ASUS introduces the P8Z68-V PRO/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 PRO/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 PRO/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: Industry leading Digital 16-Phase Power Design (12-phase for CPU, 4-phase for iGPU)
• ASUS EPU & EPU switch: Automatically provides the most appropriate power usage to save power and money.
• ASUS TPU with Auto Tuning and TurboV: Providing simple steps to easy overclocking.
• GPU Boost: Upgrade your graphics performance by up to 48%
• BT GO! (Bluetooth): Folder Sync, BT Transfer, Shot & Send, BT to Net, Music Player, Personal Manager
• BT Turbo Remote: Exclusive Smartphone Interface supporting iPhone, Android, Windows Mobile and Symbian systems
• MemOK!: Quickly ensures memory boot compatibility with failsafe settings.
• AI Suite II: One stop access to all Asus features.
• Ai Charger: Faster USB charging speed.
• Anti-Surge Protection: This special design prevents expensive devices and the motherboard from damage caused by power surges.
• ASUS EFI BIOS(EZ Mode):The most flexible and easy to use Bios.
• Disk Unlocker: Allows support for 2.2TB HDD and above.
• Fanless Design: Silent Heat-sink solution
• Fan Xpert: Smart thermal control via fan speed detection
• ASUS Q-Shield: Extra Secure I/O Shield
• CrashFree BIOS 3: Restore corrupted BIOS data from a USB flash disk
• EZ Flash 2: Easily update your systems bios firmware.
• ASUS Q-Slot: Easy access expansion slots.
• ASUS Q-DIMM: Easy access DIMM slots.
• ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED)
• ASUS Q-Connector: Easy access front panel connector
Form Factor: ATX
CPU Socket: 1155
QPI Speed: N/A
System Bus: N/A
Chipset: Intel Z68
Memory Type: DDR3
Memory Channel: Dual
Memory Type (ECC): Non-ECC
Memory Type (R/U): Unbuffered
Memory Speed (Mhz): DDR3 - 1066
DDR3 - 1333
DDR3 - 1600
DDR3 - 1866(OC)
DDR3 - 2133(OC)
DDR3 - 2200(OC)
Memory Capacity: 32GB
Graphics On Board:
Graphics Connectors: D-Sub (VGA)
DVI-D
HDMI
Graphics Interface: PCIe 3.0 (x16)
SLI: Yes
Crossfire: Yes
Expansion Slots: 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 Bandwidth)
2 x PCIe 3.0 x16
SATA: SATA III - 6Gb/s
RAID: SATA
Back Panel: 1 x 10/100/1000 (LAN)
1 x Bluetooth
1 x D-Sub
1 x DVI
1 x eSATA 3Gb/s
1 x HDMI
1 x Line In
4 x Line Out
1 x Mic In
1 x SPDIF Out (Optical)
6 x USB 2.0
2 x USB 3.0
Internal I/O: 1 x 24pin (V)
1 x 8pin (V)
2 x Firewire
1 x FP Audio Header
1 x MemOK! Button
4 x SATA II - 3Gb/s
4 x SATA III - 6Gb/s
1 x SPDIF-Out Header
1 x System panel connector
3 x USB 2.0 Header
1 x USB 3.0 Header
