Sapphire and ECS X79 Motherboard Review

BluePanda - September 3, 2012
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Specifications:

CPU:	Supports 2nd Gen Intel Core i7 processor family for the LGA 2011 Socket DMI 5.0GT/s
Chipset:	Intel® X79 Express Chipset
Memory:	Quad-channel DDR3 memory architecture 4 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM socket support up to 64GB, per one DIMM support 16GB DDR3 2500(OC)/2400(OC)/2133(OC)/1800/1600 *Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows® 32-bit OS.For Windows® 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation
Expansion Slots:	4 x PCI Express x16 Gen3.0 slot (2 slots run at x8 bandwidth) 2 x PCI Express x1 slots
Storage:	Support by Intel®X79 • 2 x Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s devices • 4 x Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s devices • 4 x Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s devices(SAS6G1_2, SAS6G3_4) * • RAID0, RAID1, RAID5, RAID 10 configuration Support by ASMEDIA ASM1061 • 2 x Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s devices • 2 x eSATA 6.0 Gb/s ports *User please be notice due to chipset limitation, the compatibility and stability of SATA port(SAS6G1_2/3_4) may differ by different devices.
Audio:	Realtek ALC892 8-Ch High Definition audio CODEC Compliant with HD audio specification
Ethernet LAN:	Dual RealTek RTL 8111E Gigabit LAN
Rear Panel I/O:	4 x USB 3.0 ports 6 x USB 2.0 ports 2 x eSATA 6.0Gb/s ports 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port 2 x RJ45 LAN connectors 1 x Audio port (1x Line in, 4x Line out, 1x Optical SPDIF Out) 1 x Wireless LAN Dongle 1 x Bluetooth Dongle 1 x Clear_CMOS button
Internal I/O:	1 x Power on button 1 x Reset button 1 x 7S-LED Display 1 x 24-pin ATX Power Supply connector 1 x 8-pin ATX Power Supply Connector 1 x 4-pin power connector for VGA card 2 x 4-pin CPU_FAN connector 1 x 3-pin SYS_FAN connector (with smart fan) 2 x 3-pin PWR_FAN connector 4 x Serial ATA 3Gb/s connectors(90 degree) 8 x Serial ATA 6Gb/s connectors(90 degree) 2 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 4 USB ports(Gray One support EZ Charger) 1 x USB 3.0 header supports additional 2 USB 3.0 Ports 1 x COM header 1 x SPDIF out header 1 x Front panel switch/LED header 1 x Front panel audio header 1 x Clear CMOS header 1 x Buzzer 6 x Voltage measure points
Form Factor:	ATX Size, 305mm*244mm
OS Support:	Windows Vista (32/64) bit Windows 7 (32/64) bit