This board has been forged for ultimate reliability & force with its TUF series branding. A unique design & high quality components has ensured that the TUF series was born for pursuing unbeatable stability, all round compatibility & extreme durability. Sabertooth X58 supports the latest Intel Core™ i 7 processors in an LGA1366 package with integrated memory controllers to support 3-channel (6 DIMMs) DDR3 memory. The Intel X58 Express Chipset is one of the most powerful chipset designed to support the Intel Core™ i 7 Processors Intel Quick Path Interconnect (QPI) supports with a system bus of up to 6.4 GT/s & a max bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s, providing enhanced performance by utilizing serial point-to-point links, allowing increased bandwidth & stability. The Intel Core™ i 7 processor is one of the most powerful & energy efficient CPUs in the world. It also supports up to 36 PCI Express 2.0 lanes providing better graphics performance. The motherboard supports DDR3 memory that features data transfer rates of 1866/1800/1600/1333/1066 MHz to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of the latest 3D graphics, multimedia, & Internet applications. The triple-channel DDR3 architecture enlarges the bandwidth of system memory to boost system performance. SABERTOOTH X58 brings users the multi-GPU choice of either SLI™ or Cross Fire X. The motherboard features the most powerful Intel X58 platform to optimize PCIe allocation in multiple GPU configurations. Expect a brand new gaming style, never experienced before! Innovative ceramics effectively conducts heat away from the system. It replaces traditional anti-oxidant to effectively dissipate heat with a microscopic irregular surface & enlarged area. Better cooling leads to an overall improvement in system stability. Fan Xpert intelligently allows users to adjust both the CPU & chassis fan speed according to different ambient temperature, caused by different climate conditions in different geogra