ASUS P8Z68-V PRO Motherboard
Main Specifications
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The main specifications for the ASUS P8Z68-V PRO motherboard include:
- Socket: 1155
- Chipset: Intel Z68 Express
- Super I/O: Nuvoton NCT6776F
- Parallel ATA: None
- External SATA: One eSATA-300 port controlled by a JMicron JMB362 chip
- USB 2.0: 12 USB 2.0 ports, six soldered on the motherboard rear panel and six available through three headers on the motherboard
- USB 3.0: Four ports, two soldered on the motherboard rear panel and two available through one header on the motherboard, controlled by two ASMedia ASM1042 chips
- FireWire (IEEE 1394): Two ports, available through two headers on the motherboard, controlled by a VIA VT6308P chip
- On-board video: Yes, controlled by the CPU; VGA, DVI-D, and HDMI connectors supporting Lucidlogix Virtu technology
- On-board audio: Produced by the chipset together with a Realtek ALC892 codec (eight channels, 24-bit resolution, up to 192 KHz sampling rate for both the inputs and outputs, 90 dB signal-to-noise ratio for the inputs and 97 dB signal-to-noise ratio for the outputs), on-board optical SPDIF connector
- On-board LAN: One Gigabit Ethernet port controlled by the chipset and using an Intel WG82579V chip for the physical layer interface
- Buzzer: No
- Infrared interface: No
- Power supply required: EPS12V
- Slots: Three PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (x16/x0 or x8/x8 for the first two slots, x4/x1 for the third slot, supporting SLI and CrossFireX), two PCI Express x1 slots, and two standard PCI slots (ASMedia ASM1083 bridge chip)
- Memory: Four DDR3-DIMM sockets (up to DDR3-2200, 32 GB maximum)
- Fan connectors: One four-pin connector for the CPU cooler, two four-pin connectors for auxiliary fans, and two three-pin connectors for auxiliary fans
- Extra Features: POST diagnostics LEDs, “MemOk!” button
- Number of CDs/DVDs provided: One
- Programs included: Motherboard utilities
- More Information: https://www.asus.com
- Average price in the US*: USD 210.00
< li>Serial ATA: Four SATA-300 and two SATA-600 ports controlled by the chipset (RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10), and two SATA-600 ports controlled by a Marvell 88SE9172 chip (RAID 0 and 1)
* Researched at Newegg.com on the day we published this First Look article.