| 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. | | |
| * Refer to www.asus.com or user manual for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists). | | |
| Multi-GPU Support | | Supports NVIDIA® SLI™ Technology |
| Supports AMD CrossFireX™ Technology | | |
| Expansion Slots | | 2 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (dual x16, red) |
| 1 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x8 mode, red) | | |
| 1 x PCIe 2.0 x4 | | |
| Storage | | Intel® X79 chipset : |
| 2 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), red | | |
| 3 x SATA 3Gb/s port(s), black | | |
| 1 x eSATA 3Gb/s port(s), red | | |
| Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10 | | |
| ASMedia® ASM1061 controller : *1 | | |
| 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 : |
| 4 x USB 3.0 port(s) (2 at back panel, blue, 2 at mid-board) | | |
| Intel® X79 chipset : | | |
| 12 x USB 2.0 port(s) (8 at back panel, black+white, 4 at mid-board) | | |
| Overclocking Features | | ROG Connect |
| Extreme Engine Digi+ II : | | |
| - 8 -phase CPU power design | | |
| - 3 -phase VCCSA power design | | |
| - 2 + 2 phase DRAM power design | | |
| Mem TweakIt | | |
| 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) | | |
| - ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall) | | |
| Special Features | | ASUS TurboV EVO : |
| - CPU Level Up | | |
| ASUS EPU : | | |
| - EPU | | |
| ASUS Exclusive Features : | | |
| - MemOK! | | |
| - Onboard Button : Power/Reset/Clr CMOS (at back IO) | | |
| ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution : | | |
| - ASUS Fan Xpert | | |
| ASUS EZ DIY : | | |
| - ASUS Q-Shield | | |
| - 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) |
| 1 x eSATA 3Gb/s | | |
| 1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s) | | |
| 2 x USB 3.0 | | |
| 8 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) |
| 2 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 port(s) | | |
| 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s) | | |
| 3 x SATA 3Gb/s connector(s) | | |
| 2 x CPU Fan connector(s) | | |
| 3 x Chassis 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) | | |
| 11 x ProbeIt Measurement Points | | |
| 1 x Power-on button(s) | | |
| 1 x Reset button(s) | | |
| 1 x Go Button(s) | | |
| Accessories | | User's manual |
| I/O Shield | | |
| 2 x SATA 3Gb/s cable(s) | | |
| 4 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(s) | | |
| 1 x SLI bridge(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 ROG Door Hanger(s) | | |
| BIOS | | 64Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS, 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 | | Support DVD: |
| - Drivers and applications | | |
| * ASUS AI Suite II | | |
| * ROG CPU-Z | | |
| * ROG GameFirst Utility | | |
| * Sound Blaster X-Fi MB2 Utility | | |
| * ROG Mem TweakIt Utility | | |
| * ASUS AI Charger+ | | |
| * WinZip | | |
| * ASUS USB 3.0 Boost | | |
| * ASUS Webstorage | | |
| * DAEMON Tools Pro Standard | | |
| * Kaspersky® Anti-Virus 1-year license | | |
| Form Factor | | uATX Form Factor |
| 9.6 inch x 9.6 inch ( 24.4 cm x 24.4 cm ) | | |
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