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Rampage III GENE P6X58D Premium

CPU

Intel® Socket 1366 Core™ i7 Processor Extreme Intel® Socket 1366 Core™ i7
Edition/Core™ i7 Processor Processor Extreme Edition/Core™
Support Intel® Turbo Boost Technology i7 Processor Supports Intel®
* Refer to www.asus.com for Intel CPU support list Turbo Boost Technology

Chipset

Intel® X58 / ICH10R Intel® X58 / ICH10R

System Bus

Up to 6400 MT/s with QuickPath Interconnection Up to 6400 MT/s

Memory

6 x DIMM, Max. 24 GB, DDR3 6 x DIMM, Max. 24 GB, DDR3

2200(O.C.)/2133(O.C.)/2000(O.C.)/1800(O.C.)/1600/1333/1066 2000(O.C.)*/1600/1333/1066
Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory
Triple channel memory architecture Triple channel memory
Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) architecture
*Hyper DIMM support is subject to the physical characteristics Supports Intel® Extreme Memory
of individual CPUs. Profile (XMP)
*Refer to www.asus.com or this user manual for the Memory *Hyper DIMM support is subject to
QVL (Qualified Vendors Lidts). the physical characteristics of
individual CPUs.
*Refer to www.asus.com or this
user manual for the Memory QVL
(Qualified Vendors Lidts).

Expansion Slots

2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (dual x16 mode) 3 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (at x16/x8/x8 or
1 x PCIe x4 x16/x16/x1 mode)
1 x PCI 2.2 1 x PCIe x1
2 x PCI

Multi-GPU Support

Support NVIDIA SLI™ / ATI CrossFireX™ Technology Supports NVIDIA® 3-Way SLI™
Technology*
Supports ATI® Quad-GPU
CrossFireX™ Technology

Storage

Intel ICH10R controller Intel ICH10R controller

6 xSATA 3.0 Gb/s ports (gray) 6 xSATA 3.0 Gb/s ports
Intel Matrix Storage Technology Support RAID 0,1,5,10 Intel Matrix Storage Technology
Marvell® 9128 PCIe SATA6Gb/s controller Support RAID 0,1,5,10
2 xSATA 6.0 Gb/s ports (red) Marvell® PCIe SATA 6Gb/s

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controller
- 2 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports

LAN

Intel® Gigabit LAN Dual Gigabit LAN controllers

2*Marvell 88E8056® PCIe Gigabit
LAN controller featuring AI NET2

Audio

SupremeFX X-Fi 2 Built-in Realtek® ALC889 8-Channel

- 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC High Definition Audio CODEC
- EAX® Advanced™ HD 5.0 - DTS Surround Sensation
- THX TrueStudio PC UltraPC
- X-Fi® Xtreme Fidelity™ - BD audio layer Content
- Creative ALchemy Protection
- Supports Blu-ray audio layer content protection - Supports Jack-Detection, Multi-
- Supports Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack- streaming, Front Panel Jack-
retasking Retasking
- Supports 1 x Optical S/PDIF out port at back panel - Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF out
ports at back I/O

IEEE 1394

2 x 1394a port(s) (1 port at back panel, 1 port at midboard) VIA® VT6308P controller
supports 2 x 1394a port(s) (one
at mid-board; one at back panel)

USB

NEC® USB 3.0 controller NEC® USB 3.0 controller

- 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (at back panel) - 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (at back
Intel® ICH10R Southbridge panel)
- 11 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports at midboard; 6 ports at back Intel® ICH10R Southbridge
panel,1 reserved for ROG Connect) - 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports at
midboard; 4 ports at back panel)

ASUS Unique Features

Power Design: True USB 3.0 Support

- 8-phase CPU power True SATA 6Gb/s Support
- 2-phase QPI/DRAM power ASUS Xtreme Design
- 2-phase NB power ASUS Xtreme Phase
ROG Connect - ASUS 16+2 Phase Power
ProbeIt Design
iROG ASUS Exclusive Overclocking
GameFirst Features
CPU Level Up - ASUS TurboV
MemOK! ASUS Exclusive Features
Extreme Tweaker - MemOK!
Q-Fan Plus (without thermal sensor cables) - ASUS EPU
Loadline Calibration - Express Gate SSD
Intelligent Overclocking Tools: ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution
- ASUS TurboV EVO - ASUS Fanless Design: Heat-
- O.C Profile pipe solution
Overclocking Protection: - ASUS Fanless Design: Stack
- COP EX (Component Overheat Protection - EX) Cool 3+
- Voltiminder LED - ASUS Fan Xpert
- ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall) ASUS Crystal Sound
- ASUS Noise Filter
ASUS EZ DIY
- ASUS Q-Design: Q-Slot
- ASUS Q-Shield
- ASUS Q-Connector
- ASUS O.C. Profile
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
- ASUS EZ Flash 2
- ASUS MyLogo 2
- Multi-language BIOS

