P9X79 specifications summary

 

CPU

2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processor family for the LGA

 

 

2011 Socket

 

 

Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0

 

 

* The Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 support depends on CPU

 

 

types.

 

 

** Refer to www.asus.com for Intel CPU support list

 

Chipset

Intel® X79 Express Chipset

 

Memory

8 x DIMM, max. 64GB, DDR3 2400(O.C.) / 2133(O.C.) /

 

 

1866/ 1600 / 1333 / 1066 MHz, non-ECC, un-buffered

 

 

memory

 

 

Quad channel memory architecture

 

 

Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

 

 

* Due to CPU behavior, DDR3 2200/2000/1800 MHz memory

 

 

module will run at DDR3 2133/1866/1600 MHz frequency as

 

 

default.

 

 

** Hyper DIMM support is subject to the physical characteristics of

 

 

individual CPUs. Some hyper DIMMs only support one DIMM

 

 

per channel. Please refer to Memory QVL for details.

 

 

*** Refer to www.asus.com or this user manual for the Memory

 

 

QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).

 

Expansion slots

2 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots (Dual at x16/ x16 mode)

 

 

1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 slot (PCIe x16_3 at x8 mode)

 

 

2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots

 

 

1 x PCI slot

 

 

* This motherboard is ready to support PCIe 3.0 SPEC. Functions

 

 

will be available when using PCIe 3.0-compliant devices. Please

 

 

refer to www.asus.com for updated details.

 

Multi-GPU support

Supports NVIDIA® Quad��������-GPU ����SLI™ Technology����������

 

 

Supports AMD® Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology

 

Storage

Intel® X79 Express Chipset

 

 

- 2 x SATA 6 Gb/s ports with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 support

 

 

- 4 x SATA 3 Gb/s ports with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 support

 

 

ASMedia® 1061 SATA controller

 

 

- 1 x Power eSATA 6Gb/s port

 

 

- 1 x eSATA 6Gb/s port

 

LAN

Intel® 82579V Gigabit LAN Controller

 

Audio

Realtek® ALC892 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC

 

 

- Support 192khz / 24bit True BD Lossless Sound

 

 

- BD Audio Layer Content Protection

 

 

-

DTS UltraPC II

 

 

-

DTS Connect

 

 

- Supports Jack-Detection, Multi-Streaming and

 

 

 

Front Panel Jack-Retasking

 

 

- Optical S/PDIF Out port at back I/O

 

 

 

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