Intel Core™ i 7 Processor Extreme Edition / Core™ i 7 Processor / Xeon 3500 Series Processor Intel X58 / ICH10R True 16+2 Power Phase Design ASUS EPU 6-Engine & Turbo V ATI Cross Fire X & NVIDIA SLI Support 2 onboard SAS ports PCI-X Architecture G.P. Diagnosis Card Bundled ASUS Express Gate 100% High-quality Japan-made Conductive Polymer Capacitors! CPU Intel Socket 1366 Core™ i 7 Processor Extreme Edition/ Core™ i 7 Processor/ LGA1366 socket for Intel Xeon processor 3500 Series LGA1366 socket for Intel Xeon processor E5502/E5504/E5506 Supports Intel Dynamic Speed Technology * Refer to www.asus.com for Intel CPU support list Chipset Intel X58 / ICH10R System Bus Up to 6400 MT/s ; Intel Quick Path Interconnect Memory 6 x DIMM, Max. 24 GB, DDR3 2000 (O.C.)*/1866 (O.C.)*/1800 (O.C.)*/1600 (O.C.)/1333/1066 ECC, Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory Triple channel memory architecture Support Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) * Hyper DIMM (DDR3 1800 M Hz or above) support is subject to the physical characteristics of individual CPUs. ** Refer to www.asus.com. Or user manual for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendor Lists.) *** ECC memory support requires Intel Nehalem-WS 1S W3500 series or Nehalem-EP E5502/E5504/E5506 processors Expansion Slots 2 x PCIe 2.0 x 16 (at x 16 / x 16 mode) 1 x PCIe x 1 1 x PCI 2.2 2 x PCI-X Multi-GPU Support Supports NVIDIA 2-Way Geforce SLI or Quad-GPU SLI™ Technology* Supports ATI Cross Fire X™ Technology * SLI support may need driver update. Visit www.asus.com for more details. Storage Intel ICH10R controller 6 x SATA 3 Gb/s ports Intel Matrix Storage Support RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 Marvell 88SE6320 SAS controller 2 x SAS ports supporting SAS RAID 0, 1 Marvell 88SE6121 SATA controller 2 x External SATA 150/300 (SATA On-the-G0), supporting SATA RAID 0, 1 LAN 2 x Realtek 8111C PCIe Dual Gigabit LAN controllers
- Support teaming function Audio ADI 2000B, 8 -Channel High Definition Audio CODEC Multi-Streaming Jack-Sensing Front Panel Jack-Retasking Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF out ports at back I/O ASUS Noise-Filer IEEE 1394 LSI Agere FW3227 controller supports 2 x 1394a ports USB 12 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 ports ASUS Workstation Special Features G.P. Diagnosis Card bundled ASUS SASsaby Cards support ASUS WS Diag. LED ASUS WS Heartbeat SAS Onboard Special Features EPU
- 6 Engine True 16+2 Phase Power Design Turbo V Fan Xpert Express Gate AI Nap Q-Shield Q-Connector Fanless Design: Heat-pipe solution Fanless Design: Stack Cool 2 My Logo 2 Crash Free BIOS 3 EZ Flash 2 C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection) O.C. Profile Back Panel I/O Ports PS/2 KB/MS combo port 2 x RJ45 S/PDIF Out (Coaxial + Optical) 6 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0/1.1 ports 2 x e SATA 1 x IEEE1394a 1 x 8-channel Audio I/O Internal I/O Connectors 24-pin EATX Power connector 8-pin ATX +12V Power connector Chassis intrusion CPU fan with PWM control Chassis fan 1 with Q-fan control Chassis fan 2 with Q-fan control Chassis fan 3 w/o Q-fan control PWR fan CD audio in 3 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) connectors support additional 6 USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports 20-pin Panel connector 1 x IEEE 1394a port TPM header S/PDIF Out header Front panel connector BIOS 16 Mb Flash ROM AMI BIOS, Green, Pn P, DMI v 2.0, Wfm 2.0, ACPI v 2.0a, SMBIOS v 2.4BIOS flash utility under DOS Manageability WOL/WOR by PME, WOR by Ring, AI NET2, Chassis Intrusion Support Disc AI Suite ASUS Update ASUS PC Probe II Anti-Virus Software (OEM version) Adobe Acrobat Reader ver 8.0 Microsoft Direct X ver 9.0C Image-Editing Suite Form Factor ATX Form Factor 12 inch x 9.6 inch (30.5 cm x 24.5 cm )