel)
ASUS Unique Features
ASUS IO Level UP for Ultra Performance

- True USB 3.0 or True SATA 6Gb/s Support

ASUS Xtreme Design:

ASUS Hybrid Processor - TurboV EVO

- Auto Tuning, TurboV and Turbo Key

16 Hybrid Phase

- T.Probe Technology for Active Cooling

- 12+2 Phase Power Design

*16 Hybrid Phase = 12+2 Phase x T.Probe

ASUS Hybrid OS - Express Gate

ASUS Xtreme Design

ASUS Exclusive Features

- MemOK!

- ASUS EPU

ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution

- ASUS Fanless Design: Stylish Heat-sink solution

- ASUS Fanless Design: Stack Cool 3

- ASUS Fan Xpert

ASUS Crystal Sound

- ASUS Noise Filter

ASUS EZ DIY

- ASUS Q-Shield

- ASUS Q-Connector

- ASUS O.C. Profile

- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3

- ASUS EZ Flash 2

- ASUS MyLogo 2

- Multi-language BIOS

ASUS Q-Design

- ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED)

- ASUS Q-Slot

- ASUS Q-DIMM
Overclocking Features
Precision Tweaker 2

- vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at 0.00625V increment

- vIMC: 97-step IMC voltage control

- vDRAM Bus: 104-step DRAM voltage control

- vPCH: 36-step chipset voltage control

- vCPU_PLL: 56-step reference voltage control

SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection)

- PCI Express frequency tuning from 100MHz up to 200MHz at 1MHz increment

- Internal Base Clock tuning from 80MHz up to 500MHz at 1MHz increment

Overclocking Protection

- ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)
Back Panel I/O Ports
1 x PS/2 mouse port (Green)

1 x PS/2 Keyboard (Purple)

6 x USB 2.0/1.1

1 x S/PDIF Out (Optical)

1 x IEEE 1394a

1 x External SATA 3Gb/s

1 x LAN(RJ45) port

2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (blue)

8 -Channel Audio I/O
Internal I/O Connectors
3 x USB connectors support additional 6 USB ports

1 x IDE connector

1 x IEEE 1394a connector

1 x CPU Fan connector

1 x Power Fan connector

1 x COM port connector

2 x SATA 6.0Gb/s connectors (gray)

7 x SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors (blue from P55, black from JMB363)

2 x Chassis Fan connector (1x4-pin, 1x3-pin)

Front panel audio connector

1 x S/PDIF Out Header

CD audio in

24-pin ATX Power connector

1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector

System Panel(Q-Connector)

1 x MemOK! button

1 x IO Level UP button
BIOS
16 Mb Flash ROM , AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS, 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

1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable

2 in 1 Q-connector

2 x Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s cables

2 x Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s cables

ASUS Q-Shield
Support Disc
Drivers

Anti-virus software (OEM version)

ASUS Update

ASUS Utilities
Form Factor
ATX Form Factor

12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )