ASUS has forged the TUF series to serve the needs of professionals who demand the sturdiest, most reliable gear. Superior components are subjected to military grade testing and guarantee reliability. Meanwhile, the exclusive Thermal Armor shield with smart heat funnelling and the Thermal Radar temperature detection assure that the TUF X79 motherboard remains stable under extensive loading via the most intelligent cooling possible. Creative engineering has also created a unique look that PC modders will be proud to show off.
New generation Thermal Armor kicks cooling up a notch with dual integrated Turbo Engine Fans. This enhances the original TUF thermal design, helping direct heat away from MOS area components and out the case via the rear I/O section. Special heat pipes propel dissipation from critical components and make sure temps stay low across the board. The TUF Thermal Radar monitors temps in critical parts of the motherboard in real time, automatically adjusting fan speeds to sure the system maintains high stability without overheating. It consists of multiple sensors for various components on the motherboard, giving users the ability to monitor each one individually. The Thermal Radar automatically calculates ideal fan speeds based on different parameters selected by users for each component, keeping everything cooler and longer lasting.
All new digital CPU and DRAM power controls work perfectly together to match digital power signal (SVID) requests from the CPU, with ultra-fast sensing and response efficiently delivering precision power. Accurate delivery reduces waste and provides more stable CPU Vcore voltages. With highly programmable digital controllers on board, users can adjust CPU and DRAM PWM voltages and frequencies for various scenarios with accurate input through UEFI BIOS tuning or the exclusive ASUS interface. This proprietary design provides ultra-precise voltage control for better efficiency, stability and performance.
"Ultimate COOL!" Thermal Solution
TUF Thermal Armor
TUF Thermal Radar
"TUF ENGINE!" Power Design
8+2+2+2 Digital Phase Power Design
TUF Components (Choke, Cap & MOSFET; certified by military-standard)
ASUS DIGI+ Power Control Utility
"Safe & Stable!" Guardian Angel
ESD Guards:
MemOK!: Quickly ensures memory boot compatibility with failsafe settings.
Anti-Surge
ASUS Dual Intelligent Processors 3 with New DIGI+ Power Control:
CPU Power: Industry leading Digital 8+2 Phase Power Design and CPU Power Utility
DRAM Power: Industry leading Digital 2+2 Phase Power Design and DRAM Power Utility
ASUS SSD Caching: 3x Faster storage performance with one click
USB BIOS Flashback: Flash your Bios in 1 easy step, no CPU or RAM required.
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
ASUS EFI BIOS(EZ Mode):The most flexible and easy to use Bios.
AI Suite II: One stop access to all Asus features.
ASUS Q-Connector: Easy access front panel connector
ASUS Q-Shield: Extra Secure I/O Shield
ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED):
ASUS Q-Slot: Easy access expansion slots.
ASUS Q-DIMM: Easy access dimm slots.
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.
Multi-language BIOS: easily change Bios to your language.
Form Factor: ATX
CPU Socket: 2011
QPI Speed: N/A
System Bus: N/A
Chipset: Intel X79
Memory Type: DDR3
Memory Channel: Quad
Memory Type (ECC): ECC/Non-ECC
Memory Type (R/U): Unbuffered
Memory Speed (Mhz): DDR3 - 1066
DDR3 - 1333
DDR3 - 1600
DDR3 - 1866
DDR3 - 2133(OC)
DDR3 - 2400(OC)
Memory Capacity: 64GB
Graphics Interface: PCIe 3.0 (x16)
SLI: Yes
Crossfire: Yes
Expansion Slots: 1 x PCI (32 bit)
2 x PCIe 2.0 x1
3 x PCIe 3.0 x16
SATA: SATA III - 6Gb/s
RAID: SATA
Back Panel: 1 x 10/100/1000 (LAN)
1 x 7.1 Audio I/O
1 x eSATA 6Gb/s
1 x Firewire (6pin)
1 x Powered eSATA
1 x PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Combo
1 x SPDIF Out (Optical)
6 x USB 2.0
4 x USB 3.0
Internal I/O: 1 x 24pin (V)
1 x 8pin (V)
8 x Fan Header (V)
1 x FP Audio Header
1 x MemOK! Button
8 x Memory Slots (DDR3)
4 x SATA II - 3Gb/s
4 x SATA III - 6Gb/s
1 x Serial (COM) Header
1 x SPDIF-Out Header
1 x System panel connector
4 x USB 2.0 Header
1 x USB 3.0 Header
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
