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Three PCIe 16x slots for SLI enthusiasts!
Asus designed the Striker II Formula to be part of its "Republic of Gamers" line of motherboards - desgined for gamers who want to overclock and run SLI graphics configurations.
The board is choke full of features:
- Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad support
- NVIDIA nForce 780i chipset
- 1333MHz FSB support
- dual channel DDR2-1066 support (PC2-8500)
- six SATA-II ports, RAID support
- dual Gigabit Ethernet
- SupremeFX II high definition audio
To make overclocking simple, Asus added a "Level Up" feature to the BIOS. With this feature, novice overclockers can pick the model of processor whose level of performance is desired, and then the BIOS will automatically try to overclock the processor to an equivalent performance level. Advanced users can use the manual "Extreme Tweaker" settings to squeeze the last bit of potential out of their memory and processor.
Ok, I admit that the board sounds great - but how will it perform in our lab?
| Full Specifications |
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CPU
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LGA775 socket for Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo / Pentium® Extreme / Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 / Celeron® D Processors |
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Chipset
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NVIDIA nForce® 680i SLI™
- Support SLI-Ready Memory Technlogy |
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Front Side Bus
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1333** / 1066 / 800 / 533 MHz
** available when CPU's supporting 1333MHz FSB |
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Memory
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Dual channel memory architecture
4 x DIMM, max. 8GB, DDR2-800/667/533, non-ECC and un-buffered memory |
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SLI-Ready Memory
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1200MHz
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Expansion Slots
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2 x PCI Express x16 slot, support NVIDIA® SLI™ technology, at full x16, x16 speed(blue)
1 x PCI Express x16, at x8 speed(middle) 1 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI 2.2 |
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Scalable Link Interface (SLI™)
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Support two identical NVIDIA SLI-Ready graphics cards (both at x16 mode)
ASUS PEG Link |
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Storage
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South bridge supports:
- 1 x Ultra DMA 133 / 100 / 66 / 33 - 6 x Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s - NVIDIA MediaShield™ RAID supports RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5 and JBOD span cross Serial ATA drives |
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LAN
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NVIDIA nForce® 680i SLI™ built-in dual Gigabit MAC with external Marvell PHY
Support NVIDIA DualNet® technology |
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High Definition Audio
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SupremeFX Audio Card
- ADI 1988B 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC |
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IEEE 1394a
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VIA6308P controller supports 2 x 1394a ports
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USB
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max. 10 USB2.0/1.1 ports(6 ports at mid-board, 4 ports at back panel)
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Overclocking Features
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Extreme Tweaker
Intelligent overclocking tools: - AI NOS™ (Non-delay Overclocking System) - AI Overclocking (intelligent CPU frequency tuner) - ASUS AI Booster Utility - O.C Profile Overclocking Protection: - ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall) |
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Special Features
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LCD Poster
Onboard Switches: Power / Reset / Clr CMOS Q-Connector ASUS EZ Flash2 ASUS Music Alarm ASUS MyLogo3 |
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Back Panel I/O Ports
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1 x LCD Poster
1 x PS/2 Keyboard port(purple) 1 x PS/2 Mouse port(green) 1 x Optical + 1 x Coaxial S/PDIF Output 2 x LAN (RJ45) port 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 1 x IEEE1394a port |
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Internal I/O Connectors
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3 x USB 2.0 connectors supports additional 6 USB 2.0 ports
1 x Floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector for two devices 6 x SATA connectors 8 x Fan connector: 1 x CPU / 1 x SPS / 3 x Chassis / 3 x Optional 3 x thermal sensor connector 1 x IEEE1394a connector 1 x S/PDIF output connector 1 x Chassis Intrusion connector 24-pin ATX Power connector 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector System panel connector |
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BIOS
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8Mb Award BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, Multi-Language BIOS
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Manageability
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WOL by PME, WOR by PME, Chasis Intrusion, PXE
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Accessories
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SLI bridge
ASUS Optional Fan 3 in 1 ASUS Q-Connector Kit UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable Floppy disk drive cable SATA cables SATA power cables 2-port USB2.0 module IEEE1394a module I/O Shield Cable Ties User's manual |
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Software
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The hottest 3D Game: Ghost Recon
Striker Extreme Support DVD: Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Booster Futuremark ® 3DMark® 06 Advanced Edition NVIDIA MediaShield™ RAID Kaspersky® Anti-Virus |
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Form Factor
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ATX Form Factor, 12"x 9.6" (30.5cm x 24.5cm)
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Now if only I could afford it
Great review BTW!