SABERTOOTH X58 specifications summary

 

CPU

LGA1366 socket for Intel® Core™ i7 Processor Extreme Edition /

 

 

Core™ i7 Processors

 

 

Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology

 

 

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

 

Chipset

Intel® X58 / ICH10R

 

System bus

Up to 6.4GT/s; Intel® QuickPath Interconnect

 

Memory

6 x DIMM, max. 24GB, DDR3 1866 / 1800 / 1600 / 1333 / 1066 MHz,

 

 

non-ECC, un-buffered memory

 

 

Triple 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 this user manual for the Memory

 

 

QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists)

 

Expansion slots

2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (dual at x16 / x16 mode)

 

 

1 x PCI Express x16 slot (at x4 mode)

 

 

2 x PCI Express x1 slots

 

 

1 x PCI slot

 

Multi-GPU support

Supports NVIDIA® 2-Way SLI™ Technology

 

 

Supports ATI® Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology

 

Storage

Intel® ICH10R Southbridge

 

 

- 6 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports (black)

 

 

- Intel® Matrix Storage Technology supports SATA RAID 0, 1,

 

 

5, and 10

 

 

Marvell® 88SE9128 PCIe SATA 6.0 Gb/s controller (DriveXpert

 

 

Technology)

 

 

- 2 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports (gray)

 

 

- Supports EZ Backup and SuperSpeed functions

 

 

JMicron® JMB362 SATA controller

 

 

- 1 x Power eSATA 3.0 Gb/s port (SATA On-the-Go)

 

 

- 1 x eSATA 3.0 Gb/s port (SATA On-the-Go)

 

LAN

Realtek® 8110SC Gigabit LAN controller featuring AI NET2

 

USB

NEC® USB 3.0 controller

 

 

- 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (at back panel)

 

 

Intel® ICH10R Southbridge

 

 

- 12 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports

 

 

(6 ports at midboard; 6 ports at back panel)

 

IEEE 1394

VIA® VT6308P controller supports 2 x IEEE 1394a ports

 

 

(one at midboard, one at back panel)

 

 

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