Intel LGA 2011 platform/ Intel X79 chipset Quad Channel-8 DIMM Best Graphics Performance with 4-Way Geforce SLI™ & Quad Cross Fire X™ Dual Intel Gigabit LAN Lower 71% CPU Utilization Server level capability with RAID cards, Lan cards & Capture cards 3X Faster Performance with one-click ASUS SSD Caching Specifications CPU
- Intel Socket 2011 for 2nd Generation Core™ i 7 Processors Intel Socket 2011 for Xeon E5-1600 processors Intel Socket 2011 for Xeon E5-2600 processors Supports Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 * Refer to www.asus.com for CPU support list Chipset
- Intel X79 Memory - 8 x DIMM, Max. 64GB, DDR3 2400 (O.C.)/2133 (O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz ECC, 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 4-Way SLI™ Technology Supports AMD Quad-GPU Cross Fire X™ Technology Expansion Slots
- 4 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x 16 (dual x 16 or x 16/x 8/x 8 or quad x 8, black+blue) *1 2 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x 16 (x 4 mode, white) *1 Storage - Intel X79 chipset: 2 x SATA 6 Gb/s port (s), gray 4 x SATA 3 Gb/s port (s), blue Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10 Marvell PCIe 9128 controller: 2 x SATA 6 Gb/s port (s), navy blue Support Raid 0, 1 LAN
- Intel 82579V, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller (s) Intel 82574L, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller (s) Audio
- Realtek ALC898 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
- Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking Audio Feature :
- Absolute Pitch 192k Hz/ 24-bit True BD Lossless Sound
- DTS Ultra PC II
- Optical S/PDIF out port (s) at back panel IEEE 1394
- 1 x IEEE 1394a port (s) USB (Universal Serial Bus) Ports
- ASMedia USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 controller: 4 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 port (s) (2 at back panel, blue, 2 at mid-board) Intel X79 chipset: 13 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 port (s) (8 at back panel, black, 5 at mid-board) Workstation Feature
- 6 x PCIe x 16 slot (s) Quick Gate: 1 x vertical USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 on board ASUS SASsaby series Cards support ASUS WS Diag. LED ASUS WS 3-color LED Special Features
- ASUS TPU :
- Auto Tuning
- Turbo V
- TPU switch ASUS EPU :
- EPU
- EPU switch ASUS Digital Power Design :
- Industry leading Digital 8 + 2 Phase CPU Power Design
- Industry leading Digital 2 + 2 Phase DRAM Power Design
- CPU Power Utility
- DRAM Power Utility ASUS Exclusive Features :
- Mem OK!
- AI Suite II
- Ai Charger
- ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode featuring friendly graphics user interface
- ASUS SSD Caching
- USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 Boost ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution :
- Stylish Fanless Design Heat-pipe solution
- ASUS Fan Xpert+ ASUS EZ DIY :
- USB (Universal Serial Bus) BIOS Flashback
- ASUS Q-Shield
- ASUS Crash Free BIOS 3
- ASUS EZ Flash 2
- ASUS My Logo 2
- Multi-language BIOS ASUS Q-Design :
- ASUS Q-Code
- ASUS Q-Slot
- ASUS Q-DIMM
- ASUS Q-Connector Back I/O Ports
- 1 x PS/2 keyboard (violet) 1 x PS/2 mouse (green) 1 x IEEE 1394a 2 x LAN (RJ45) port (s) 2 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 8 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 (one port can be switched to USB (Universal Serial Bus) BIOS Flashback) 1 x Optical S/PDIF out 6 x Audio jack (s) 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) BIOS Flashback Button (s) Internal I/O
- 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 connector (s) support (s) additional 2 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 port (s) (19-pin) 2 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 connector (s) support (s) additional 4 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 port (s) 1 x Vertical USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 port (s) 1 x TPM connector (s) 1 x COM port (s) connector (s) 4 x SATA 6 Gb/s connector (s) 4 x SATA 3 Gb/s connector (s) 1 x CPU Fan connector (s) (4 -pin) 4 x Chassis Fan connector (s) (4 -pin) 1 x Optional Fan connector (s) (4 -pin) 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 4-pin EZ_PLUG Power connector (s) 1 x Front panel audio connector (s) (AAFP) 1 x System panel (s) (Q-Connector) 1 x Mem OK! button (s) 1 x TPU switch (es) 1 x EPU switch (es) 1 x Power-on button (s) 1 x Reset button (s) 1 x Clear CMOS jumper (s) BIOS
- 64 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI BIOS, Pn P, DMI2.0, Wf M2.0, SM BIOS 2.6, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS Crash Free BIOS 3 Operating System
- Fedora 15 Windows 8 32/64-bit Windows 7 32/64-bit Windows Vista 32/64-bit Windows XP 32/64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 6.1 32/64-bit Open SUSE 11.4 Ubuntu Desktop 11.04 *2 Form Factor
- CEB Form Factor 12 inch x 10.5 inch (30.48 cm x 26.67 cm )