Asus P9X79 Motherboard

• Storage:
  Intel ® X79 chipset : 
  
  • 2 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), white
  • 4 x SATA 3Gb/s port(s), blue
  • Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10
  ASMedia ® ASM1061 controller : 
  
  • 1 x Power eSATA 6Gb/s port(s), green
  • 1 x eSATA 6Gb/s port(s), red

• Rear Panel I/O Ports:
  
  • 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port(s)
  • 1 x eSATA 6Gb/s
  • 1 x Power eSATA 6Gb/s
  • 1 x IEEE 1394a
  • 1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s)
  • 4 x USB 3.0 
  • 6 x USB 2.0 (one port can be switched to USB BIOS Flashback)
  • 1 x Optical S/PDIF out
  • 6 x Audio jack(s)
  • 1 x USB BIOS Flashback Button(s)

• Internal I/O Interface:
  
  • 4 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 8 USB 2.0 port(s)
  • 1 x TPM connector(s) 
  • 1 x COM port(s) connector(s)
  • 2 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s)
  • 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connector(s)
  • 1 x CPU Fan connector(s) (4 -pin)
  • 4 x Chassis Fan connector(s) (4 -pin)
  • 1 x Optional Fan connector(s) (4 -pin)
  • 1 x S/PDIF out header(s)
  • 1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s)
  • 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s)
  • 1 x Front panel audio connector(s) (AAFP)
  • 1 x System panel(s) (Q-Connector)
  • 1 x MemOK! button(s)
  • 1 x TPU switch(es)
  • 1 x EPU switch(es)
  • 1 x Clear CMOS jumper(s)

• BIOS:
  • 64 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.6, 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, PXE

Motherboard Specifications

• Model:
  • Asus P9X79 Motherboard
    

• Processor Support:
  • Intel ® Socket 2011 for 2nd Generation Core i7 Processors 
    Supports Intel ® Turbo Boost Technology 2
    

• Chipset:
  • Intel ® X79

• 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)
  • * Hyper DIMM support is subject to the physical characteristics of individual CPUs.

• Expansion Slots:
  
  • 2 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (dual x16) *1
  • 1 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x8 mode) *1
  • 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 
  • 1 x PCI

• On-Board Audio:
  
  • Realtek ® ALC892 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC 
  • - Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
  Audio Feature :
  • - Absolute Pitch 192kHz/ 24-bit True BD Lossless Sound
  • - Blu-ray audio layer Content Protection 
  • - DTS Ultra PC II
  • - DTS Connect
  • - Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel

• On-Board LAN:
  • Intel ® 82579V, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s)

• Accessories:
  
  • User's manual
  • I/O Shield
  • 2 x SATA 3Gb/s cable(s)
  • 2 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(s)
  • 1 x SLI bridge(s)
  • 1 x Q-connector(s) (2 in 1)

• Special Features:
  ASUS Dual Intelligent Processors 3 with New DIGI+ Power Control :
  ASUS TPU :
  • - Auto Tuning
  • - TurboV
  • - TPU switch
  ASUS EPU :
  • - EPU 
  • - EPU switch
  ASUS Digital Power Design :
  • - Industry leading Digital 8 + 2 Phase CPU Power Design
  • - Industry leading Digital 2 + 2 Phase DRAM Power Design
  • - CPU Power Utility
  • - DRAM Power Utility
  ASUS Exclusive Features :
  • - MemOK!
  • - AI Suite II
  • - Ai Charger
  • - ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode featuring friendly graphics user interface 
  • - USB 3.0 Boost
  ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution :
  • - Stylish Fanless Design Heat-pipe solution
  • - ASUS Fan Xpert+
  ASUS EZ DIY :
  • - USB BIOS Flashback
  • - ASUS Q-Shield
  • - ASUS O.C. Profile
  • - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 
  • - ASUS EZ Flash 2 
  • - ASUS MyLogo 2 
  • - Multi-language BIOS
  ASUS Q-Design :
  • - ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED)
  • - ASUS Q-Slot
  • - ASUS Q-DIMM 
  • - ASUS Q-Connector

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