ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 Manuale Utente

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Chapter 1: Product Introduction

This motherboard supports the Intel

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 3rd/2nd generation Core™ i7/i5/i3/Pentium

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/Celeron

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processors in the LGA1155 package, with iGPU, memory, and PCI Express controllers 

integrated to support onboard graphics out with dedicated chipsets, 2-channel (4 DIMMs) 

DDR3 memory, and 16 PCI Express 3.0/2.0 lanes. This provides great graphics performance. 

Intel

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 3rd/2nd generation Core™ i7/i5/i3/Pentium

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/Celeron

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processors are among the most 

powerful and energy efficient CPUs in the world.

The Intel

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 Z77 Express Chipset is a single-chipset designed to support the 1155 socket Intel

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3rd/2nd generation Core™ i7/i5/ i3/Pentium

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/Celeron

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processors. It provides improved 

performance by utilizing serial point-to-point links, allowing increased bandwidth and stability. 

Additionally, Z77 chipset provides 4 USB 3.0 ports for 10 times faster data retrieval speed. 

Moreover, Intel

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 Z77 Express Chipset can also enable iGPU function, letting users enjoy the 

latest Intel

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 integrated graphic performance.

PCI Express

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3.0 (PCIe 3.0) is the latest PCI Express bus standard with improved encoding 

schemes that provide twice the performance of the current PCIe 2.0. The total bandwidth 

for a x16 link reaches a maximum of 32Gb/s, double the 16Gb/s of PCIe 2.0 (in x16 mode). 

As such, PCIe 3.0 provides users an unprecedented data speeds, combined with the 

convenience and seamless transition offered by complete backward compatibility with PCIe 

1.0 and PCIe 2.0 devices. PCIe 3.0 will become a must-have feature for users who wish to 

improve and optimize graphic performance, as well as have the latest technology available to 

them.

The motherboard supports DDR3 memory that features data transfer rates of DDR3  

1866 / 1600 / 1333 / 1066 MHz to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of the latest 

3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet applications. The dual-channel DDR3 architecture 

enlarges the bandwidth of your system memory to boost system performance. 

Flexible Multi-GPU Solutions, Your Weapon of Choice! 

SABERTOOTH Z77 brings you the multi-GPU choice of either SLI™ or CrossFireX. The 

motherboard features the most powerful Intel

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 Z77 platform to optimize PCIe allocation in 

multiple GPU configurations. Expect a brand-new gaming style you’ve never experienced 

before!