Asus 90MB0EG0-M0EAY5 ASUS B85-PLUS Motherboard ATX LGA1150 Socket B85 USB3.0, onboard graphics (CPU required)

ASUS B85-PLUS Motherboard ATX LGA1150 Socket B85 USB3.0, onboard graphics (CPU required)

ASUS 5X Protection
All-round protection provides the best quality, reliability, and durability
ASUS motherboards guard your PC with 5X Protection. We use quality components like DIGI VRM digital power design for precise CPU power on demand, ESD units tested to strict standards that eliminate electrostatic interference, and resettable fuses around DRAM slots to prevent overcurrent and short-circuit damage. We also use corrosion-resistant back I/O shields, all examples of ASUS providing the best possible reliability and durability.

New UEFI BIOS – friendlier and more Intuitive
Exclusive EZ Mode adds useful info to become even easier
Media-renowned UEFI BIOS from ASUS provides the smoothest mouse-controlled graphical BIOS, and now features more intuitive functions to quickly take you to favorite BIOS pages and frequently-accessed settings through custom shortcuts. You can even write quick notes in-BIOS for future reference, view an activity log of setting changes and modifications, and rename SATA ports. EZ Mode has a whole new look, upgraded with extra-friendly capabilities like detailed fan controls, XMP profile settings, SATA information, and fast clock adjustment. Together, these perfect your BIOS experience.

Fan Xpert 2
Comprehensive controls for the perfect cool and quiet balance
Seeing an opportunity for more fine-tuned control, hardware-level ASUS Fan Xpert 2 featuring Fan Auto Tuning, providing an tailored fan speed setting for each fan with the exclusive, automatic fan speed detection to achieve the best balance of cooling performance and low noise. It even provides a "RPM Fixed Mode" for users who wish to reduce noise levels to near 0dB with a specific fan speed control.

USB 3.0 Boost UASP Support
170% faster transfer speeds than traditional USB 3.0
ASUS USB 3.0 Boost technology supports UASP USB Attached SCSI Protocol in Windows 8. With USB 3.0 Boost technology, a USB device's transmission speed is significantly increased up to 170%, adding to already fast USB 3.0 performance. ASUS software automatically accelerates data rates for compatible USB 3.0 peripherals without any user interaction.

- World’s 1st USB 3.0 UASP support – instantly 170% faster.
- Complete USB 3.0 solution – performance boost under Turbo Mode or UASP Mode for most USB devices.
- Simple plug and boost – auto detection design ensures best performance.

Q-Slot
Effortless PCI Express component removal
Press the Q-Slot clip lightly, and graphics cards just pop out. The large winged clip is easy to reach so you don’t have to struggle with installing or removing even the biggest graphics cards.

ASUS Boot Setting
Multiple startup options
Thanks to ASUS Windows 8 hardware optimization, ASUS Boot Setting provides better flexibility in customizing your PC’s startup process. You can shorten system boot-up time to 2-seconds for a smoother user experience under Windows 8, and even previous versions of Windows. Also, you can enter the BIOS directly with one click through a user-friendly interface, and quickly select your preferred system boot up method: either get to the OS in seconds or opt for regular boot up. Whatever your choice, settings are saved and persistent, with no need to choose every time you power on.
On select models

AI Suite 3
One-stop access to innovative ASUS features
ASUS AI Suite 3 offers a brand new user experience through a clearer and more attractive interface with support for larger monitors. It consolidates all exclusive ASUS features into one simple-to-use package, allowing you to supervise overclocking, energy consumption, fan speeds, voltages and more. This all-in-one app offers diverse and easy to use functionality, with no need to switch back and forth between different utilities.

Quad-GPU CrossFireX support
Features the Intel B85 platform to optimize PCI Express allocation in multi-GPU CrossFireX, giving you brand-new gaming enjoyment.

Intel LGA1150 4th Generation Core i7/Core i5/Core i3/Pentium/Celeron Processors Ready
This motherboard supports Intel 4th generation Core i7/i5/i3/Pentium/Celeron processors in the LGA1150 package, with iGPU, memory and PCI Express controllers integrated to support onboard graphics output with dedicated chipsets, 2-channel 4 DIMM DDR3 memory and 16 PCI Express 3.0/2.0 lanes. This provides great graphics performance. Intel 4th generation Core i7/i5/i3/Pentium/Celeron processors are among the most powerful and energy efficient CPUs in the world.

Intel B85 Express Chipset
The Intel B85 Express chipset is a single-chipset design that supports socket LGA1150 4th generation Intel Core i7/i5/i3/Pentium/Celeron processors. It provides improved performance by utilizing serial point-to-point links, allowing increased bandwidth and stability. It natively supports up to four USB 3.0 ports for up to ten times faster transfer rates than USB 2.0. Moreover, the Intel B85 Express chipset also supports iGPU functionality, letting users enjoy the latest Intel integrated graphics performance.

GreenASUS
Motherboards are EU Energy-related Products ErP ready, which requires products meet high efficiency standards with regards to energy consumption. This is in line with the ASUS vision of creating environmentally-friendly and energy-efficient products through design and innovation that reduce the carbon footprint of products and thus mitigate ecological impact.

Feature list

Supported memory types:	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory slots type:	DIMM
Memory channels support:	Dual
Non-ECC:	Y
Supported memory clock speeds:	1066, 1333, 1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory:	32 GB
Unbuffered memory:	Y
Memory slots:	4
Processor family:	Intel
Compatible processor series:	Celeron, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, Pentium
Processor socket:	Socket H31150
System bus rate:	6 GT/s
USB 2.0 connectors:	2
USB 3.0 connectors:	1
Supported hard disk drive interfaces:	Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III
S/PDIF out connector:	Y
CPU fan connector:	Y
Number of COM connectors:	1
ATX Power connector 24-pin:	Y
Chassis intrusion connector:	Y
Front panel audio connector:	Y
Number of SATA 2 connectors:	2
Number of SATA 3 connectors:	4
EPS power connector 8-pin:	Y
USB 2.0 ports quantity:	4
USB 3.0 ports quantity:	2
Ethernet LAN RJ-45 ports:	1
PS/2 ports quantity:	2
Headphone out:	1
Microphone in:	Y
VGA D-Sub ports quantity:	1
DVI-D ports quantity:	1
Ethernet LAN:	Y
LAN controller:	Realtek 8111G
Ethernet interface type:	Gigabit
Component for:	PC
Motherboard chipset family:	Intel
Motherboard chipset:	Intel B85
Motherboard form factor:	ATX
Audio output channels:	7.1
Audio system:	Realtek ALC887
Intel Clear Video HD Technology:	Y
Windows operating systems supported:	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 8 x64
Maximum graphics adapter memory:	1024 MB
Parallel processing technology support:	Quad-GPU CrossFireX
Maximum resolution:	1920 x 1200 pixels
On-board graphics adapter:	Y
PCI Express x1 Gen 2.x slots:	2
PCI Express x16 Gen 2.x slots:	1
PCI Express x16 Gen 3.x slots:	1
PCI slots:	3
BIOS type:	UEFI AMI
BIOS memory size:	128 MB
ACPI version:	4.0a
Clear CMOS jumper:	Y
Width:	305 mm
Depth:	208 mm
Cables included:	SATA
Bundled software:	ASUS UtilitiesEZ Update Anti-virus software OEM version
Drivers included:	Y
Number of DIMM slots:	4
Number of processors supported:	1
PCI Express slots quantity:	7

ASUS B85-PLUS Motherboard ATX LGA1150 Socket B85 USB3.0, onboard graphics (CPU required)