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    ESC700 G2

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    Strong graphic power with NV Quadro Graphic Ready

    The ASUS ESC700 G2 is a second generation professional workstation featuring Genuine Windows® 7 Professional, three 5.25" media bays, three internal 3.5" SATA HDD trays, an 80+ power supply and six PCI-E Gen3 x16 expansion slots. It is designed for professional applications of professional graphics design, financial modeling and the engineering & sciences field.
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      Compact and Powerful Workstation for Professional Graphics



      NVIDIA® Quadro™ Series Graphics Ready

      This workstation is fully compatible with NVIDIA’s® Quadro™ series of entry, mainstream and performance level of professional graphics cards, providing users a flexible and wide-range supporting system.


      Quiet Working Environment

      The ESC700 G2 provides a quiet working environment (as low as 27.2dBA) by intelligently detecting system loads and automatically adjusting fan speed and power consumption.


      Energy-saving & Power Efficient Solution

      The ESC700 G2 supports DIGI+ power control technology for both the CPU and memory, being the world’s first total digital power design, granting users extreme performance and precise adjustment to the CPU & DRAM. Additionally, with the 80+ power supply, the ESC700 G2 is able to provide high energy efficiency and reduces power loss to save TCO for users.


      Dual Intel® GbE LAN for Fast Network Connections

      The ESC700 G2 is equipped with a dual Intel® Ethernet controller to support double the network bandwidth, teaming and fault tolerance. Together, they offer reliable and fast network connections.


      USB3.0 Boost Support

      With USB 3.0 Boost support, the ESC700 G2 detects the connected devices automatically and allows you to enjoy faster USB connection speeds.


      Flexible Expansion Choices

      The ESC700 G2 provides high expandability with six expansion slots, including four PCI-E Gen3 x16 slots (2 @x16 link or 4 @ x8 link) and 1 x PCI-E Gen3 x16 slot (x4 link), meeting the demand of future expansion.


      Complete Compatibility

      The ESC700 G2 can serve as workstation or desktop PC with Intel’s® up-to-date processors and ECC & non-ECC memory support. In addition, the workstation is compatible with versatile SAS, SATA RAID cards and professional LAN cards to benefit a wide range of customers.


      Easy BIOS Update & Recovery

      The workstation allows you to update or recover the BIOS easily, as there is a smart chip onboard for users to control without booting up. Simply insert the USB flash drive that contains the required BIOS to the specific USB port, press the BIOS flashback button, then wait for the BIOS to be updated.


      DTS Ultra PCII Support

      DTS Ultra PC II delivers exceptional 7.1 surround through the most popular PC audio setups - your existing stereo speakers or headphones. In addition to virtual surround, it upgrades original sound to new levels with Audio Restoration, recreating the dynamic range of audio files. Symmetry mode improves the balance of perceived loudness across different input sources and Enhance boosts audio quality through high and low frequency equalization. With these technologies, users experience better home theater audio with ease.


      AI Suite II Software

      The ESC700 G2 is bundled with ASUS AI Suite II software which provides a one-stop utility and user-friendly interface for system tuning.


      Cutting-edge Architecture

      The ESC700 G2 supports the latest Intel® Xeon® E5-1600/Core i7-3900/3800 processors. With eight DIMM sockets onboard, up to 64GB of DDR3 1600 memory is supported. Combined, they provide for a high computing capability that can tackle the most difficult of tasks. Additionally, there are more PCI-E lanes with PCI-E Gen 3 support, which is suitable for systems that require high I/O connectivity and bandwidth and supports more PCI-E devices.

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      Specifications

      • Operating System
        Windows 7 ProfessionalSP1
        Preloaded OS varies in different skus, please double check with the vendor before making a purchase
      • Processor / System Bus
        1 x Socket 2011
        Intel® Xeon® processor E5-1600 product family
        Intel® Core™ i7-3900/3800 Processor Family

        *Refer to www.asus.com for CPU Support list
      • Core Logic
        Intel® X79 Chipset
      • Memory
        Total Slots : 8 (4-channel)
        Capacity : Maximum up to 64GB UDIMM
        Memory Type :
        Quad Channel, DDR3, , UDIMM, non ECC
        Quad Channel, DDR3, , UDIMM, with ECC
        Memory Size :
        1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB UDIMM
      • Expansion Slots
        Total: 6
        4 x PCI-E 3.0 x16 (dual at x16/x16; Quad at x8/x8/x8/x8)
        2 x PCI-E 3.0 x16 (at x4 mode )
      • Storage
        SATA Controller :
        Intel® X79
        2 x SATA3 6Gb/s ports
        4 x SATA2 3Gb/s ports
        Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise(RSTe) (For Windows Only)
        (Support Software RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 )
      • HDD Bays
        3 * Internal 3.5" HDD Bays
      • Auxiliary Storage FDD/CD/DVD
        3 * 5.25" media bays
        (Optional: No ODD/DVD-RM)
        (DVD-RW default for North America)
      • Networking
        1 x Intel® 82574L
        1 x Intel® 82579V (PHY)
      • Multi-GPU Support
        Support ATI® CrossFireX™ technology, up to Quad CrossFireX
        Supports NVIDIA® 4-Way Geforce SLI™ technology
      • On Board I/O
        1 x PS/2 keyboard port
        1 x PS/2 mouse port
        1 x S/PDIF Out (Optical)
        1 x USB BIOS Flashback switch
        8 x USB 2.0 ports
        2 x USB 3.0 ports
        1 x IEEE 1394a port
        2 x RJ-45 ports
        1 x 8-channel Audio I/O
      • OS Support
        Fedora 16
        Windows® 7 32/64-bit
        Windows® Vista 32/64-bit
        Windows® XP 32/64-bit
        RedHat® Enterprise Linux Desktop WS 6.2
        Open SUSE 12.1
        Ubuntu Desktop 11.1

        *(Subject to change without any notice)
      • Safety
        Europe (CE, EN55022 compliance to EU Directive 89/366/EEC)
      • EMI
        Europe (CE, EN55022 & EN55024)
        Taiwan (BSMI)
        China (CCC)
      • Dimensions
        423mm *190mm* 435mm
      • Form Factor
        Tower
      • Weight
        10.8Kg
      • Power Supply
        500W 80PLUS Single Power Supply, Bronze
        700W 80PLUS Single Power Supply, Silver
        (following different configuration by region as below)
      • Environment
        Operation temperature: 10℃ ~ 35℃ / Non operation temperature: -40℃ ~ 70℃
        Non operation humidity: 20% ~ 90% ( Non condensing)
      • Accessory Box
        1 * ESC700 G2 User's Guide
        1 * ESC700 G2 Support CD
        1 * Windows 7 Professional 32bit Recovery DVD (for OS bundled SKU)
        1 * Windows 7 Professional 64bit Recovery DVD (for OS bundled SKU)
        1 * AC Power Cable
        1 * COM prot Cable
      • Optional Items
        Cooler for CPU 150W upgrade kit (13G070795020)
        Smart Card Reader (04G540005600DP)

      Part List

      • MB
        ASUS P9X79 WS/SYS Workstation board
      • CPU Heatsink/ Cooler
        1 x 150W CPU Cooler (13G070795020)
      • Power Supply Unit
        1 x 700W Single Power Supply (04G180001200)
        1 x 500W Single Power Supply (04G180001600)
      • Fan
        1 x Rear Fan (120mm x 25mm) (13G074143050)
      • Optical Drive
        1 x DVD-RW (17G141147005)
        (DVD-RW default for North America)
      • Cable
        2 x SATA 6G CABLE 7P G/F BLA 500MM (14G000130233)