ASUS H87-PRO Motherboard

Main Specifications

The main specifications for the ASUS H87-PRO include:

• Socket: LGA1150
• Chipset: Intel H87
• Super I/O: Nuvoton NCT5538D
• Parallel ATA: none
• Serial ATA: six SATA-600 ports controlled by the chipset (RAID 0, 1, 5, 10)
• External SATA: none
• USB 2.0: eight USB 2.0 ports, two on the motherboard real panel and six available through three headers on the motherboard
• USB 3.0: six USB 3.0 ports, four on the motherboard rear panel and two available through one header on the motherboard
• FireWire (IEEE 1394): none
• Thunderbolt: none
• On-board video: controlled by the CPU; VGA, DVI-D, HDMI and DisplayPort connectors
• Audio: produced by the chipset together with a Realtek ALC887 codec (7.1 channels, 24-bit resolution, 192 kHz sampling rate, 97 dB SNR for the outputs, and 90 dB SNR for the inputs)
• On-board LAN: one Gigabit Ethernet port controlled by a Realtek RTL8111G chip
• Buzzer: no
• Infrared interface: no
• Power supply required: EPS12V
• Slots: one PCI Express 3.0/2.0 x16 slot, one PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (working at x4), two PCI Express x1 slots, and three PCI slots
• Memory: four DDR3-DIMM sockets (up to DDR3-1600, 32 GiB maximum)
• Fan connectors: one four-pin connector for the CPU cooler and three four-pin connectors for auxiliary fans
• Extra features: “MemOk!” button and “GPU Boost” switch
• Number of CDs/DVDs provided: one
• Programs included: motherboard utilities
• More Information: https://www.asus.com
• Average price in the U.S.*: USD 98.00

* Researched at Newegg.com on the day we published this First Look article.