P8B WS

Intel® Socket 1155 for 3^rd/2^nd Generation Core™ i7/Core™ i5/Core™ i3 Processors
Intel® Socket 1155 for Intel® E3-1200/12x5 v2 processors
Intel® Socket 1155 for Intel® E3-1200/12x5 processors
Supports Intel® 32 nm CPU
Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2
* Refer to www.asus.com for CPU support list

Intel® C206

4 x DIMM, Max. 32GB, DDR3 1600/1333/1066 MHz ECC, Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory *¹
Dual Channel Memory Architecture
Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
* Refer to www.asus.com or user manual for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).
* Non-ECC, Un-buffered memory only support for client OS (Windows7,Vista and XP).

Integrated Graphics Processor *²
VGA output support : DVI port
- 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

Supports AMD Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology

2 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8, black+blue) *³
2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode, white)
1 x PCIe x1
1 x PCI

Intel® C206 chipset :
2 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), gray
Intel® C206 chipset :
4 x SATA 3Gb/s port(s), blue
Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10

Intel® 82574L, 2 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s)

Realtek® ALC892 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
- Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
Audio Feature :
- Blu-ray audio layer Content Protection 
- Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel

VIA® 6308S controller
2 x IEEE 1394a port(s)

Built-in Controller :
2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 port(s) (2 at back panel, blue)
Intel® C206 chipset :
14 x USB 2.0 port(s) (6 at back panel, gray, 8 at mid-board)

4 x PCIe x 16 slot(s)
G.P. Diagnosis Card bundled
Quick Gate: 2 x vertical USB 2.0 on board
ASUS SASsaby series Cards support
ASUS WS Diag. LED

ASUS EPU :
- EPU switch
ASUS Power Design :
- 8 +2 Phase Power Design
GPU Boost with switch
ASUS Exclusive Features :
- MemOK!
- AI Suite II
- Anti-Surge
- ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode featuring friendly graphics user interface
ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution :
- Stylish Fanless Design Heat-sink solution
- ASUS Fan Xpert
ASUS EZ DIY :
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
- ASUS EZ Flash
ASUS Q-Design :
- ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED)
- ASUS Q-DIMM
- ASUS Q-Connector

1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port(s)
1 x DVI-I
1 x IEEE 1394a
2 x LAN (RJ45) port(s)
2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1
6 x USB 2.0
1 x Coaxial S/PDIF out
1 x Optical S/PDIF out
6 x Audio jack(s)

2 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 port(s)
2 x Vertical USB 2.0 port(s)
1 x TPM connector(s)
1 x COM port(s) connector(s)
1 x IEEE 1394a connector(s)
1 x CPU Fan connector(s)
1 x Power Fan connector(s)
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)
1 x MemOK! button(s)

32MB flash ROM, EFI AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.6, ACPI 2.0a, multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash Utility, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3

WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE

Fedora 13
Windows® Server 2008 R2 Enterprise
Windows® Server 2008 Enterprise 32/64-bit
Windows® Server 2003 R2 Enterprise 32/64-bit
Windows 7 32/64-bit
Windows® Vista 32/64-bit
Windows XP 32/64-bit
RedHat® Enterprise Linux WS 6.0 32/64-bit
Open SUSE 11.4
Ubuntu Desktop 10.04
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ATX Form Factor
12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.5 cm )

*1: Only using Intel 3th Core series processors and xeon E3-1200/12X5 V2 processors,DDR3 DIMM can run up to 1600MHz.
*2: Only using processors which feature Intel HD Graphics,Intel integrated graphics could enable
*3: Only using Intel 3th Core series processors and xeon E3-1200/12X5 V2 processors,PCIE x16_1 and PCIE x16_2 can run Gen3 performance.
*4-1: According to Intel POR, Intel HD graphic driver may not be supported when installing Server Windows OS.
The driver may cause unknown artifacting on your screen when continuously adjusting the monitor's resolution.
Intel suggest using the Microsoft server windows built-in driver for customers.
*4-2: Linux OS only conduct installation test OK.