CPU

Intel® Socket 1366 Core™ i7 Extreme Edition/Core™ i7 Processors

Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology

Chipset

Intel® X58/ICH10R

Memory

6 x DIMM, Max. 24GB, DDR3 1866/1800/1600/1333/1066 Hz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory

Triple 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).

System Bus

6.4 GT/s Intel® QuickPath Interconnect

Multi – GPU Support

Supports NVIDIA® Quad-GPU SLI™ Technology

Supports AMD Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology

Expansion Slots

2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (dual x16)

1 x PCIe x16 (x4 mode)

2 x PCIe x1

1 x PCI

Storage

Intel® ICH10R controller :

6 x SATA 3Gb/s port(s), black

Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10

Marvell® PCIe 9128 controller : *1

2 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), gray

JMicron® JMB362 controller :

1 x Power eSATA 3Gb/s port(s), green

1 x eSATA 3Gb/s port(s), red

LAN

Realtek® 8110SC, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s), featuring AI NET2

Audio

Realtek® ALC 892 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC

- Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking

Audio Feature :

- Absolute Pitch 192kHz/ 24-bit True BD Lossless Sound

- ASUS Noise Filter

- Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel

IEEE 1394

VIA® 6308P controller

2 x IEEE 1394a port(s)

(1 at mid-board, 1 at back panel)

USB ports

NEC® USB 3.0 controller :

2 x USB 3.0 port(s) (2 at back panel, blue)

Intel® ICH10R controller :

12 x USB 2.0 port(s) (6 at back panel, black+red, 6 at mid-board)

Specifical Features

TUF ENGINE! Power Design :

- 8 -Phase CPU Power

- 2 -Phase Memory Power

- 2 -Phase VTT_CPU Power

- TUF Components (Alloy choke, Cap. & MOSFET; certified by military-standard)

- E.S.P. : Efficient Switching Power Design

Ultimate COOL! Thermal Solution :

- TUF CeraM!X Heatsink Coating Tech.

ASUS Exclusive Features :

- MemOK!

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

- Multi-language BIOS

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 Power eSATA 3Gb/s

1 x IEEE 1394a

1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s)

6 x USB 2.0

1 x Optical S/PDIF out

6 x Audio jack(s)

Internal I/O Ports

3 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 6 USB 2.0 port(s)

1 x COM port(s) connector(s)

2 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s)

6 x SATA 3Gb/s connector(s)

1 x IEEE 1394a connector(s)

1 x CPU Fan connector(s)

3 x Chassis Fan connector(s) (1 x 4 -pin, 2 x 3 -pin)

1 x Power Fan connector(s)

1 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) (Q-Connector)

1 x MemOK! button(s)

Accessories

User's manual

ASUS Q-Shield

2 x SATA 3Gb/s cable(s)

2 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(s)

1 x SLI bridge(s)

1 x Q-connector(s) (2 in 1)

BIOS

16 Mb Flash ROM , AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI 2.0a,

Manageability

WfM 2.0,DMI 2.0,WOL by PME,WOR by PME,PXE

Support Disc

Drivers

ASUS PC Probe

Anti-virus software (OEM version)

ASUS Update

ASUS Utilities

Form Factor

ATX Form Factor

12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )

Note

*1-1: These SATA ports are for data hard drives only. ATAPI devices are not supported.

*1-2: Supports EZ Backup and SuperSpeed functions.