Asus P9X79 Deluxe Intel X79 Socket 2011 Motherboard

At the very top end of motherboard performance, the P9X79 series from ASUS based on the latest Intel X79 Chipset and 2011 Socket brings you complete power, enhanced with unmatched flexibility and boundless tuning possibilities. These new boards launch with the world's first digital power controls for both the CPU and memory, thanks to exclusive ASUS New DIGI+ Power Control Technology. They further put power right in your hand via UEFI BIOS, the most detailed and accessible BIOS ever, allowing you to tune your system to its full performance potential. While user-friendly from the ground-up, the P9X79 Series ships with the latest features, including exclusive ASUS SSD caching for one-click performance boosting through the benefits of solid state drive technology. You also get USB BIOS Flashback for the easiest ever BIOS modification - all it takes is a USB stick and one button press! Sign up for total power and performance insight with the new ASUS P9X79 Series.

The world's first Dual Intelligent Processors from ASUS pioneered twin on board chips - TPU (TurboV Processing Unit) and EPU (Energy Processing Unit). Third generation Dual Intelligent Processors with New DIGI+ Power Control include two digital voltage regulator modules (VRMs). An all-new digital controller now allows ultra-precise DRAM tuning. EPU provides system energy saving and real time power management. TPU delivers a second micro-processor to free CPU resources as well as easy O.C. and an instant performance boost through an on-board switch or the easy O.C. tool, TurboV EVO.

• ASUS Dual Intelligent Processors 3 with New DIGI+ Power Control:

-CPU Power: Industry leading Digital 16+4 Phase Power Design and CPU Power Utility

-DRAM Power: Industry leading Digital 2+2 Phase Power Design and DRAM Power Utility

• ASUS EPU and EPU switch: Automatically provides the most appropriate power usage to save power and money.

• ASUS TPU with Auto Tuning and TurboV with Switch: Providing simple steps to easy overclocking.

• ASUS BT GO!: Bluetooth on-board for easy Folder Sync, BT Transfer, Shot & Send, BT to Net, Music Player, Personal Manager, BT Turbo Remote

• ASUS EFI BIOS(EZ Mode):The most flexible and easy to use Bios.

• ASUS SSD Caching: 3x Faster storage performance with one click

• USB 3.0 Boost: Make USB 3.0 speeds faster than ever (UASP Mode)

• Front Panel USB 3.0 Support: Support for cases with front USB 3.0

• MemOK!: Quickly ensures memory boot compatibility with failsafe settings.

• AI Suite II: One stop access to all Asus features.

• Ai Charger: Faster USB charging speed.

• Fanless Design: Silent Heat-sink solution

• Fan Xpert+: Smart thermal control via fan speed detection.

• ASUS Q-Code: Allows easy fault diagnosis

• ASUS Q-Shield: Extra Secure I/O Shield

• ASUS Q-Slot: Easy access expansion slots.

• ASUS Q-DIMM: Easy access DIMM slots.

• ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED):

• ASUS Q-Connector: Easy access front panel connector

• USB BIOS Flashback: Flash your Bios in 1 easy step, no CPU or RAM required.

• ASUS O.C. Profile: Easily store multiple overclock profiles.

• CrashFree BIOS 3: Restore corrupted BIOS data from a USB flash disk

• EZ Flash 2: Easily update your systems bios firmware.

• MyLogo 2: Update your own windows boot screen.

• Percision Tweaker 2: Advanced overclocking tools.

• Multi-language BIOS: easily change Bios to your language.

CPU

Intel® Socket 2011 for 2nd Generation Core™ i7 Processors

Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2

* Refer to www.asus.com for CPU support list

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.

* Refer to www.asus.com or user manual for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).

Multi-GPU Support Supports NVIDIA® 3-Way SLI™ Technology

Supports AMD Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology

Expansion Slots 3 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (dual x16 or x16, x8, x8) *1

1 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x8 mode) *1

2 x PCIe 2.0 x1

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

Marvell® PCIe 9128 controller :

2 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), white

ASMedia® ASM1061 controller :

2 x Power eSATA 6Gb/s port(s), green

LAN Realtek® 8111E , 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s)

Intel® 82579V, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s)

Dual Gigabit LAN controllers- 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) appliance

Wireless Data Network Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n

Bluetooth Bluetooth V3.0+HS ASUS BT GO! Utility

Audio Realtek® ALC898 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

USB Ports ASMedia® USB 3.0 controller : *2

8 x USB 3.0 port(s) (6 at back panel, blue, 2 at mid-board)

Intel® X79 chipset : 12 x USB 2.0 port(s) (4 at back panel, black+white, 8 at mid-board)

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 16 + 4 Phase CPU Power Design

- Industry leading Digital 2 + 2 Phase DRAM Power Design

- CPU Power Utility

- DRAM Power Utility

ASUS BT GO! :

- Folder Sync

- BT Transfer

- Shot & Send

- BT to Net

- Music Player

- Personal Manager

ASUS BT Turbo Remote :

- Exclusive Smartphone Interface supporting iPhone, Android, Windows Mobile, and Symbian systems

ASUS Exclusive Features :

- MemOK!

- AI Suite II

- Ai Charger

- ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode featuring friendly graphics user interface

- ASUS SSD Caching

- 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-Code

- ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED)

- ASUS Q-Slot

- ASUS Q-DIMM

- ASUS Q-Connector

Back I/O Ports

1 x Bluetooth module(s)

2 x Power eSATA 6Gb/s

2 x LAN (RJ45) port(s)

6 x USB 3.0

4 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 Wi-Fi antenna port(s)

1 x USB BIOS Flashback Button(s)

Internal I/O

1 x USB 3.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.0 port(s) (19-pin)

4 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 8 USB 2.0 port(s)

4 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 Power-on button(s)

1 x Reset button(s)

1 x Clear CMOS jumper(s)

1 x Bluetooth v3.0 + HS header(s)

Accessories

User's manual

I/O Shield

4 x SATA 3Gb/s cable(s)

4 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(s)

1 x 3-Way SLI bridge(s)

1 x SLI bridge(s)

1 x Q-connector(s) (2 in 1)

1 x Wi-Fi Ring Moving Antenna(s)

1 x Bluetooth v3.0 + HS module(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

Support Disc

Drivers

ASUS Utilities

ASUS Update

Anti-virus software (OEM version)

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

CPU Since BIOS

Core i7-3930K (3.2G,L3:12M,6C,HT,rev.C1) 0906

Core i7-3960X (3.3G,L3:15M,6C,HT,rev.C1) 0906