The voltage regulator of the H87-PRO has four phases for the CPU. It is controlled by an ASUS DIGI+ ASP1253 chip, which uses a digital design. Each phase uses two NFMFS4C09N MOSFETs.
Figure 9: Voltage regulator circuit
The ASUS H87-PRO uses solid electrolytic capacitors on its voltage regulator circuit. The coils are ferrite models.
If you want to learn more about the voltage regulator circuit, please read our tutorial on the subject.
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