Intel 4th Generation Asus Motherboard Sabertooth X79 (8 DDR3, Socket 2011)

Summary:

CPU
* Intel® Socket 2011 for 4th Generation Core™ i7 Processors
* Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2
* Refer to www.asus.com for CPU support list

Chipset
* Intel® X79

Memory
* 8 x DIMM, Max. 64GB, DDR3 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 for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).

Multi-GPU Support
* Supports NVIDIA® Quad-GPU SLI™ Technology
* Supports AMD Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology

Expansion Slots
* 2 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (dual x16) *1
* 1 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x8 mode) *1
* 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1
* 1 x PCI

Storage
* Intel® X79 chipset :
* 2 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), brown
* 4 x SATA 3Gb/s port(s), black
* Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10
* Marvell® PCIe 9128 controller :
* 2 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), gray
* ASMedia® ASM1061 controller :
* 1 x Power eSATA 6Gb/s port(s), green
* 1 x eSATA 6Gb/s port(s), red

LAN
* Intel® 82579V, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s)

Audio
* Realtek® ALC892 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
* Blu-ray audio layer Content Protection
* Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel
* IEEE 1394
* VIA® 6315N controller
* 1 x IEEE 1394a port(s)
* (1 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 :
* 14 x USB 2.0 port(s) (6 at back panel, black, 8 at mid-board)

Special Features
* TUF ENGINE! Power Design :
* 8 2 2 2 Digital Phase Power Design
* TUF Components (Choke, Cap.