ASRock X79 Fatal1ty Champion Motherboard
Main Specifications
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The main specifications for the ASRock X79 Fatal1ty Champion include:
- Socket: 2011
- Chipset: Intel X79 Express
- Super I/O: Nuvoton NCT6776D
- Parallel ATA: None
- Serial ATA: Four SATA-300 ports, two SATA-600 ports controlled by the chipset (RAID 0, 1, 10, and 5), and four SATA-600 ports controlled by a Marvell 88SE9230 chip (RAID 0, 1, and 10)
- External SATA: Two eSATA-600 ports controlled by a Marvel 88SE9172 chip (RAID 0 and 1)
- USB 2.0: Eight USB 2.0 ports, two soldered on the motherboard rear panel and six available through three headers on the motherboard
- USB 3.0: 12 USB 3.0 ports, eight soldered on the motherboard rear panel and four available through two headers on the motherboard, controlled by three Texas Instruments TUSB7340 chips
- FireWire (IEEE 1394): Two ports, one soldered on the motherboard rear panel and one available on a motherboard header, controlled by a VIA VT6308S chip
- On-board video: No
- On-board audio: Produced by a Creative Sound Core3D controller (102 dB output signal-to-noise ratio, 101 dB input signal-to-noise ratio, 192 kHz sampling rate, and 24-bit resolution), on-board coaxial SPDIF output
- On-board LAN: Two Gigabit Ethernet ports controlled by two Broadcom BCM57781 chips, supporting “teaming”
- Buzzer: No
- Infrared interface: Yes
- Power supply required: EPS12V
- Slots: Five PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots (x16/x0/x16 or x16/x8/x8/x8, supporting SLI and CrossFireX) and two PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots (PLX PX8605 switch chip)
- Memory: Eight DDR3-DIMM sockets (up to DDR3-2500, 64 GB maximum)
- Fan connectors: One four-pin connector for the CPU cooler, two four-pin connectors for auxiliary fans, and three three-pin connectors for auxiliary fans
- Extra features: POST diagnostics display, legacy serial port, gaming USB port with configurable polling rate, voltage monitoring points
- Number of CDs/DVDs provided: One
- Programs included: Motherboard utilities
- More Information: https://www.asrock.com
- Average price in the U.S.*: USD 400.00
* Researched at Newegg.com on the day we published this review.