Asus P8Z68-V-PRO-GEN3 32GB DDR3 Intel Motherboard

Asus P8Z68-V-PRO-GEN3 32GB DDR3 Intel Motherboard is the dual Intelligent Processors 2 with DIGI+ VRM Digital Power Design.ASUS USB 3.0 Boost technology supports UASP (USB Attached SCSI Protocol), the latest USB 3.0 standard. With USB 3.0 Boost technology, a USB device's transmission speed is significantly increased up to 170%, adding to an already impressive fast USB 3.0 transfer speed.

Features

Faster USB 3.0 Transmission with UASP
New ASUS USB 3.0 Boost technology supports UASP (USB Attached SCSI Protocol), the latest USB 3.0 standard. With USB 3.0 Boost technology, a USB device's transmission speed is significantly increased up to 170%, adding to an already impressive fast USB 3.0 transfer speed.

PCI Express® 3.0
PCI Express® 3.0 (PCIe 3.0) is the latest PCI Express bus standard with improved encoding schemes that provide twice the performance of current PCIe 2.0. Total bandwidth for a x16 link reaches a maximum of 32GB/s, double the 16GB/s of PCIe 2.0 (in x16 mode). As such, PCIe 3.0 provides users unprecedented data speeds, combined with the convenience

Flexible & Easy BIOS Interface
Exclusive to ASUS motherboards, its UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) is the first ever mouse-controlled graphical BIOS interface designed with dual selectable modes. It delivers a user-friendly interface that goes beyond traditional keyboard-only BIOS controls to enable more flexible and convenient input with quick scrolling. Users can easily navigate the UEFI BIOS with the smoothness of their operating system.

Universal Switchable Graphics Technology
LucidLogix® Virtu is designed for the Intel® Sandy Bridge platform's powerful integrated graphics. Its GPU virtualization dynamically assigns tasks to the best available graphics resources based on power, performance and system load on Windows® 7 based PCs. It allows users to fully utilize the unique capabilities

3X Faster Video Conversion
With switchable graphics, all ASUS P8Z68 Series motherboards leverage the transcoding power of Sandy Bridge, allowing users to enjoy three times faster video conversion with Intel® Quick Sync Video technology.

SSD Speed with HDD Capacity
Intel® Smart Response Technology boosts overall system performance. It uses an installed fast SSD (min 18.6GB available capacity) as a cache for frequently accessed data. Harness the combination of SSD-like performance and response with hard drive capacity, that's 4X faster than a HDD-only system.

Digital Power Design
The world’s first Dual Intelligent Processors from ASUS pioneered the use of two onboard chips - EPU (Energy Processing Unit) and TPU (TurboV Processing Unit). The new generation of Dual Intelligent Processors 2 with DIGI+ VRM provides precise Vcore PWM, integrated graphics voltages and frequency module adjustments with minimal power loss through BIOS tuning

The Ultimate Turbo Processor
Unleash your performance with ASUS' simple onboard switch or AI Suite II utility. The TPU chip offers precise voltage control and advanced monitoring through Auto Tuning , GPU Boost and TurboV functions.

Energy Efficiency All Around
Tap into the world's first real-time PC power saving chip through a simple onboard switch or AI Suite II utility. Get total system-wide energy optimization by automatically detecting current PC loadings and intelligently moderating power consumption.

Intel® Z68 Express Chipset
The Intel® Z68 Express Chipset is a single-chipset design to support socket 1155 Intel® second generation Core™ i7/Core™ i5/Core™ i3 processors. It provides improved performance by utilizing serial point-to-point links, allowing increased bandwidth and stability.

