Performance
| Motherboard form factor |
ATX |
| Audio system |
ADI HDA |
Back panel I/O ports
| Parallel ports quantity |
1 |
| PS/2 ports quantity |
2 |
| S/PDIF out port |
Y |
| eSATA ports quantity |
1 |
Other features
| Manageability features |
WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXE |
| Controller interface type |
JMicron JMB363 |
| Special features |
- ASUS AI Gear\n- ASUS AI Nap\n- ASUS Q-Fan 2\n- ASUS Noise Filter\n- ASUS Q-Connector\n- ASUS O.C. Profile\n- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3\n- ASUS EZ Flash 2 |
Processor
| Maximum number of SMP processors |
1 |
Internal I/O
| USB 2.0 connectors |
3 |
| S/PDIF out connector |
Y |
| Number of SATA connectors |
5 |
| Number of Parallel ATA connectors |
1 |
| ATX Power connector (24-pin) |
Y |
| Floppy disk drive connector |
Y |
| CD/AUX audio in |
Y |
| CPU fan connector |
Y |
| Number of COM connectors |
1 |
| Chassis intrusion connector |
Y |
| Number of chassis fan connectors |
2 |
| Front panel audio connector |
Y |
Memory
| ECC |
N |
| Number of memory slots |
4 |
Expansion slots
| Expansion slots |
1x PCI-E x16\n3x PCI-E x1\n3x PCI 2.2 |
Networking
| Networking features |
Gigabit Ethernet |
Additionally
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports quantity |
1 |
The P5B motherboard supports the most powerful and energy efficient Intel® Core™2 processors. It features the Intel® P965 chipset and supports DDR2 800MHz dual-channel memory architecture. With exclusive innovative tools – AI NOS™, AI Gear and AI Nap – users can adjust operation speed according to their specific needs. The P5B is a cool and stable platform that delivers extreme performance, minimum noise and maximum power saving!
AI Lifestylestyle Series
AI Lifestylestyle Series motherboards bring lifestyle and personal computing together. They provide you better system performance to enjoy graphic-intensive games and applications. The cutting-edge audio feature dramatically enhances the quality of voice signal. Thoughtful design allows you to set up your system easily. To create a peaceful environment, several new and improved innovations are included to reduce noise and temperature. Don't change your way of life for a computer. Instead let the ASUS Lifestyle Series improve the quality of your life.
LGA775 Intel® Core™2 Processor Ready
This motherboard supports the latest Intel® Core™2 processors in LGA775 package. With new Intel® Core™ microarchitecture technology and 1066 / 800 MHz FSB, Intel® Core™2 processor is one of the most powerful and energy efficient CPU in the world.
Intel® P965 Chipset
The Intel® P965 Express Chipset is the latest chipset designed to support maximum 8GB dual-channel DDR2 800/533/667 architecture, 1066/800 FSB (front-side-bus), PCI Express x16 graphics and multi-core CPU. It especially includes Intel® Fast Memory Access Technology that significantly optimizes the use of available memory bandwidth and reduces the latency of the memory accesses.
Dual-Channel DDR2 800
DDR2 is the next generation memory technology to replace the current DDR. With the highest speed up to 800MHz, DDR2 memory provides great performance for 3D graphics and other memory demanding applications.
AI Gear - Optimize performance and quietness as you wish!
To balance both system performance and quietness, AI Gear allows users to choose from profiles to adjust CPU frequency and vCore voltage, minimizing system noise and power consumption. Users can real-time change the mode under operating system to suit their needs.
AI Nap - Minimize noise and power consumption when temporarily away
With AI Nap, users can instantly snooze your PC without terminating the tasks. System will continue operating at minimum power and noise when user is temporarily away. It keeps downloading files or running applications in quietest state while you're sleeping. Simply click keyboard or mouse, you can swiftly wake up the system in few seconds.
Q-Fan 2 - Adjusts both CPU fan and chassis fan speeds according to system loading
ASUS Q-Fan2 technology intelligently adjusts both CPU fan and chassis fan speeds according to system loading to ensure quiet, cool and efficient operation.
SATA on the Go
The P5B supports the next-generation hard drives based on the Serial ATA (SATA) 3Gb/s storage specification, delivering enhanced scalability and doubling the bus bandwidth for high-speed data retrieval and saves. The external SATA port located at the back I/O provides smart setup and hot-plug functions. Easily backup photos, videos and other entertainment contents on external devices.
High Definition Audio
Enjoy high-end sound system on your PC! The onboard 8-channel HD audio (High Definition Audio, previously codenamed Azalia) CODEC enables high-quality 192KHz/24-bit audio output, jack-sensing feature, retasking functions and multi-streaming technology that simultaneously sends different audio streams to different destinations. You can now talk to your partners on the headphone while playing a multi-channel network games. All of these are done on one computer.
GreenASUS
The motherboard and its packaging comply with the European Union's Restriction on the use of Hazardous Substances (RoHS). This is in line with the ASUS vision of creating environment-friendly and recyclable products and packaging to safeguard consumers' health while minimizing the impact on the environment.
