CPU

• Intel® Socket 1366 Core™ i7 Processor Extreme Edition
• Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology

Chipset

• Intel® X58 / ICH10R

System Bus

• Up to 6400MT/s

Memory

• 6 x DIMM, Max. 24GB, DDR3 2000(O.C.)/1866(O.C.)/1800(O.C.)/1600(O.C.)/1333/1066 Memory
• Triple Channel memory architecture
• Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
• Hyper DIMM support is subject to the physical characteristics of individual CPUs.

Expansion Slots

• 3 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (at x16/x16/x4 mode)
• 1 x PCIe x1
• 2 x PCI

Multi-GPU Support

• Supports NVIDIA® 3-Way SLI™ Technology
• Supports ATI® Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology

Storage

• Southbridge
• 6 xSATA 3.0 Gb/s ports
• Intel Matrix Storage Technology Support RAID 0,1,5,10
• JMicron® JMB363 SATA controller
• JMicron JMB322 (Drive Xpert Technology)
• 2 x SATA 6Gb/s
• Supports EZ Backup and Super Speed functions

LAN

• Realtek® 8111C PCIe Gigabit LAN controller featuring AI NET2

Audio

• Realtek® ALC1200 8 -Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
• Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF out ports at back I/O
• ASUS Noise Filter
• Support Jack-Sensing, Enumeration, Multi-streaming and Jack-Retasking

IEEE 1394

• VIA® 6315N controller supports 2 x 1394a ports (one at mid-board; one at back panel)

USB

• 12 USB 2.0 ports (4 ports at mid-board, 4 ports at back panel)

ASUS AI Lifestyle Features

• ASUS Exclusive Features:
• - ASUS TurboV
• - ASUS 8+2 Phase Power Design
• - Express Gate
• ASUS Power Saving Solution
• - ASUS EPU-6 Engine
• - ASUS AI Nap
• ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution:
• - ASUS Fanless Design: Heat-pipe solution
• - ASUS Fanless Design: Stack Cool 2
• - ASUS Fan Xpert
• ASUS Crystal Sound:
• - ASUS Noise Filter
• ASUS EZ DIY:
• - ASUS Q-Shield
• - ASUS Q-Connector
• - ASUS O.C. Profile
• - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
• - ASUS EZ Flash 2

Overclocking Features

• ASUS TurboV utility
• Precision Tweaker2:
• - vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at 0.00625V increment
• - vCPU PLL: 36-step reference voltage control
• - vDRAM Bus: 49-step DRAM voltage control
• - vChipset(N.B.): 31-step chipset voltage control
• - vNB-PCIe: 65-step chipset-PCIe voltage control
• SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection)
• - Internal Base Clock tuning from 100MHz up to 500MHz at 1MHz increment
• - PCI Express frequency tuning from 100MHz up to180MHz at 1MHz increment
• Overclocking Protection:
• - ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)

Special Features

• Multi-language BIOS
• ASUS MyLogo 2

Back Panel I/O Ports

• 2 x S/PDIF Out ( 1xCoaxial & 1xOptical )
• 1 x IEEE 1394a
• 1 x RJ45 port
• 4 x USB 2.0/1.1
• 2 x USB 3.0
• 8 Channel Audio I/O
• 1 x PS/2 Keyboard (Purple)
• 1 x PS/2 mouse port (Green)

Internal I/O Connectors

• 3 x USB connectors support additional 6 USB ports
• 1 x Floppy disk drive connector
• 6 x SATA connectors
• 1 x IEEE 1394a connector
• 1 x CPU Fan connector
• 2 x Chassis Fan connector
• 1 x Power Fan connector
• 2 x Drive Xpert SATA connectors (orange and white)
• 1 x S/PDIF Out connector
• 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector
• 24-pin ATX Power connector
• CD audio in
• Front panel audio connector
• Chassis Intrusion connector
• System Panel (Q-Connector)
• 1 x Power on switch
• 1 x Reset switch

BIOS

• 16 Mb Flash ROM
• AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3

Manageability

• WfM 2.0,DMI 2.0,WOL by PME, WOR by PME

Accessories

• User's manual
• 1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable
• 4 x SATA cable
• 4 x 2 in 1 Q-connector
• ASUS Q-Shield
• 1 x ASUS 3-Way SLI bridge connector
• 1 x ASUS SLI bridge connector

Support CD

• Drivers
• ASUS PC Probe II
• ASUS AI Suite
• Anti-virus software (OEM version)
• ASUS Update
• Image-Editing Suite

Form Factor

• ATX Form Factor
• 12 inch x 9.6 inch 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )