LGA1155 SOCKET FOR INTEL® SECOND GENERATION CORE™I7/ CORE™I5/CORE™I3 PROCESSORS
This motherboard supports the Intel® second generation Core™i7 / Core™i5 / Core™i3 processors in LGA1155 package with memory and PCI Express controllers integrated to support 2-channel (2 DIMMs) DDR3 memory and 16 PCI Express 2.0 lanes. This provides great graphics performance. Intel® second generation Core™i7 / Core™i5 / Core™i3 processors are among the most powerful and energy efficient CPUs in the world.
INTEL® H61 EXPRESS CHIPSET
The Intel® H61 Express Chipset is the latest single-chipset design to support the new 1155 socket Intel® Core™ i7 / Core™ i5 / Core™ i3 second generation processors. It uses serial point-to-point links, which allows increased bandwidth and stability, and provides an improved performance.
DUAL-CHANNEL DDR3 1333 / 1066 SUPPORT
This motherboard supports DDR3 memory that features data transfer rates of 1333 (O.C.)/1066/800 MHz providing great performance for 3D graphics and other memory-demanding applications
PCI EXPRESS ARCHITECTURE
PCI Express is the latest I/O interconnect technology that will replace the existing PCI. With a bus bandwidth 4 times higher than that of AGP 8X interface, PCI Express x16 bus performs much better than AGP 8X in applications such as 3D gaming.
SATA 3GB/S
This motherboard supports hard drives based on the Serial ATA (SATA) 3Gb/s storage specifications, delivering enhanced scalability and doubling the bus bandwidth for high-speed data saving and retrieval.
USB 2.0
GIGABIT LAN
The on-board LAN controller is a highly integrated GbLAN controller. It is enhanced with an ACPI management function to provide efficient power management for advanced operating systems.
MICROSOFT WINDOWS 8 COMPATIBLE
Gives you access to advanced computing experiences with the latest operating system so you get more done with your PC.