- CPU
Intel® Socket 1366 Core™ i7 Extreme Edition/Core™ i7 Processors
Intel® Xeon® W5500/3600/3500 Series
Intel® Xeon® X5600/5500 Series
Intel® Xeon® E5600/5500 Series
Intel® Xeon® L5600/5500 Series
Supports Intel® Dynamic Speed Technology
Supports CPU up to 6 cores
* Refer to
www.asus.com for CPU support list
- Chipset
Intel® X58/ICH10R/NVIDIA NF200 x 2
- Memory
6 x DIMM, Max. 24GB, DDR3 2000(O.C.)/1866(O.C.)/1800(O.C.)/1600(O.C.)/1333/1066 MHz ECC, 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 user manual for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).
* ECC Un-buffered memory support requires Intel® Nehalem-WS 1S W3500 series or Nehalem-EP E5500 series processors.
- Multi-GPU Support
Supports NVIDIA® Quad-GPU SLI™ Technology
- Expansion Slots
6 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (triple x16 or six x8)
1 x PCIe 2.0 x16
- Storage
Intel® ICH10R controller :
6 x SATA 3Gb/s port(s), navy blue
Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10
Marvell 88SE6121 controller :
2 x eSATA 3Gb/s port(s), red
Support Raid 0, 1
Marvell 88SE6320 controller :
2 x SAS 3Gb/s port(s), black
- LAN
Realtek® 8111C, 2 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s)
Support Teaming Technology
- Audio
AD2000B 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
- Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
Audio Feature :
- ASUS Noise Filter
- Coaxial and Optical S/PDIF out ports at back panel
- IEEE 1394
VIA® 6315N controller
1 x IEEE 1394a port(s)
- USB Ports
Built-in Controller :
12 x USB 2.0 port(s) (6 at back panel, black, 6 at mid-board)
- Workstation Feature
7 x PCIe x 16 slot(s)
G.P. Diagnosis Card bundled
ASUS SASsaby series Cards support
ASUS WS Diag. LED
ASUS WS Heartbeat
SAS Onboard
- ROG Exclusive Features
Overclocking Protection :
- ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)
- Special Features
ASUS Power Design :
- 16 +2 Phase Power Design
- ASUS EPU-6 Engine
TurboV
ASUS Exclusive Features :
- AI Nap
- Express Gate
ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution :
- Stylish Fanless Design Heat-pipe solution
- Stack Cool 2
- ASUS Fan Xpert
ASUS EZ DIY :
- ASUS Q-Shield
- ASUS O.C. Profile
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
- ASUS EZ Flash 2
- ASUS MyLogo 2
ASUS Q-Design :
- ASUS Q-Connector
- Back I/O Ports
1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port(s)
2 x eSATA 3Gb/s
2 x LAN (RJ45) port(s)
6 x USB 2.0
1 x Coaxial S/PDIF out
1 x Optical S/PDIF out
6 x Audio jack(s)
- Internal I/O Ports
3 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 6 USB 2.0 port(s)
1 x TPM connector(s)
1 x IEEE 1394a connector(s)
1 x CPU Fan connector(s)
3 x Chassis Fan connector(s)
1 x Power Fan connector(s)
1 x S/PDIF out header(s)
1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s)
1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s)
1 x Front panel connector(s)
1 x CD audio in(s)
1 x System panel(s)
1 x Chassis Intrusion connector(s)
- BIOS
16 Mb Flash ROM AMI BIOS, Green, PnP, DMI v2.0, Wfm2.0, ACPI v2.0a, SMBIOS v 2.4, BIOS flash utility under DOS
- Manageability
WOL/WOR by PME,WOR by Ring,Chasis Intrusion,AI NET2
- Support Disc
ASUS PC Probe II
ASUS AI Suite
Anti-virus software (OEM version)
ASUS Update
Adobe Acrobat Reader ver 8.0
Microsoft DirectX ver 9.0C
Image-Editing Suite
- Form Factor
CEB Form Factor
12 inch x 10.5 inch ( 30.5 cm x 26.9 cm )