Specifications

• Dual Intelligent Processors 2 with DIGI+ VRM Digital Power Design
• UEFI BIOS (EZ Mode) - Flexible & Easy BIOS Interface
• LucidLogix® Virtu  -Auto Switching between Integrated Graphics and NVIDIA/AMD Cards
• Intel® Smart Response Technology - SSD Speed with HDD Capacity
• BT GO (Bluetooth) - Diverse BT Enjoyment, New Technology Lifestyle
• GPU Boost - Push the Limits with iGPU Level Up
• Quad USB 3.0/SATA 6Gb/s Support - Double Access, Double Convenience
• Quad-GPU SLI and Quad-GPU CrossFireX Support

Technical Details

Model

• Brand : ASUS   
• Model : P8Z68-V-PRO-GEN3

CPU

• Intel® Socket 1155 for 2nd Generation Core™ i7/Core™ i5/Core™ i3/Pentium®/Celeron® Processors

Chipset

• Intel® Z68

Memory 

• 4 x DIMM, Max. 32GB, DDR3 2200(O.C.)/2133(O.C.)/1866(O.C.)/1600/1333/1066 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory
• Dual Channel Memory Architecture
• Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

Graphic 

• Integrated Graphics Processor
• Multi-VGA output support HDMI/DVI/RGB ports
• Supports HDMI with max. resolution 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz
• Supports DVI with max. resolution 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz
• Supports RGB with max. resolution 2048 x 1536 @ 75 Hz
• Maximum shared memory of 1748 MB

Multi-GPU Support 

• Supports NVIDIA® Quad-GPU SLI™ Technology
• Supports AMD Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology
• Supports LucidLogix® Virtu™ Technology

Expansion Slots 

• 2 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8) *1
• 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode, black) *2
• 2 x PCIe x1
• 2 x PCI

Storage

Intel® Z68 chipset
 

• 2 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), gray
• 4 x SATA 3Gb/s port(s), blue
• Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10
• 1 x eSATA 3Gb/s port(s), red

LAN

• Intel® 82579, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s)

Bluetooth 

• Bluetooth V2.1+EDR
• ASUS BT GO Utility

Audio 

• Realtek® ALC892 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
• Absolute Pitch 192kHz/ 24-bit True BD Lossless Sound
• Blu-ray audio layer Content Protection
• DTS Surround Sensation UltraPC
• Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel

IEEE 1394
 

• VIA® 6308P controller
• 2 x IEEE 1394a port(s)(2 at mid-board)

USB Ports

• 4 x USB 3.0 port(s) (2 at back panel, blue, 2 at mid-board)
• 12 x USB 2.0 port(s) (6 at back panel, black+red, 6 at mid-board)

Overclocking Features

• Auto Tuning
• TurboV
• GPU Boost
• TPU switch
• GPU

• EPU switch
• MemOK!
• AI Suite II
• Ai Charger+
• Anti-Surge
• ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode featuring friendly graphics user interface
• Disk Unlocker
• Stylish Fanless Design Heat-sink solution
• ASUS Fan Xpert

ASUS Q-Design

• ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED)
• ASUS Q-Slot
• ASUS Q-DIMM
• ASUS Q-Connector

Back I/O Ports 

• 1 x Bluetooth module(s)
• 1 x DVI
• 1 x D-Sub
• 1 x HDMI
• 1 x eSATA 3Gb/s
• 1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s)
• 2 x USB 3.0
• 6 x USB 2.0
• 1 x Optical S/PDIF out
• 6 x Audio jack(s)

Internal I/O Ports 

• 1 x USB 3.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.0 port(s) (19-pin, moss green)
• 3 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 6 USB 2.0 port(s)
• 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s)
• 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connector(s)
• 2 x IEEE 1394a connector(s)
• 2 x CPU Fan connector(s) (4 -pin)
• 2 x Chassis Fan connector(s) (1 x 4 -pin, 1 x 3 -pin)
• 2 x Power Fan connector(s) (3 -pin)
• 1 x S/PDIF out header(s)
• 1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s)
• 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s)
• 1 x Front panel audio connector(s) (AAFP)
• 1 x System panel(s) (Q-Connector)
• 1 x MemOK! button(s)
• 1 x TPU switch(es)
• 1 x EPU switch(es)

BIOS 

• 64 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS,
• ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3, F12 PrintScreen Function

Phy Spec

• Form Factor : ATX Form Factor
• Dimensions : 12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )