System Bus :
Up to 6400 MT/s ; Intel® QuickPath Interconnection
Memory :
6 x DIMM, Max. 24 GB, DDR3 2000(O.C.)*/1866(O.C.)*/1800(O.C.)*/1600(O.C.)/1333/1066 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 this user manual for the Memory QVL(Qualified Vendors Lidts).
Expansion Slots :
3 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (at x16/x16/x4 mode)
1 x PCIe x1
2 x PCI
Multi-GPU :
Support Supports ATI® Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology
Storage :
Southbridge
6 xSATA 3 Gb/s ports
Intel Matrix Storage Technology supports Support RAID 0,1,5,10
JMicron® JMB363 PATA and SATA controller
1 xUltraDMA 133/100/66 for up to 2 PATA devices
1 xExternal SATA 3Gb/s port (SATA On-the-Go)
LAN :
Realtek® 8111C PCIe Gigabit LAN controller featuring AI NET2
Audio :
Realtek® ALC1200 8 -Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
Support Jack-Detection, Multi-Streaming, and Front Panel Jack-Retasking
Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF out ports at back I/O
ASUS Noise-Filtering
IEEE 1394 VIA® VT6315N controller supports 2 x 1394a ports (one at mid-board; one at back panel)