The P5K PRO is an Intel® P35 chipset-based motherboard that supports FSB 1333 and DDR2 1066 and combines better overclocking performance with great energy efficiency. Featuring the cutting-edge ASUS EPU and ASUS 3rd Generation 8-Phase Power Design, the P5K PRO triumphs over other competitive MB solution. With improved VRM efficiency, ASUS EPU digitally monitors and fine-tunes the CPU power supply in heavy or light loadings, while ASUS 3rd Generation 8-Phase Power Design ensures better power efficiency and thermal performance over competitor’s 6-phase design with higher temperatures.

Specifications

CPU: Intel Socket 775 Core™2 Quad/Core™2 Extreme/Core™2 Duo/Pentium® Extreme/Pentium® D/Pentium® 4/ Processors
Compatible with Intel® 05B/05A/06 processors
New power design supports next generation Intel Prescott CPU
Chipset: Intel® P35 / ICH9 with Intel® Fast Memory Access Technology  
Form Factor: ATX
FSB: 1333 / 1066 / 800 MHz 
Memory:
4 x DIMM, Max. 8 GB, DDR2 1066*/800/667/ Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory
Dual Channel memory architecture
* The chipset officially supports the memory frequency up to DDR2 800MHz. Tuned by ASUS Super Memspeed Technology, this motherboard natively supports up to DDR2 1066MHz
Please refer to www.asus.com or user manual for Memory QVL.
Slots: 2 x PCIe x16 (blue @ x16 mode, black @ x4 or x1 mode) supports
2 x PCIe x1
2 x PCI
LAN: Marvell88E8056® PCIe Gigabit/ LAN controller featuring AI NET2 
Audio: Realtek ALC 883, 8 -Channel High-Definition Audio CODEC
Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF out ports at back I/   
Storage: Southbridge
6 xSATA 3 Gb/s ports
Intel Matrix Storage Technology Support RAID 0,1,5,10,
Marvell 88SE6102 PATA controller
1 xUltraDMA 133/100/66/ for up to 2 PATA devices
IEEE 1394: VIA VT6308P controller supports 2 x 1394a ports (one at midboard; one at back panel)
USB: 12 x USB 2.0 ports
Warranty: 3yrs
Weight: 2.0kg