Asus P8Z68-V Gen3 Intel® Z68 LGA1155 DDR3 2200(OC) SATA III Bluetooth Motherboard

ASUS is proud to introduce the P8Z68-V/GEN3 Motherboard taking the award winning Asus P8Z68 Series to the next level with support for the latest PCI Express 3.0 technology providing users with up to 32GB/s bandwidth and double the performance of PCI-Express 2.0, PCIe 3.0 will become a must-have feature for users who wish to improve and optimize graphic performance, as well as have the latest technology available to them.

The P8Z68-V/GEN3 motherboard brings users Intel® Smart Response Technology while also delivering the most flexible tuning of the core, graphics and memory.

Smart Response Technology allows users to experience the benefits of both SSD & HDD. The board combines SSD responsiveness with the capacity of HDD. This in turn results in a FASTER system boot and FASTER data retrieval!

Users can benefit from a free GPU performance upgrade via two simple methods using iGPU. The first method is through the on-board GPU Boost switch and the second method is via the easily adjustable settings in the friendly UI. Users can enhance GPU performance by a massive 34%*.

The ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 features LucidLogix® Virtu, which is specifically designed for the Intel® Sandy Bridge platform's powerful integrated graphics. Its GPU virtualization dynamically assigns tasks to the best available graphics resources, providing greater flexibility and efficiency.

Exclusive ASUS features also include, Dual Intelligent Processors 2 which features DIGI+ VRM providing high system stability and efficiency, precise adjustment under BIOS &UI and an active cooling micro-processor. EPU provides system energy saving and real time power management. TPU delivers a second micro-processor to free CPU resources as well as easy O.C. and an instant performance boost through an on-board switch or the easy O.C. tool, TurboV EVO.

UEFI BIOS (EZ Mode) offers users a flexible and simple BIOS graphical interface and mouse control.

This model is also rich in SPEC, including Quad USB 3.0 & Dual SATA 6Gb/s ports and one Intel® LAN, allowing users to experience the thrill of faster data transfer rates.

- Dual Intelligent Processors 2 with DIGI+ VRM

- ASUS EPU & EPU switch

- ASUS TPU with Auto Tuning and TurboV

- GPU Boost

- BT GO! (Bluetooth)

- BT Turbo Remote

- MemOK!

- AI Suite II

- Ai Charger

- Anti-Surge Protection

- ASUS EFI BIOS(EZ Mode)

Model Number:P8Z68-V/GEN3

Package Type:Retail

Warranty:3 Years

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

Chipset:Intel Z68

CPU Interface:Socket 1155

CPU Support:http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_1155/P8Z68VGEN3/#CPUS

RAM Technology:DDR3 (Dual Channel)

RAM Slots:4 x 240-Pin

RAM Speeds:DDR3 1066

DDR3 1333

DDR3 1600

DDR3 1866 (O.C)

DDR3 2133 (O.C)

DDR3 2200 (O.C)

Max. Memory Support:32GB

Expansion Slots:2 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 (x16, x0 or x8,x8)

1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 (x4)

2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1

2 x PCI

Storage Controller(s):2 x S-ATA/600

4 x S-ATA/300

RAID 0

RAID 1

RAID 5

RAID 10

On-Board LAN:Intel 82579 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller

On-Board Audio:Realtek ALC892 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC

On-Board Video:Intel processor with integrated graphics is required

Back Panel I/O Ports:1 x Bluetooth module

1 x DVI-D

1 x VGA

1 x HDMI

1 x eS-ATA

1 x LAN

2 x USB 3.0

6 x USB 2.0

1 x Optical S/PDIF Output

6 x Audio

Internal I/O Connectors:1 x 24-pin ATX Power

1 x 8 pin ATX 12V Power

1 x USB 3.0 header

3 x USB 2.0 header

1 x S/PDIF Out header

1 x Front panel audio connector (AAFP)

1 x MemOK! button

1 x TPU switch

1 x EPU switch

Form Factor:ATX

305mm x 244mm

Gross Weight:1.60Kg

Special Features:Dual Intelligent Processors 2 with DIGI+ VRM Digital Power Design

UEFI BIOS (EZ Mode)

LucidLogix Virtu (Universal Switchable Graphics)

BT GO! (Bluetooth)

GPU Boost

Quad USB 3.0 Support

Quad-GPU SLI and Quad-GPU CrossFireX Support!