ASUS P8B WS - Motherboard - ATX - LGA1155 Socket - C206 - USB 3.0, FireWire - 2 x Gigabit Ethernet - onboard graphics (CPU required) - HD Audio (8-channel)

P8B WS is specially designed with BIOS and motherboard PCB layout to accommodate optimized professional openGL performance. Benchmarking in SPECviewperf 11 indicates this design results in outstanding performance, so users in computer-aided design (CAD), computer-aided engineering (CAE), digital content creation (DCC) and geographic information systems (GIS) can make good use of the ample graphics power the P8B WS supports.

For more reliable networking, the P8B WS features built-in dual Intel server-class Gigabit LAN. It uses lower CPU utilization, increasing throughput to achieve outstanding performance as well as better support for diverse operating systems. It also features teaming and fault tolerance functions provide doubled bandwidth/network redundancy compared to standard Gigabit LAN.

• Product Description: ASUS P8B WS, motherboard, ATX, LGA1155 Socket, C206
• Product Type: Motherboard, ATX
• Chipset Type: Intel C206
• Processor Socket: 1 x LGA1155 Socket
• Compatible Processors: Core i5, Core i3, Core i7, Xeon E3-1200 series
• Max Supported Memory: 32 GB
• RAM Supported: 4 DIMM slots, DDR3 SDRAM , non-ECC, ECC

• Storage Ports: 2 x SATA-600 (RAID), 4 x SATA-300 (RAID)
• USB / FireWire Ports: 2 x SuperSpeed USB + 1 x FireWire + 8 x Hi-Speed USB + (1 x FireWire + 6 x Hi-Speed USB via headers)
• Audio: HD Audio (8-channel)
• LAN: 2 x Gigabit Ethernet
• Manufacturer Warranty: 3 years warranty