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Intel B85 Socket LGA1150 ATX Motherboard (B85-Plus)

Asus Intel B85 Socket LGA1150 ATX Motherboard (B85-Plus)

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.

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.