ASUS SABERTOOTH 55i - extreme motherboard

ASUS has introduced the first model in Russia in the new series of TUF (The Ultimate Force) under the name SABERTOOTH 55i. TUF series is designed to work in the most extreme conditions with the requirements of advanced users. The debut model SABERTOOTH 55i, whose design was based on the concept of «Marine Cool», equipped with the Intel P55 chipset and a variety of technologies that ensure a stable and reliable operation.

To cool the most important components on the motherboard ASUS SABERTOOTH 55i installed a new ceramic radiator CeraM! X. Its rough surface has a greater area of contact with the surrounding air, which contributes to more rapid dissipation of heat. The delivery package includes a special SABERTOOTH 55i frame CoolMem!, Which you can set a standard computer fans with a diameter of 40 or 50 mm, and using it for cooling the memory modules. All capacitors boards were thermal test, which confirmed their ability to operate continuously and steadily with rapid jumps in temperature in the range of 60 degrees.

System motherboard power SABERTOOTH 55i is very efficient, which contributes to lower operating temperatures and improved reliability. Efficiency of pulsed voltage, realized at SABERTOOTH 55i, equal to 90%, while the efficiency of conventional linear regulator is only about 60%.

ASUS SABERTOOTH 55i Specifications:

* Socket LGA1156 processors for Intel Core i7/Core i5
Chipset Intel P55 Express
* Support for Intel Turbo Boost
* 4 slot DIMM, max. 16 GB, DDR3 2000/1800/1600/1333/1066 MHz,
* Unbuffered modules without error correction
* Dual-channel architecture
* Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
* 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 (single device in x16 mode or two mode x8/x8)
* 3 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 (2,5 Gt / s)
* 2 x PCI
* Support for NVIDIA Quad-GPU SLI and ATI Quad-GPU CrossFireX
* Intel ® P55 Express Chipset: 6 ports SATA 3,0 Gb / s, Intel Matrix Storage Technology with RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10
* Controller JMicron JMB363 SATA & PATA: 1 Port Ultra DMA 133/100/66 for two PATA-devices, 1 external SATA port 3 Gb / s (SATA On-the-Go)
* JMicron JMB322 (technology DriveXpert): 2-port SATA 3,0 Gb / s connectors, support EZ Backup and SuperSpeed
* Gigabit LAN (PCIe controller Realtek 8112L with the function of AI NET2)
* 10-channel codec VIA VT2020 High Definition Audio format
* 14 x USB 2.0 (6 on board, 8 on the rear panel)
* Controller VIA 6308P supporting 2 ports IEEE 1394a (1 on board 1 on the rear panel)
* 12-phase processor voltage regulator, 2-phase voltage memory, 2-phase voltage VTT_CPU, Switching Regulator 3 V (on duty) / 1,8 V / 1,05 in
* Radiator CeraM! X, frame fan CoolMem!, Technology T. Probe, ASUS Fan Xpert
* Form Factor ATX, 30,5 cm x 24,4 cm