ASUS X79 DELUXE Motherboard
Voltage Regulator
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The CPU voltage regulator circuit of the ASUS X79 DELUXE has eight phases for the CPU main voltage (Vcc a.k.a. Vcore), and two for the CPU VSA voltage (memory controller). Therefore, it uses an “8+2” configuration. The voltage regulator is controlled by an ASUS DIGI+ ASP1000C chip, using a digital design.
Figure 11: Voltage regulator circuit
The ASUS X79 DELUXE uses solid electrolytic capacitors with a 5,000-hour life-span, twice the amount presented by regular solid capacitors. All coils on this motherboard are ferrite-core models, which can provide up to 20% improvement in efficiency.
If you want to learn more about the voltage regulator circuit, please read our tutorial on the subject.
