Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX Motherboard 100 Series Socket AM3 AMD 990FX/SB950 ATX RAID Gigabit LAN - 90-MIBFN0-G0EAY00Z

ASUS has announced a new line up of AMD based motherboards that support the 990FX/990X/970 chipsets and AM3+ CPUs, the first company in the market to provide fully compatible AM3+ motherboards. The new motherboards will be the first on the AMD chipset based platform to support both multi-GPU technologies AMD CrossFireX™ and NVIDIA® SLI™.
The newest addition to the TUF Series motherboards is the SABERTOOTH 990FX, which also has the distinction of being the first AMD-based system in the TUF Series of motherboards. Known for their unrivalled quality and reliability in extreme conditions, the SABERTOOTH 990FX features the use of CeraM!X, an exclusive aerospace-grade cooling material with a 50% larger cooling area that effectively conducts heat away from vital system components.
Also on-board is ASUS' Thermal Radar technology, which consists of ten sensors located on various vital components, giving users the ability to monitor each one individually and automatically adjusts fan speeds to ensure the system maintains a level of high stability without overheating.
TUF motherboards are made using TUF components, comprised of military-certified alloy chokes, solid state capacitors and MOSFETs built to withstand the most extreme usage conditions for greater system stability and longevity. A TUF motherboard built with high-end components ensures quality and tested server-grade reliability and are certified TUF only after a series of extreme stress tests including maximum temperature and humidity tolerance, so users get nothing but the best.

Main Features:

TUF CeraM!X Heatsink Coating Tech. - 50% Larger area for heat dissipation with the revolutionary ceramics-coating technology
TUF Thermal Radar - Real Time Temp Detection and Heat Removal
DIGI+ VRM - Herald the Arrival of a New Digital Power Design Era
TUF Components [Alloy Choke, Cap. & MOSFET; Certified by Military-standard] - Certified for Tough Duty
E.S.P. [Efficient Switching Power Design] - Optimal power efficiency for key components

CPU

Installed Processors (Max) 0 (1)
Supported Processor Manufacturer AMD
Supported Processors AMD AM3+ FX/Phenom II/Athlon II/Sempron 100 Series Processors • Supports AM3+ 32 nm CPU • Supports CPU up to 8 cores • Supports CPU up to 140 W • AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Technology
Hyperthreading Architecture Yes
64-bit Support Yes
Socket Socket AM3

Motherboard

Chipset Manufacturer AMD
Northbridge 990FX
Southbridge SB950
RAID Supported Yes
RAID Format Chipset: RAID 0, 1, 5, 10
SATA Supported Yes
Firewire Supported Yes

Rear Panel I/O Ports

S/PDIF Port 1 x Optical S/PDIF-out
Audio Line Out Ports 6
Keyboard/Mouse Combo Port 1 x PS/2
RJ-45 Ports 1 x RJ-45 Port
Firewire Ports 1 x IEEE 1394a
USB Ports 10 x USB 2.0 • 2 x USB 3.0
Serial ATA Ports 1 x eSATA 3GB/s
eSATA Ports 1 x eSATA II (3GB/s)

Internal I/O Connectors

SATA Connectors 6 x SATA 6Gb/s • 2 x SATA 3Gb/s
S/PDIF Connectors 1 x S/PDIF Header
USB Connectors 2 x USB 2.0 • 1 x USB 3.0
Firewire Connectors 1 x IEEE 1394a Connectors
Serial Connectors 1 x COM
Cooling Fan Support 1 x CPU
Front Panel Connectors 1 x Front audio connector
Power Connector Port 1 x 24-pin ATX • 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V
Other Connectors 1 x CPU Fan connector(s) (4 -pin) • 4 x Chassis Fan connector(s) (3 x 4 -pin, 1 x 3 -pin) • 1 x System panel(s) (Q-Connector) • 1 x MemOK! button(s) • 1 x Clear CMOS jumper(s)

Expansion

Number of PCI Slots 1 slot(s)
PCI Slot Type PCI
Number of PCI Express Slots 5 slot(s)
PCI Express 2.0 Slot Type 3 x PCIe 2.0 x16
PCI Express X16 Slots 1 x PCI Express x16
PCI Express Slot Type 1 x PCI Express x1

Memory

Maximum RAM 32 GB
Memory Bus Speed 1066/1333/1600/1866 MHz
Memory Type DDR3 (Unbuffered Non-ECC)
Memory Slot 4 x DIMM Slots

Sound

Integrated Sound Realtek ALC 892 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking Audio Feature : Absolute Pitch 192kHz/ 24-bit True BD Lossless Sound Blu-ray audio layer Content Protection ASUS Noise Filter Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel

Network

Integrated Network Realtek 8111E

System

BIOS 32 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2,
Jumpers Clear CMOS jumper
SLi/Crossfire Features Supports NVIDIA Quad-GPU SLI Technology Supports AMD Quad-GPU CrossFireX Technology
Software Included (May be trial or restricted) Drivers • Anti-virus software (OEM version) • ASUS Update • ASUS Utilities

Physical

Form Factor ATX
In The Box 990FX Motherboard • User's manual • ASUS Q-Shield • 4 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(s) • 1 x SLI bridge(s) • 1 x Q-connector(s) (2 in 1) • 1 x TUF Certification card(s) • 1 x TUF 5 Year Warranty manual(s) (by region)
Width 24.4 cm
Length 30.5 cm