Specifications
| CPU | Intel® Socket 2011 for 2nd Generation Core™ i7 Processors Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2 * Refer to www.asus.com for CPU support list |
| Chipset | Intel® X79 |
| Memory | 4 x DIMM, Max. 32GB, DDR3 2400(O.C.)/2133(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory Quad Channel Memory Architecture Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) * Hyper DIMM support is subject to the physical characteristics of individual CPUs. |
| Multi-GPU Support | Supports NVIDIA® 4-Way SLI™ Technology *1 Supports AMD 4-Way CrossFireX Technology |
| Expansion Slots | 4 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x16 or dual x16 or x16/x8/x16 or x16/x8/x8/x8, red) *2 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 |
| Storage | Intel® X79 chipset : 2 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), red 4 x SATA 3Gb/s port(s), black Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10 ASMedia® ASM1061 controller : 2 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), red 2 x eSATA 6Gb/s port(s), red |
| LAN | Intel®, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s) |
| Audio | SupremeFX III built-in 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC – Output Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-Weighted): 110 dB – Output THD+N at 1kHz: 95 dB – Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking Audio Feature : – SupremeFX Shielding™ Technology – 1500 uF Audio Power Capacitor – Gold-plated jacks – X-Fi® Xtreme Fidelity™ – EAX® Advanced™ HD 5.0 – THX® TruStudio PRO™ – Creative ALchemy – Blu-ray audio layer Content Protection – Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel |
| USB Ports | ASMedia® USB 3.0 controller : 6 x USB 3.0 port(s) (4 at back panel, blue, 2 at mid-board) Intel® X79 chipset : 12 x USB 2.0 port(s) (6 at back panel, black+white, 6 at mid-board) |
| Overclocking Features | ROG Connect : – RC Diagram – RC Remote – RC Poster – GPU TweakIt Extreme Engine Digi+ II : – 8 -phase CPU power design – 3 -phase VCCSA power design – 2 + 2 phase DRAM power design ROG Extreme OC kit : – Slow Mode – LN2 Mode – PCIe x16 Lane Switch – Q Reset – EZ Plug ProbeIt UEFI BIOS features : – ROG BIOS Print – GPU.DIMM Post GameFirst iROG Extreme Tweaker Loadline Calibration USB BIOS Flashback Overclocking Protection : – COP EX (Component Overheat Protection – EX) – Voltiminder LED II – ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall) |
| Special Features | ASUS EPU : – EPU CPU Level Up ASUS Exclusive Features : – MemOK! – Onboard Button : Power/Reset/Clr CMOS (at back IO) ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution : – ASUS Fan Xpert ASUS EZ DIY : – ASUS O.C. Profile – ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 – ASUS EZ Flash 2 – ASUS MyLogo 2 ASUS Q-Design : – ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED) – ASUS Q-Slot – ASUS Q-DIMM – ASUS Q-Connector |
| Back I/O Ports | 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port(s) 2 x eSATA 6Gb/s 1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s) 4 x USB 3.0 6 x USB 2.0 (one port can be switched to ROG Connect) 1 x Optical S/PDIF out 6 x Audio jack(s) 1 x Clear CMOS button(s) 1 x ROG Connect On/ Off switch(es) |
| Internal I/O Ports | 1 x USB 3.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.0 port(s) 3 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 6 USB 2.0 port(s) 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s) 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connector(s) 2 x CPU Fan connector(s) 3 x Chassis Fan connector(s) 3 x Optional Fan connector(s) 1 x S/PDIF out header(s) 1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s) 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s) 1 x Front panel audio connector(s) (AAFP) 1 x System panel(s) 1 x Slow Mode switch(es) 8 x ProbeIt Measurement Points 3 x Thermal sensor connector(s) 1 x EZ Plug connector(s) (4-pin Molex power connector) 1 x Power-on button(s) 1 x Reset button(s) 1 x LN2 Mode switch(es) 1 x Go Button(s) |
| Accessories | User’s manual I/O Shield 4 x SATA 3Gb/s cable(s) 4 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(s) 1 x 3-Way SLI bridge(s) 1 x SLI bridge(s) 1 x CrossFire cable(s) 1 x Q-connector(s) (2 in 1) 1 x ROG Connect cable(s) 1 x ROG theme label(s) 1 x 12 in 1 ROG Cable Label(s) 1 x X-Socket pad(s) 1 x ROG Door Hanger(s) |
| BIOS | 2 x 64Mb UEFI AMI BIOSs, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI2.0a Multi-Language BIOS |
| Manageability | WfM2.0, DMI2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE |
| Support Disc | Drivers Sound Blaster® X-Fi 2 Utility Kaspersky® Anti-Virus DAEMON Tools Pro Standard ROG CPU-Z Mem TweakIt ASUS WebStorage ASUS Utilities |
| Form Factor | ATX Form Factor 12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm ) |
| Note | *1: The 4-Way SLI™ bridge is purchased separately. *2: This motherboard is ready to support PCIe 3.0 SPEC. Functions will be available when using PCIe 3.0-compliant devices. Please refer to www.asus.com for updated details. |
