ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 User Manual

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LGA 1155 socket for Intel

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 3rd/2nd generation Core™ i7/i5/i3/

Pentium

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/Celeron

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 Processors 

Supports 22/32nm CPU 

Supports Intel

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 Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 

* The Intel

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 Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 support depends on the   

  CPU types 

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

Intel

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 Z77 Express Chipset

4 x DIMM, Max. 32GB, DDR3 1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz,  

non-ECC, un-buffered memory 

Dual channel memory architecture 

Supports Intel

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 Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 

*   Hyper DIMM support is subject to the physical characteristics 

of the individual CPUs. Please refer to Memory QVL (Qualified 

Vendors) list for details.

**  Refer to www.asus.com or this user manual for the Memory 

QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists)

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

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 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.

Integrated Graphics Processor - Intel HD Graphics support 

Supports NVIDIA

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 Quad-GPU SLI™ Technology 

Supports AMD

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 Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology 

Supports LucidLogix Virtu MVP Technology* 

* LucidLogix Virtu MVP supports Windows 7 operating systems.

 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

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 Smart Response Technology, and Intel

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 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

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 Core processor family with Windows 7    

  operating systems. 

** These SATA ports are for data hard drivers only. ATAPI devices   

  are not supported.

Intel

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 82579V Gigabit LAN controller

Realtek

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ALC892 8-channel High Definition 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