| CPU | Intel® Socket 1366 Core™ i7 Extreme Edition/Core™ i7 Processors Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2 * Refer to www.asus.com for CPU support list |
| Chipset | Intel® X58/ICH10R |
| Memory | 6 x DIMM, Max. 48GB, DDR3 2200(O.C.)/2133(O.C.)/2000(O.C.)/1800(O.C.)/1600/1333/1066 Hz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory Triple Channel Memory Architecture * Hyper DIMM support is subject to the physical characteristics of individual CPUs. |
| System Bus | 6.4 GT/s Intel® QuickPath Interconnect |
| Multi-GPU Support | Supports NVIDIA® 3-Way SLI™ Technology Supports AMD CrossFireX™ Technology |
| Expansion Slots | 4 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (dual x16 or x16, x8, x8 or quad x8) *1 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 |
| Storage | Intel® ICH10R controller : 6 x SATA 3Gb/s port(s), black Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10 JMicron® JMB363 controller : 2 x eSATA 3Gb/s port(s), red Marvell® PCIe 9182 controller : *2 2 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), gray |
| LAN | Intel®, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s) |
| Wireless Data Network | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth V3.0+HS
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| ThunderBolt LAN/Audio Combo Card | Killer™ E2100 dedicated network processing unit (NPU) - Advanced Game Detect™ - Visual Bandwidth Control™ - Application Blocking - Online Gaming PC Monitor™ - Bandwidth Tester - Game Networking DNA™ Built-in 2-Channel High Quality DAC/ADC - Output Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-Weighted): 116 dB - Output THD+N at 1kHz: 105 dB - C-Media 6631 audio processor (Max. 192kHz/ 24-bit) - TI 6120A2 high fidelity headphone amplifier - Digital-to-Analog Converter: 120 dB (Max. 192kHz/ 24-bit) - Analog-to-Digital Converter: 114 dB (Max. 192kHz/ 24-bit) - Supports 3 Headphone Impedance Gain Modes (up to 300 Ohms) - Fine-tuned Game Genre EQ Profiles - Xear™ Surround Headphone - Xear™ SingFX - Equalizer, Environment Effects, FlexBass, Smart Volume, Virtual Speaker Shifter - DS3D GX 1.0, OpenAL - Front-panel audio connector (AAFP) - Line in, Line out, Optical S/PDIF out ports - USB 2.0 Interface |
| Audio | SupremeFX X-Fi 2 built-in 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC - Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking Audio Feature : - X-Fi® Xtreme Fidelity™ - EAX® Advanced™ HD 5.0 - THX® TruStudio PRO™ - Creative ALchemy - Blu-ray audio layer Content Protection |
| USB Ports | NEC® USB 3.0 controller : 4 x USB 3.0 port(s) (2 at back panel, blue, 2 at mid-board) Intel® ICH10R controller : 11 x USB 2.0 port(s) (6 at back panel, black, 4 at mid-board) |
| Overclocking Features | ROG Connect : - RC Diagram - RC Remote - RC Poster - GPU TweakIt ROG iDirect Extreme Engine Digi+ : - 8 -phase CPU power design - 3 -phase QPI/DRAM power design - 3 -phase NB power design - 3 -phase Memory power design - ML Caps on CPU/Memory/QPI respectively ROG Extreme OC kit : - LN2 Mode - PCIe x16 Lane Switch - Q Reset Double Power : - Dual 8 -pin CPU ProbeIt UEFI BIOS features : - ROG BIOS Wallpaper - GPU.DIMM Post iROG Extreme Tweaker Loadline Calibration BIOS Flashback Overclocking Protection : - COP EX (Component Overheat Protection - EX) - Voltiminder LED - ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall) |
| Special Features | ASUS EPU : - EPU CPU Level Up ASUS Exclusive Features : - MemOK! - Onboard Button : Power/Reset/Clr CMOS (at back IO) ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution : - ASUS Q-Fan Plus - ASUS Fan Xpert ASUS EZ DIY : - ASUS O.C. Profile - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - ASUS EZ Flash 2 - ASUS MyLogo 3 ASUS Q-Design : - ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED) - ASUS Q-Slot - ASUS Q-DIMM - ASUS Q-Connector |
| Back I/O Ports | 1 x PS/2 keyboard (purple) 2 x eSATA 3Gb/s 1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s) 2 x USB 3.0 7 x USB 2.0 (one port can be switched to ROG Connect) 6 x Audio jack(s) 1 x Clear CMOS button(s) 1 x ROG Connect On/ Off switch(es) 2 x Wi-Fi antenna port(s) |
| Internal I/O Ports | 1 x USB 3.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.0 port(s) 2 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 port(s) 2 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s) 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connector(s) 2 x CPU Fan connector(s) 3 x Chassis Fan connector(s) 3 x Optional Fan connector(s) 1 x S/PDIF out header(s) 1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s) 2 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s) 1 x Front panel audio connector(s) (AAFP) 1 x System panel(s) 1 x QPI Loadline Calibration switch jumper(s) 8 x ProbeIt Measurement Points 3 x Thermal sensor connector(s) 1 x En/Dis-able Clr CMOS header(s) 1 x LN2 Mode header(s) 1 x EZ Plug connector(s) (4-pin Molex power connector) 1 x Power-on button(s) 1 x Reset button(s) 1 x Go Button(s) 1 x BIOS Switch button(s) 1 x ROG light connector(s) |
| Accessories | I/O Shield 6 x SATA 3Gb/s cable(s) 2 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(s) 1 x 3-Way SLI bridge(s) 1 x SLI bridge(s) 1 x CrossFire cable(s) 1 x Q-connector(s) (2 in 1) 1 x 2-port USB 2.0 and eSATA module(s) 1 x USB to USB cable(s) for ThunderBolt 1 x ROG Connect cable(s) 3 x Thermal sensor cable pack(s) 1 x Cable ties pack(s) 1 x ROG theme label(s) 1 x 12 in 1 ROG Cable Label(s) 1 x Optional NB Fan 2 x Wi-Fi Ring Moving Antenna(s) |
| BIOS | 16 Mb Flash ROM , PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI2.0a Multi-Language BIOS |
| Manageability | WOL by PME,WOR by PME,PXE |
| Support Disc | Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update Kaspersky® Anti-Virus ASUS TurboV EVO Utility ASUS AI Suite II ASUS AI Charger WiFi Agent |
| Form Factor | Extended ATX Form Factor 12 inch x 10.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 26.9 cm ) |
| Note | *1: 4 PCIe x16 slots ready for 4 single PCB 2-slot width graphics cards. *2: These SATA ports are for data hard drives only. ATAPI devices are not supported. |