Special Features

ASUS MyLogo3

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ASUS Fan Xpert

ASUS EZ Flash 2
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
ASUS Q-Connector
ASUS Q-Slot
ASUS Q-DIMM

Back Panel I/O Ports

1 x PS/2 Keyboard 1 x IEEE 1394a

1 x S/PDIF Out (Optical) 2 x LAN(RJ45) port
1 x IEEE 1394a 8 -Channel Audio I/O
1 x LAN(RJ45) port 1 x PS/2 Keyboard (Purple)
8 -Channel Audio I/O 1 x PS/2 mouse port (Green)
1 x Clr CMOS switch 1 x Clear CMOS button
1 x ROG Connect On/Off switch 1 x Coaxial S/PDIF Output
2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (Blue) 1 x Optical S/PDIF Output
7 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (1 port also for ROG Connect) 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports

Internal I/O Connectors

2 x USB 2.0 connectors support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports 2 x USB connectors support
8 x SATA connectors: 2 x SATA 6G connectors (Red); 6 x additional 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports
standard SATA connectors (Gray) 1 x IEEE 1394a connector
5 x Fan connectors: 1 x CPU / 1 x PWR / 2 x Chassis / 1 x 1 x CPU Fan connector
Optional 1 x Power Fan connector
8 x ProbeIt Measurement Points System Panel (Q-Connector)
1 x Go Button 2 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors
1 x Thermal sensor connector (gray)
1 x IEEE1394a connector 6 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors
1 x SPDIF_Out Connector (blue)
1 x 24-pin ATX Power connector 3 x Chassis Fan connectors (1 x
1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connectors 4-pin, 2 x 3-pin)
1 x En/Dis-able Clr CMOS header Front panel audio connector
1 x En/Dis-able QPI_LL header 1 x S/PDIF Out Header
1 x START (Power On) button CD audio in
1 x RESET button 24-pin ATX Power connector
1 x Front panel audio connector 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector
1 x System panel connector 1 x MemOK! Button
1 x Power on switch
1 x Reset switch

BIOS

16 Mb Flash ROM PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, 16 Mb Flash ROM , AMI BIOS,
ACPI2.0a Multi-Language BIOS PnP, DMI 2.0, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS
2.3, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language
BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS
CrashFree BIOS 3

Manageability

WOL by PME,WOR by PME,PXE WfM 2.0,DMI 2.0,WOL by

PME,WOR by PME,PXE

Accessories

1 x ROG Connect cable User's manual

1 x SLI Cable 4 x Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s cables
1 x 2 in 1 ASUS Q-Connector Kit 2 x Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s cables
3 x 2-in-1 SATA signal cables ASUS Q-Shield
1 x 2-in-1 SATA 6G cables 2 in 1 Q-connector
1 x I/O Shield 1 x Optional Fan for water-cooling
1 x Cable Ties Pack or passive-cooling only
1 x 12-in-1 ROG Cable Label 1 x ASUS 3-Way SLI bridge
1 x ROG theme label connector
1 x User's Manual 1 x ASUS SLI bridge connector
1 x 2-port USB 2.0/ eSATA
module

Support Disc

Support DVD: Drivers

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- Drivers and Applications Anti-virus software (OEM version)

Sound Blaster X-Fi MB2 Utility ASUS Update
Kaspersky Anti-Virus ASUS Utilities
ROG GameFirst Utility
ASUS AI Suite II
ASUS PC Probe II
ASUS Update

Form Factor

uATX Form Factor ATX Form Factor

9.6 inch x 9.6 inch ( 24.4 cm x 24.4 cm ) 12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x
24.4 cm )

Overclocking Features

Intelligent overclocking
tools
- ASUS TurboV
Precision Tweaker 2
- vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage
at 0.00625V increment
- vChipset 31-step chipset voltage
control
- vCPU PLL: 36-step reference
voltage control
- vDRAM Bus: 49-step DRAM
voltage control
- vNB-PCIe: 65-step chipset-PCIe
voltage control
SFS (Stepless Frequency
Selection)
- PCI Express frequency tuning
from 100MHz up to 180MHz at
1MHz increment
Overclocking Protection
- ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter
Recall)

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