Specifications

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SABERTOOTH Z77 specications summary
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CPU LGA 1155 socket for Intel
®
3rd/2nd generation Core™ i7/i5/i3/
Pentium
®
/Celeron
®
Processors
Supports 22/32nm CPU
Supports Intel
®
Turbo Boost Technology 2.0
* The Intel
®
Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 support depends on the
CPU types
** Refer to www.asus.com for Intel CPU support list
Chipset Intel
®
Z77 Express Chipset
Memory 4 x DIMM, Max. 32GB, DDR3 1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz,
non-ECC, un-buffered memory
Dual channel memory architecture
Supports Intel
®
Extreme Memory Prole (XMP)
* Hyper DIMM support is subject to the physical characteristics
of the individual CPUs. Please refer to Memory QVL (Qualied
Vendors) list for details.
** Refer to www.asus.com or this user manual for the Memory
QVL (Qualied Vendors Lists)
Expansion Slots 2 x PCI Express 3.0*/2.0 x16 slots (single at x16, dual at x8/x8)
1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot** [black] (Max. at x4 mode,
compatible with PCIe x1 and x4 devices)
3 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots
* PCIe 3.0 speed is supported by Intel
®
3rd generation Core™
processors.
** The PCIe 2.0 x16 slot shares bandwidth with PCIe 2.0 x1_1
slot, PCIe 2.0 x1_2 slot, and PCIe 2.0 x1_3 slot. The PCIe 2.0
x16 slot default setting is in x1 mode.
Multi-GPU Support Integrated Graphics Processor - Intel HD Graphics support
Supports NVIDIA
®
Quad-GPU SLI™ Technology
Supports AMD
®
Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology
Supports LucidLogix Virtu MVP Technology*
* LucidLogix Virtu MVP supports Windows 7 operating systems.
Storage Intel
®
Z77 Express Chipset
- 2 x SATA 6Gb/s ports (brown) with RAID 0,1, 5, and 10 support
- 4 x SATA 3Gb/s ports (black) with RAID 0,1, 5, and 10 support
- Supports Intel
®
Smart Response Technology, and Intel
®
Rapid
Start Technology*
2 x ASMedia
®
1061 SATA controllers**
- 2 x SATA 6Gb/s ports (gray)
- 2 x eSATA 6Gb/s ports (red)
* Supports on Intel
®
Core processor family with Windows 7
operating systems.
** These SATA ports are for data hard drivers only. ATAPI devices
are not supported.
LAN Intel
®
82579V Gigabit LAN controller
Audio Realtek
®
ALC892 8-channel High Denition Audio CODEC
- Absolute Pitch 192khz/24bit True BD Lossless Sound
- BD Audio Layer Content Protection
- Supports Jack-Detection, Multi-Streaming, and Front Panel
Jack-Retasking
- Optical S/PDIF Out port at back I/O