Asus SABERTOOTH X58 User Manual

2-20 Chapter 2: Hardware information
Chapter 2
2.5.4 PCI slot
The PCI slot supportd cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that
comply with PCI specications. Refer to the gure below for the location of the slot.
2.5.5 PCI Express x16 / x1 slots
This motherboard supports PCI Express x16 / x1 network cards, SCSI cards and other cards
that comply with the PCI Express specications. Refer to the gure below for the location of
the slots.
2.5.6 PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots
This motherboard has two PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots that support PCI Express 2.0 x16
graphics cards complying with the PCI Express specications. Refer to the gure below for
the location of the slots.
PCI Express x1_1 slot
PCI slot 1
PCI Express x1_2 slot
PCI Express 2.0 x16_2 slot (beige, dual at x16 link)
PCI Express x16 slot 1 (black, at x4 link)
PCI Express 2.0 x16_1 slot (beige, dual at x16 link)

Asus SABERTOOTH X58 Specifications

General

Non-ECC	Yes
Memory channels	Triple-channel
Number of memory slots	6
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	24 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	1066, 1333, 1600, 1800, 1866 MHz
System bus rate	6.4 GT/s
Processor socket	Socket B (LGA 1366)
Processor manufacturer	AMD
Compatible processor series	Intel Core i7, Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition
USB 2.0 connectors	3
Number of COM connectors	1
Number of SATA III connectors	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
Audio chip	Realtek ALC892
Component for	PC
Motherboard chipset	Intel® X58
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Motherboard southbridge	Intel ICH10R
Motherboard chipset family	Intel
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II, SATA III
On-board graphics card	No
Parallel processing technology support	Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
PCI Express slots version	2.0
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS type	AMI
ACPI version	2.0a
BIOS memory size	16 Mbit
Cables included	SATA
Controller 2nd interface type	Marvell PCIe 9128/JMicron JMB362

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	305 mm
Width	244 mm