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Technical Specifications
| CPU• Supports New Intel® Core™ i7 Processors Extreme Edition for LGA 2011-3 SocketPlease refer to CPU Support for compatible CPU; the above description is for reference only. |
| Chipset• Intel® X99 Express Chipset |
| Main Memory• Support eight DDR4 DIMMs 2133/2200(OC)/2400(OC)/2600(OC)/2666(OC)/2750(OC)/3000(OC)/3110(OC)/3333(OC)DRAM (128GB Max)– Supports Quad-Channel mode – Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory – Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) – Supports RDIMM 1Rx8 memory module(Operates in non-ECC mode) |
| Slots • 5 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (PCI_E1~E4, PCI_E6), support up to 4-way mode – 1-way mode: x16/ x0/ x0/ x0/ x0 – 2-way mode: x16/ x0/ x0/ x16/ x0*, x16/ x0/ x0/ x8/ x0** – 3-way mode: x16/ x0/ x0/ x16/ x8*, x8/ x8/ x0/ x8/ x0** – 4-way mode: x8/ x8/ x0/ x16/ x8*, x8/ x8/ x0/ x8/ x4** • 1 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slot (PCI_E5) * For the CPU that supports 40 PCIe lanes ** For the CPU that supports 28 PCIe lanes |
Multi-GPU Support • Supports 4-Way AMD® CrossFireTM Technology* • Supports 4-Way NVIDIA® SLI™ Technology (For the CPU that supports 40 PCIe lanes) • Supports 3-Way NVIDIA® SLI™ Technology (For the CPU that supports 28 PCIe lanes) * Supports Windows 7 and Windows 8/ 8.1 |
| Storage• Intel X99 Express Chipset •10x SATA 6Gb/s ports (2x ports reserved for SATA Express port)*- SATA1~6 support RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10- SATA7~10 ports only support IDE mode and AHCI mode.- Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology (Windows 7/ 8/ 8.1)• 1 x SATA Express port*• 1 x M.2 port, supports M.2 SATA 6Gb/s module* or M.2 PCIe module up to 32Gb/s speed**- M.2 port supports 4.2cm/ 6cm/ 8cm length module – M.2 PCIe module does not support RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 5 and RAID 10. * The SATA Express port or SATA5~6 ports will be unavailable when installing the M.2 (Gen2 x2 mode) module in the M.2 port. ** Intel RST does not support PCIe M.2 SSD with Legacy ROM.
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| USB • Intel X99 Express Chipset– 4 x USB 3.0 ports available through the internal USB connectors* – 7x USB 2.0 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 5 ports available through the internal USB connectors*)• 2 x ASMedia ASM1074 Chipset – 8x USB 3.0 ports on the back panel • ASMedia ASM1142 Chipset – 2x USB 3.1 ports on the back panel* Internal JUSB1 connector supports MSI Super Charger. |
| Audio• Realtek® ALC1150 Codec – 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio – Supports S/PDIF output |
| LAN • 1 x Intel I218-V Gigabit LAN – Dual interconnect between the integrated Media Access Controller (MAC) and physical layer (PHY)• 1 x Intel I210-AT Gigabit LAN controller |
| Wireless LAN • Wi-Fi/Bluetooth expansion module with Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 chip. –  Supports Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual band (2.4GHz, 5GHz) up to 867 Mbps speed. |
| Bluetooth • Wi-Fi/Bluetooth expansion module with Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 chip. – Supports Bluetooth v4.0 (includes BLE* and Bluetooth 3.0+HS)* BLE: Bluetooth Low Energy |
| Internal I/O Connectors – 1 x 24-pin AT x main power connector- 1 x 8-pin AT x 12V power connector- 1 x 4-pin AT x 12V power connector- 1 x 4-pin flat AT x 12V power connector*- 10 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors- 3 x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 5 USB 2.0 ports)- 2 x USB 3.0 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 3.0 ports)- 2 x 4-pin CPU fan connectors – 5 x 4-pin system fan connectors – 1 x Clear CMOS jumper – 1 x Front panel audio connector – 2 x System panel connectors – 1 x TPM module connector – 1 x Chassis Intrusion connector – 9 x V-Check connectors – 1 x GO2BIOS button – 1 x Power button – 1 x Reset button – 2 x Base Clock control buttons – 2 x CPU Ratio control buttons – 1 x OC Genie button – 1 x Discharge button – 1 x Multi-BIOS switch – 1 x OC Genie mode switch – 1 x Slow mode switch – 1 x Base Clock step switch – 1 x PCIe CeaseFire switch – 1 x 2-Digit Debug Code LED – 1 x Wi-Fi/Bluetooth module connector * Provides additional power to PCIe  x16 slots
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| Back Panel I/O Ports – 1 x PS/2 port – 2 x USB 2.0 ports – 1 x Clear CMOS button – 8 x USB 3.0 ports – 2 x USB 3.1 ports – 1 x Optical S/PDIF OUT connector – 2 x LAN (RJ45) ports – 5 x OFC audio jacks |
| BIOS • The motherboard BIOS provides “Plug & Play” BIOS which detects the peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically. • The motherboard provides a Desktop Management Interface(DMI) function which records your motherboard specifications. |
| Dimension • 12.0 in. x 10.7 in. (30.5 cm x 27.2 cm) E-ATX Form Factor |
| Mounting • 9 mounting holes. |
A great review Gav. And for lazy guys like me the first and the last pages were the best.
Thank you very much Arif!