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P9X79 DELUXE specications summary
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CPU 2nd Generation Intel
®
Core ™ i7 processor family for the LGA
2011 Socket
Supports Intel
®
Turbo Boost Technology 2.0
* The Intel
®
Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 support depends on CPU
types.
** Refer to www.asus.com for Intel CPU support list
Chipset
Intel
®
X79 Express Chipset
Memory 8 x DIMM, max. 64GB, DDR3 2400(O.C.) / 2133(O.C.) /
1866/ 1600 / 1333 / 1066 MHz, non-ECC, un-buffered
memory
Quad channel memory architecture
Supports Intel
®
Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
* Due to CPU behavior, DDR3 2200/2000/1800 MHz memory
module will run at DDR3 2133/1866/1600 MHz frequency as
default.
** Hyper DIMM support is subject to the physical characteristics of
individual CPUs. Some hyper DIMMs only support one DIMM
per channel. Please refer to Memory QVL for details.
*** Refer to www.asus.com or this user manual for the Memory
QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).
Expansion slots
3 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots (Dual at x16/ x16 mode; Triple at
x16/ x8/ x8 mode)mode)
1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 slot (PCIe x16_3 at x8 mode)
2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots
* This motherboard is ready to support PCIe 3.0 SPEC. Functions
will be available when using PCIe 3.0-compliant devices. Please
refer to www.asus.com for updated details.
Multi-GPU support
Supports NVIDIA
®
3-Way SLI™ Technology3-Way SLI™ Technology SLI™ Technology
Supports AMD
®
Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology
Storage Intel
®
X79 Express Chipset
- 2 x SATA 6 Gb/s ports with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 support
- 4 x SATA 3 Gb/s ports with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 support
Marvell
®
9128 controller
- 2 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
ASMedia
®
1061 SATA controller
- 2 x Power eSATA 6Gb/s ports
LAN Dual Gigabit LAN controllers—802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet
(EEE) appliance
Intel
®
82579V Gigabit LAN—Dual interconnect between the
Integrated LAN controller and Physical Layer (PHY)
Realtek
®
8111E Gigabit LAN controller
Bluetooth & Wireless Data
Network
BT GO 3.0!
- Bluetooth v3.0 + HS (Bluetooth v2.1+EDR &
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n)
- ASUS BT GO ! Utility
Audio
Realtek
®
ALC898 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC
- Absolute Pitch 192khz / 24bit True BD Lossless Sound
- BD Audio Layer Content Protection
- DTS UltraPC II
- DTS Connect
- Supports Jack-Detection, Multi-Streaming and
Front Panel Jack-Retasking
- Optical S/PDIF Out port at back I/O