In all of our LGA 1155 testing one of best experiences we had was with our Asus P8P67 EVO. Not only was the board of the best quality and feature packed, but for once we were very happy with the included software. Because of that we were very excited to see what Asus would have to offer with the launch of X79. Today we will be taking a look at their P9X79 PRO. With a full feature set I am expecting this to be a killer board, but there is only one way to find out for sure! Let’s take a look.
Product Name: Asus P9X79PRO
Review Sample Provided by: Asus
Pictures by: Wes
Review by: Wes
Specifications
CPU |
2nd Generation Intel Core i7 processor famil for the LGA 2011 Socket; Supports Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.01 |
Chipset |
Intel X79 Express Chipset |
Memory |
Quad Ch. 8x DDR3 2400(O.C.)/2133(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz |
Power Phase Design |
8+2+2+2 New DIGI+ Power Control |
PCIe 3.0 x16 Slots |
3 (blue and grey, singlex16; dual x16/x16; triple x16/x8/x8; 1 (grey, single x8) |
Multi-GPU Support |
3-Way SLI/AMD CrossFireX |
LAN |
1x Intel Gigabit LAN |
Audio |
8-Ch HD, DTS |
IEE1394 |
N/A |
Storage |
Total 10 SATA ports -4x SATA 6Gb/s -4x SATA 3Gb/s -2 Power eSATA 6Gb/s |
USB |
8x USB 3.0 (2 at front) 12x USB 2.0 (4 at back) |
Dual Intelligent Processors 3 with New DIGI+ Power Control |
Yes |
TPU (with onboard switch) |
Yes |
EPU (with onboard switch) |
Yes |
ASUS SSD Caching |
Yes |
UEFI BIOS – EZ Mode |
No |
ASUS BT GO 3.0! |
Yes |
ASUS BT GO! |
Yes |
USB BIOS Flashback |
Yes |
USB 3.0 Boost |
Yes |
ASUS Fan Xpert+ |
Yes |
Front Panel USB 3.0 Support |
Yes |
AI Suite II |
Yes |
MemOK! |
Yes |
Ai Charger |
Yes |
Q-Design |
Yes |