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SABERTOOTH X58 specications summary
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CPU LGA1366 socket for Intel
®
Core™ i7 Processor Extreme Edition /
Core™ i7 Processors
Supports Intel
®
Turbo Boost Technology
* Refer to www.asus.com for Intel CPU support list
Chipset Intel
®
X58 / ICH10R
System bus Up to 6.4GT/s; Intel
®
QuickPath Interconnect
Memory 6 x DIMM, max. 24GB, DDR3 1866 / 1800 / 1600 / 1333 / 1066 MHz,
non-ECC, un-buffered memory
Triple channel memory architecture
Supports Intel
®
Extreme Memory Prole (XMP)
* Hyper DIMM support is subject to the physical characteristics of
individual CPUs.
** Refer to www.asus.com or this user manual for the Memory
QVL (Qualied Vendors Lists)
Expansion slots 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (dual at x16 / x16 mode)
1 x PCI Express x16 slot (at x4 mode)
2 x PCI Express x1 slots
1 x PCI slot
Multi-GPU support Supports NVIDIA
®
2-Way SLI™ Technology
Supports ATI
®
Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology
Storage Intel
®
ICH10R Southbridge
- 6 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports (black)
- Intel
®
Matrix Storage Technology supports SATA RAID 0, 1,
5, and 10
Marvell
®
88SE9128 PCIe SATA 6.0 Gb/s controller (DriveXpert
Technology)
- 2 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports (gray)
- Supports EZ Backup and SuperSpeed functions
JMicron
®
JMB362 SATA controller
- 1 x Power eSATA 3.0 Gb/s port (SATA On-the-Go)
- 1 x eSATA 3.0 Gb/s port (SATA On-the-Go)
LAN Realtek
®
8110SC Gigabit LAN controller featuring AI NET2
USB NEC
®
USB 3.0 controller
- 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (at back panel)
Intel
®
ICH10R Southbridge
- 12 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
(6 ports at midboard; 6 ports at back panel)
IEEE 1394 VIA
®
VT6308P controller supports 2 x IEEE 1394a ports
(one at midboard, one at back panel)