ASUS Sabertooth Z77 Motherboard

Main Specifications

The main specifications for the ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 DELUXE include:

• Socket: LGA1155
• Chipset: Intel Z77 Express
• Super I/O: Nuvoton NCT6779D
• Parallel ATA: None
• Serial ATA: Four SATA-300 ports, two SATA-600 ports controlled by the chipset (RAID 0, 1, 10, and 5), and two SATA-600 ports controlled by an ASMedia ASM1061 chip
• External SATA: Two eSATA-600 ports controlled by another ASMedia ASM1061 chip
• USB 2.0: Ten USB 2.0 ports, four on the rear panel and six available through three headers on the motherboard
• USB 3.0: Six USB 3.0 ports, four soldered on the motherboard rear panel and two available through a header on the motherboard, four controlled by the chipset and two controlled by an ASMedia ASM1042 chip
• FireWire (IEEE 1394): None
• On-board video: Yes, controlled by the CPU; HDMI and DisplayPort connectors
• On-board audio: Produced by the chipset together with a Realtek ALC892 codec (7.1+2 channels, 24-bit resolution, 192 kHz sampling rate, 97 dB SNR for the outputs, and 90 dB SNR for the inputs), on-board optical SPDIF output
• On-board LAN: One Gigabit Ethernet port, controlled by the chipset using an Intel WG82579V chip to make the interface with the physical layer
• Buzzer: No
• Infrared interface: No
• Power supply required: EPS12V
• Slots: Two PCI Express 3.0/2.0 x16 slots (x16/x0 or x8/x8, supporting SLI and CrossFireX), one PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (working at x4), and three PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots
• Memory: Four DDR3-DIMM sockets (up to DDR3-1833, 32 GB maximum)
• Fan connectors: One four-pin connector for the CPU cooler, five four-pin connectors for auxiliary fans, and two three-pin connectors used by the motherboard fans
• Extra features: MemOk! button
• Number of CDs/DVDs provided: One
• Program
  s included: Motherboard utilities
• More Information: https://www.asus.com
• Average Price in the U.S.*: USD 240.00

* Researched at Newegg.com on the day we published this First Look article.