ASUS VANGUARD B85 Motherboard

Main Specifications

The main specifications for the ASUS VANGUARD B85 include:

• Socket: LGA1150
• Chipset: Intel B85 Express
• Super I/O: Nuvoton NCT6791D
• Parallel ATA: None
• Serial ATA: Two SATA-300 and four SATA-600 ports controlled by the chipset (no RAID support)
• 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; four ports controlled by the chipset and two controlled by an ASMedia ASM1074 chip
• FireWire (IEEE 1394): None
• Thunderbolt: None
• On-board video: Controlled by the CPU; VGA, DVI-D, HDMI and DisplayPort connectors
• 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 an Intel I217-V 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), one PCI Express x1 slot, and one PCI slot
• Memory: Four DDR3-DIMM sockets (up to DDR3-1600, 32 GiB maximum)
• Fan connectors: One four-pin connector for the CPU cooler, and four four-pin connectors for auxiliary fans
• Extra features: None
• Number of CDs/DVDs provided: One
• Programs included: Motherboard utilities
• More Information: https://www.asus.com
• Average price in the U.S.*: USD 200.00

* Researched at Amazon.com on the day we published this review.