SPecs: 
CPU	
   1. Support for an Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme processor/ Intel® Core™ 2 Quad processor/ Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor/ Intel® Pentium processor Extreme Edition/ Intel® Pentium D processor/ Intel® Pentium 4 processor Extreme Edition/ Intel® Pentium 4 processor in the LGA 775 package
   2. L2 cache varies with CPU
   3. Support 1600/1333/1066/800 MHz FSB 
Chipset	
   1. Northbridge: Intel® X38 Express Chipset
   2. Southbridge: Intel® ICH9R
   3. T.I IEEE 1394 Controller
   4. Realtek 8111B chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
   5. 8 Channels ALC889A Audio controller 
Memory	
   1. 4 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 8 GB of system memory
   2. Dual channel memory architecture
   3. Support for DDR2 1200/1066/800/667MHz, ECC, non ECC memory modules.
* Please refer "Memory Support List" for memory support information.
Audio	
   1. Realtek ALC889A codec
   2. High Definition Audio
   3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
   4. Support for DTS (dts NEO:PC)
   5. Support for S/PDIF In/Out
   6. Support for CD In 
LAN	
   1. Realtek 8111B chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) 
Expansion Slots	
   1. 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (The PCIE_16_1 slot supports x16; the PCIE_16_2 supports x16.)
   2. 3 x PCI Express x1 slots (share with the PCIE_16_2 slot)
   3. 2 x PCI slots 
Storage Interface	South Bridge:
   1. 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATAII0, SATAII1, SATAII2, SATAII3, SATAII4, SATAII5) supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices
   2. Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 
GIGABYTE SATA2 chip:
   1. 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices
   2. 2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (GSATAIIA, GSATAIIB) supporting up to 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices
   3. Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD 
iTE IT8718 chip:
   1. 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive 
IEEE 1394	
   1. T.I. TSB43AB23 chip
   2. Up to 3 IEEE 1394a ports (2 on the back panel, 1 via the IEEE 1394a bracket connected to the internal IEEE 1394a header) 
USB	
   1. Integrated in the South Bridge
   2. Up to 12 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (8 on the back panel, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers) 
Internal I/O Connectors	
   1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
   2. 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
   3. 1 x 4-pin PCIe 12V power connector
   4. 1 x floppy disk drive connector
   5. 1 x IDE connector
   6. 8 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
   7. 1 x CPU fan header
   8. 2 x system fan headers
   9. 1 x power fan header
  10. 1 x North Bridge fan header
  11. 1 x front panel header
  12. 1 x front panel audio header
  13. 1 x CD In connector
  14. 1 x S/PDIF In header
  15. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
  16. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
  17. 1 x IEEE 1394a headers
  18. 1 x parallel port header
  19. 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header
  20. 1 x serial port header
  21. 1 x power LED header
  22. 1 x chassis intrusion header 
Back Panel Connectors	
   1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard port
   2. 1 x PS/2 mouse port
   3. 1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector
   4. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
   5. 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
   6. 2 x IEEE 1394a ports
   7. 1 x RJ-45 port
   8. 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone) 
I/O Controller	
   1. iTE IT8718 chip 
H/W Monitoring	
   1. System voltage detection
   2. CPU/System temperature detection
   3. CPU/System/Power fan speed detection
   4. CPU overheating warning
   5. CPU/System/Power fan fail warning
   6. CPU fan speed control 
BIOS	
   1. 2 x 8 Mbit flash
   2. Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
   3. Support for Dual BIOSTM
   4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b 
Unique Features	
   1. Ultra Durable 2 Motherboard
   2. All Japanese manufactured solid capacitors
   3. Over-clocking Enhanced
   4. Support for @BIOS
   5. Support for Download Center
   6. Support for Q-Flash
   7. Support for EasyTune 5 Pro
   8. Support for Xpress Install
   9. Support for Xpress Recovery2 
Form Factor	
   1. ATX form factor, 305 x 244mm