| CPU |
Intel Socket 1366 Core i7 Processor Extreme Edition/Core i7 Processor
L3 cache varies with CPU |
| Chipset |
Intel X58 / ICH10R |
| QPI |
4.8GT/s, 6.4GT/s |
| Memory |
6 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 24 GB of system memory (Note 1) /Dual/3 channel memory architecture /Support for DDR3 2000+/1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules |
| Audio |
Realtek ALC888 codec/High Definition Audio |
| LAN |
1 x Realtek 8111D chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) |
| Expansion Slots |
1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1) (Note 2)/2 x PCI Express x8 slots, running at x8 (PCIEX8_1, PCIEX8_2) (The PCIEX16_1, PCIEX8_1 and PCIEX8_2 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.) /1 x PCI Express x4 slot /1 x PCI Express x1 slot/2 x PCI slots |
| Storage Interface |
South Bridge：6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2_0, SATA2_1, SATA2_2, SATA2_3, SATA2_4, SATA2_5) supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices/Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
GIGABYTE SATA2 chip：1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices/2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (GSATA2_0, GSATA2_1) supporting up to 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices /Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD
iTE IT8720 chip：1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive |
| USB |
Integrated in the South Bridge /Up to 12 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (8 on the back panel, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers) |
| IEEE1394 |
T.I. TSB43AB23 chip /Up to 3 IEEE 1394a ports (1 on the back panel, 2 via the IEEE 1394a brackets connected to the internal IEEE 1394a headers) |
| Form Factor |
ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm |
