CPU

• LGA 1366 socket for Intel® Core™ i7 processors
• Intel® QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) technology - point-to-point interface that connects to X58; providing a dynamically scalable interconnect for increased bandwidth, lower latency and stability
• Integrated Memory Controller (IMC) supports 3 channels of DDR3
• Intel Hyper-Threading Technology delivers 8-threaded performance
• 8-phase digital PWM provides stable voltage to the CPU

Chipset

• Intel chipset
  - Northbridge: Intel X58 Express chipset
  - Southbridge: Intel ICH10R

QPI

• System bus - 4.8GT/s to 6.4GT/s

System Memory

• Six 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets
• DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600(O.C.) MHz DIMMs
• Triple-channel memory architecture
• Supports up to 24GB system memory
• Delivers up to 43.2GB/s bandwidth
• Unbuffered x8/x16, non-ECC and ECC, up to 4Gb DDR3 devices

Expansion Slots

• 3 PCI Express (Gen 2) x16 slots
  a. 2-way CrossFire at x16/x16 transfer rate lanes; or
  b. 3-way SLI at x16/x8/x8 transfer rate lanes
• 1 PCI Express x4 slot
• 2 PCI slots

BIOS

• Award BIOS
• 8Mbit SPI flash memory
• CMOS Reloaded

Graphics

• Multiple GPUs (Graphics Processing Unit)
  - 3 graphics cards in 3-way SLI or Quad CrossFireX configuration

Audio

• Bernstein audio module
  - Realtek ALC889 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC
  - Center/subwoofer, rear R/L and side R/L jacks
  
  - Line-in, line-out (front R/L) and mic-in jacks
  - 2 coaxial RCA S/PDIF-in/out jacks
  - 1 optical S/PDIF connector
  - 1 CD-in connector
  - 1 front audio connector
• 108dB Signal-to-Noise ratio (SNR) playback (DAC) quality and 104dB SNR recording (ADC) quality

LAN

• Marvell 88E8052 and Marvell 88E8053 PCIE Gigabit LAN controllers with Teaming technology
• Fully compliant to IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T), 802.3u (100BASE-TX) and 802.3ab (1000BASE-T) standards

Storage

• Intel ICH10R chip
  - Intel Matrix Storage technology
  - Supports up to 6 SATA devices
  - SATA speed up to 3Gb/s
  - RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and RAID 5
• JMicron JMB363 PCI Express to SATA and PATA host controller
  - Supports up to 2 UltraDMA 100Mbps IDE devices
  - Supports 2 SATA devices
  - SATA speed up to 3Gb/s
  - RAID 0 and RAID 1

IEEE 1394

• VIA VT6308P
• Supports two 100/200/400 Mb/sec IEEE 1394a ports

Rear Panel I/O

• 1 Mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port
• 1 Mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port
• 1 IEEE 1394 port
• 6 USB 2.0 ports
• 2 RJ45 LAN ports

Internal I/O

• 3 connectors for 6 additional external USB 2.0 ports
• 1 connector for an external COM port
• 1 connector for an IEEE 1394 port
• 1 connector for the Bernstein audio module
• 1 IrDA connector and 1 CIR connector
• 8 Serial ATA connectors
• 1 40-pin IDE connector and 1 floppy connector
• 1 24-pin ATX power connector
• 1 8-pin 12V power connector
• 2 4-pin 5V/12V power connectors (FDD type)
• 1 front panel connector
• 8 fan connectors
• 1 diagnostic LED
• EZ touch switches (power switch and reset switch)

Power Management

• ACPI and OS Directed Power Management
• ACPI STR (Suspend to RAM) function
• Wake-On-PS/2 / Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse
• Wake-On-LAN and Wake-On-Ring
• RTC timer to power-on the system
• AC power failure recovery

Hardware Monitor

• Monitors CPU/system/Northbridge temperature and overheat alarm
• Monitors Vcore/Vdimm/Vnb/VCC5/12V/V5sb/Vbat voltages
• Monitors the speed of the cooling fans
• CPU Overheat Protection function monitors CPU temperature and fan during system boot-up - automatic shutdown upon system overheat

PCB

• 6 layers, ATX form factor;
• 24.5cm (9.64") x 30.5cm (12")