Intel Extreme Series Desktop Motherboard BOXDX79TO Support for the Intel Core i7 LGA2011 Extreme Edition processor. Supports both 4 and 6 core processors. Features Intel Turbo Boost Technology, Intel Hyper-Threading Technology for exceptional performance, and up to 15MB Intel Smart Cache. Intel X79 Express Chipset: Features DMI uni-directional connectivity to the processor. Eight DIMM slots: Designed to support overclocked DDR3 2400+ O.C. memory, delivering up to 64 GB/s memory bandwidth. Two Super Speed USB 3.0 Ports, Two IEEE 1394a ports (1 external/1 via internal header) and 14USB 2.0 ports (6 back ports/8 via internal headers): Provides for the most flexibile back panel connectivity options. Two PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots: Improved graphics bandwidth and support for Certified ATI CrossFireX and NVIDIA SLI. PCI Express and PCI connectors: Flexibility to support PCI Express and legacy PCI devices. Two SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports and Four SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports: Support for up to six ports with the ability to disable individual ports via the Intel Rapid Storage driver stack. Intel Rapid Recover Technology: Performance and reliability with support for RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and Intel Rapid Recover Technology