Asus Rampage III Formula Sound Blaster X-Fi MB 2 Utility 1.0

CPUIntel Socket 1366 Core i7 Processor Extreme Edition/Core i7 ProcessorSupport Intel Turbo Boost Te

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Asus Rampage III Formula Sound Blaster X-Fi MB 2 Utility Publisher's Description

CPU
Intel Socket 1366 Core i7 Processor Extreme Edition/Core i7 Processor
Support Intel Turbo Boost Technology

Chipset
Intel X58 /ICH10R

System Bus
Up to 6400 MT/s with QuickPath Interconnection

Memory
6 x DIMM, Max. 24 GB, DDR3 2200(O.C.)/2133(O.C.)/2000(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)

Expansion Slots
3 x PCIe 2.0 x16 , support x16; x16/x16; x16/x8/x8 configurations
2 x PCIe x16
1 x PCI 2.2

Multi-GPU Support
Support NVIDIA 3-Way SLI / ATI CrossFireX Technology

Storage
Intel ICH10R controller
6 xSATA 3.0 Gb/s ports
Intel Matrix Storage Technology Support RAID 0,1,5,10
JMicron JMB363 PATA and SATA controller
2 xExternal SATA 3.0 Gb/s port (SATA On-the-Go)
Marvell 9128 PCIe SATA 6Gb/s controller
2 xSATA 6.0 Gb/s ports

LAN
Intel Ethernet 82567V Gigabit LAN
GameFirst

Audio
SupremeFX X-Fi 2 Built-in 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
- EAX Advanced HD 5.0
- THX TrueStudio PRO
- X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity
- Creative ALchemy
- Supports Blu-ray audio layer content protection
- Supports Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
- Supports Optical S/PDIF out ports on rear

IEEE 1394
2 x 1394a port(s) (1 port at back I/O, 1 port onboard)

USB
NEC USB 3.0 controller
- 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (at back panel)
Intel ICH10R Southbridge
- 12 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (5 ports at midboard; 6 ports at back panel, 1 reserved for ROG Connect)

Overclocking Features
ROG Extreme Engine Digi+
- 8-phase CPU power
- 3-phase QPI/DRAM power
- 2-phase NB power
- 2-phase Memory power
ProbeIt
iROG
Extreme Tweaker
BIOS Flashback with onboard BIOS switch button
Loadline Calibration
ROG Extreme OC kit
- LN2 Mode
- Q_Reset
Overclocking Protection
- COP EX (Component Overheat Protection - EX)
- Voltiminder LED
- ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)
Intelligent overclocking tools
- ASUS AI Booster Utility
- ASUS O.C. Profile: overclocking configuration-sharing tool
ROG Connect

Special Features
ASUS MyLogo 3
ASUS EZ Flash 2
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
Q-Connector
Onboard Switches: Power / Reset / Cls CMOS (at rear)
CPU Level Up
MemOK!
ASUS Fan Xpert
Q-Fan Plus
ROG BIOS Wallpaper
ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED)
ASUS Q-Slot
ASUS Q-DIMM

Back Panel I/O Ports
1 x PS/2 Keyboard
1 x S/PDIF Out (Optical)
1 x IEEE 1394a
1 x LAN(RJ45) port
8 -Channel Audio I/O
1 x Clr CMOS switch
2 x External SATA port (1 is Power eSATA port)
1 x ROG Connect On/Off switch
2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (Blue)
7 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (1 port also for ROG Connect)

Internal I/O Connectors
2 x USB connectors supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports
1 x IEEE 1394a connector
1 x S/PDIF Out connector
1 x En/Dis-able Clr CMOS connector
Front panel audio connector

System Panel
8 x SATA connectors: 2 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (Red); 6 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors (Grey)
8 x ProbeIt Measurement Points
3 x Thermal sensor connectors
1 x QPI Loadline calibration switch jumper (QPI_LL_SW)
1 x 24-pin ATX Power connector
1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connectors
1 x LN2 Mode Header
1 x START (Power On) button
1 x RESET button
1 x EZ Plug connectors (4-pin Molex Power connector)
1 x OC Station header (including 1 USB port)
1 x Go Button
1 x BIOS Switch button

BIOS
16 Mb Flash ROM AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI2.0a Multi-Language BIOS
Manageability WOL by PME,WOR by PME,PXE

Accessories
1 x I/O Shield
1 x 2-in-1 Q connector Kit
1 x Optional Fan
1 x ROG Connect cable
1 x 3-Way SLI Bridge
1 x SLI Cable
3 x 2-in-1 SATA SATA 3.0 Gb/s cables
1 x 2-in-1 SATA 6.0 Gb/s cables
1 x 2-port USB2.0 + eSATA module
1 x Cable Ties Pack
1 x 12-in-1 ROG SATA Cable Label
1 x CrossFire cable

Support Disc
ASUS PC Probe II
ASUS Update
Kaspersky Anti-Virus
Support DVD:
- Drivers and Applications
Sound Blaster X-Fi MB2 Utility
ROG GameFirst Utility
ASUS TurboV EVO Utility
ASUS AI Suite II

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

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