ASUS Maximus Formula vs ASUS Maximus Formula (Special Edition)

Comparison of Maximus Formula, Maximus Formula (Special Edition)

44 specifications	A ASUS Maximus FormulaView product	B ASUS Maximus Formula (Special Edition)View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™2 Duo, Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1600 MHz
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	4	—Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	8 GB	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	3	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	3	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	6	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	2	—Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Dual Gigabit Ethernet	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	ADI AD1988B	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000/XP/Vista	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 3 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI 2.2	—Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	—Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	245 mm	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	S.T.A.L.K.E.R. ASUS PC Probe II ASUS AI Suite 3DMark '06 AE Kaspersky Anti-Virus	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 133/100/66/33	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Serial ATA II	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresDiffers	ASUS Q-Connector ASUS Q-Fan 2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS MyLogo3	ASUS EPU
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXE	—Unknown — not stated by the source

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