Product Description

The Republic of Gamers consists only the best of the best. ASUS offer the best hardware engineering, the fastest performance, the most innovating ideas, and they welcome the best gamers to join in.

In the Republic of Gamers, mercy rules are only for the weak, and bragging rights means everything. They believe in making statements and excel in competitions. If your character matches their trait, then join the elite club, make your presence felt, in the Republic of Gamers.

CPU   

Intel Socket 1366 Core i7 Processor Extreme Edition/Core i7 Processor Supports Intel Dynamic Speed Technology
(Refer to www.asus.com for Intel CPU support list)

Chipset   

Intel X58 /ICH10R

System Bus

Up to 6400 MT/s with QuickPath Interconnection

Memory   

6 x DIMM, Max. 24 GB, DDR3 2000(O.C.)/1800(O.C.)/1600(O.C.)/1333/1066 Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory
Triple channel memory architecture

Expansion Slots   

2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 support at dual x16 speed
1 x PCIe 2.0 x4
1 x PCI 2.2

Multi-GPU Support   

Support NVIDIA SLI™ / ATI CrossFireX™ Technology

Storage   

Intel ICH10R controller
6 xSATA 3 Gb/s ports
Intel Matrix Storage Technology Support RAID 0,1,5,10
JMicron JMB363 PATA and SATA controller
1 xUltraDMA 133/100/66/33 for up to 2 PATA devices
1 xInternal SATA 3.0 Gb/s port
1 xExternal SATA 3.0 Gb/s port (SATA On-the-Go)

LAN   
Realtek 8111C PCIe Gigabit LAN controller featuring AI NET2

Audio   
SupremeFX X-Fi onboard 8 -Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
EAX Advanced HD 4.0
X-Fi CMSS-3D
X-Fi Crystalizer
Creative ALchemy
Supports Optical S/PDIF out ports on rear

IEEE 1394   

2 x 1394a ports (1 port at back I/O, 1 port onboard)

USB   

12 USB 2.0 ports (6 ports at mid-board, 6 ports at back panel)

ASUS Unique Features
   
Power Design
    8-phase CPU power
    2-phase QPI/DRAM power
    2-phase NB power
    2-phase Memory power
CPU Level Up
Keyboard-TweakIt
Memory Level Up
iROG
Extreme Tweaker
Loadline Calibration
Intelligent overclocking tools
    ASUS AI Booster Utility
    O.C. Profile
Overclocking Protection:
     COP EX (Component Overheat Protection - EX)
     Voltiminder LED
     ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)

Special Features   

MemOK!
External LCD Poster
Q-Fan Plus
ASUS EPU-6 Engine
ASUS Q-Connector
ASUS Fan Xpert
ASUS EZ Flash 2
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
ASUS MyLogo3

Back Panel I/O Ports   

1 x External SATA
1 x IEEE 1394a
1 x LAN(RJ45) port
6 x USB 2.0/1.1
8 -Channel Audio I/O
1 x PS/2 Keyboard port(purple)
1 x S/PDIF (Optical)
1 x Clr CMOS switch

Internal I/O Connectors   

3 x USB connectors supports additional 6 USB 2.0 ports
1 x IDE connector for two devices
7 x SATA connectors
5 x Fan connectors: 1 x CPU / 2 x Chassis / 2 x Optional
2 x thermal sensor connectors
1 x IEEE1394a connector
1 x LCD Poster connector
1 x Chassis Intrusion connector
24-pin ATX Power connector
8-pin ATX 12V Power connector
1 x En/Dis-able Clr CMOS header
1 x Front panel audio connector
1 x CD audio in
System panel connector

BIOS   

16 Mb Flash ROM
AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI2.0a Multi-Language BIOS