Support for the Intel® Co re™ i7
processor extreme edition in the
LGA2011 package:
Supportsboth4coreand6core
processors.FeaturesIntel®Turbo
Boost Technology,2Intel®Hyper-
Threading Technology3 for
exceptionalperformanceand
scalability,and15MBSharedIntel®
SmartCache,enablingdyna mic
andefficientallocationofcac he.
Intel® X79 express Chipset:
FeaturesDMIuni-directional
connectivitytotheprocess or.
eight DIMM slots: Designed to
supportoverclocked1DDR32400+
O.C.4memory,deliveringupto64
GB/smemorybandwidth.
Six Super Speed USB 3.0 port s, two
Ieee 1394a ports (1 external,
1 via internal header), and 14 USB
2.0 ports (6 back ports, 8
via internal headers): Provides
forthemostexiblebackpanel
connectivityoptions.
Three PCI express 3.0* x16 slots:
Improvedgraphicsbandwidt hand
supportforcertiedtr iple-card
AMDCrossFireX*technologyand
NVIDIA*SLI.*
PCI express* and PCI conne ctors:
FlexibilitytosupportPCIE xpress
andlegacyPCIdevices.
four SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports and four
SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports: Support for up
tosixportswiththeabilitytod isable
individualportsviatheIntel ®Rapid
Storagedriverstack.
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology:
Performanceandreliabilit ywith
supportforRAID0,1,5,10,and
Intel®RapidRecoverTechnology.
10-Channel Intel® High Denition
Audio5 (7.1) :Enab leshigh-quality
integratedaudiothatrivals
theperformanceofhigh- end
discretesolutions.
Dual Intel® Gigabit ethern et LAN:
Featuresonboard10/100/1000Mb/s
EthernetLANconnectiv ity.
Consumer infrared receiver and
transmitter: Supportsreceiving,
learning,andemittingc apabilities,
controlsuptotwoadditionalCEdevi ces
with your PC, and eliminates the ne ed
foraUSBCIRdongle.
Back-to-BIoS switch: Allows
easyaccesstotheBIOSforeasy
overclocking1andrecovery.
Post code decoder: Allows for
displayofpostcodesfordebug
along with the included post code
quickreferencecarddisplaying
criticalareastohelptroublesh oot
performance-increaseroadblocks.
Initialization and diagnostic
LeDs: Providesinstantvisible
systemfeedback.
exclusive voltage regulator
heat sinks:Providesreliable
andsilentcoolingforextreme
performancetuning.
Solid-State capacitors and
exclusive Power Supervisor:
Maximizesstabilityandpowerfor
advancedperformancetuning.
Tweaker switches: Power and reset
switchesforoverclocking1 on the go,
quickresetandpoweron.
ATX (9.6¨ x 11.6¨) form factor:
ATXboardsupportsmorefully
featuredtowerdesigns.
Lead-free:Meetsallworldwide
regulatoryrequirementsfor
lead-freemanufacturing.
Intel®DesktopBoardDX79SRExtremeSeriesFeaturesandBenets
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