Asus Sabertooth 55i TUF P55 Motherboard
Introduction
Published: 18th November 2009 | Source: Asus | Price: £195.49 |
Introduction
Asus have long been known as a premier manufacturer of motherboards and are perhaps one of the first enthusiasts look to when demanding both performance and quality. So it was no surprise to me that Asus have answered this call by releasing a new range of mainboards under the banner of TUF (The Ultimate Force). This new range does not replace the ROG (Republic of Gamers) branding, instead it offers an even more robust range aimed directly at those looking to seek maximum performance out of their components, substituting razz-ma-tazz for quality.
The 55i Sabertooth is the first board from this range and is based on Intels latest P55 chipset supporting both new i5 and i7 skt 1156 processors. While the Sabretooth name does not muster images of an ultimate force (it is after all an extinct mammal), it does depict strength, power and speed, three description that are foremost in the Asus technicians minds when creating this monster. This is reinforced by Asus' claim that the components used are all of military grade specification.
| Asus Sabertooth i55 | |
| CPU | LGA1156 Socket for Intel Lynnfield Processors Supports Intel Turbo Boost Technology |
| Chipset | Intel P55 Express Chipset |
| Memory | 4xDIMM, max. 16GB, DDR3 2000(OC), 2000(OC), 133/1066MHz DRAM, non-ECC,unbuffered memory Dual Channel memory architecture Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) |
| Expansion Slots | 3 x PCIe 2.0 x1 (2.5GT/s) 2 x PCI |
| GPU Support | Supports NVIDIA® Quad-GPU SLI™ Technology Supports ATI® Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology |
| Storage | Intel® P55 Express Chipset built-in 6 xSATA 3.0 Gb/s ports (black) Intel Matrix Storage Technology Support RAID 0,1,5,10 JMicron® JMB363 PATA and SATA controller 1 xUltraDMA 133/100/66 for up to 2 PATA devices 1 xExternal SATA (SATA On-the-Go) JMicron® JMB322 (DriveXpert Technology) : - 2 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports (orange and white ) - Supports EZ Backup and SuperSpeed functions *Drive Xpert function is available only when the hard disk drives are set as data drives |
| LAN | Realtek® 8112L Gigabit LAN controller featuring AI NET 2 |
| Audio | VIA® VT2020 10-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC - Absolute Pitch BD192/24 featuring ENVY HD - DTS Surround Sensation UltraPC - Supports Jack-Detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-Retasking - Optical S/PDIF out port at back I/O - ASUS Noise Filter |
| IEEE 1394 | VIA® 6308P controller supports 2 x 1394a ports (one at mid-board; one at back panel) |
| USB | 14 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 ports at mid-board, 8 ports at back panel) |
| I/O Backplate | 1 x PS/2 Keyboard (Purple) 1 x PS/2 mouse port (Green) 1 x Optical S/PDIF Output 1 x IEEE1394a 1 x LAN (RJ45) port 1 x External SATA port 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 10-channel Audio I/O |
| Internal I/O Connectors | 3 x USB connectors support additional 6 USB ports 1 x IDE connector 6 x SATA connectors 1 x IEEE 1394a connector 1 x CPU Fan connector 1 x Power Fan connector 2 x Drive Xpert SATA connectors (orange and white) 2 x Chassis Fan connector (1x4-pin, 1x3-pin) 1 x Mem Fan connector 1 x COM port Front panel audio connector 1 x S/PDIF Out Header CD audio in 24-pin ATX Power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector System Panel(Q-Connector) 1 x MemOK! button 1 x Power on switch 1 x Reset switch |
| BIOS | 16 Mb Flash ROM , AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI 2.0 |
| Form Factor | ATX Form Factor 12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm ) |
The Sabertooth is clearly a feature packed mainboard that should cater for even the most demanding enthusiast. Plenty of USB ports, Crossfire and SLI compatibility, e-SATA and even 10 channel audio - it's all there.
Enough of the small talk though, let's move on to the motherboards packaging and appearance...
Most Recent Comments
This would suit a cool military build
Getting one of these as a prize off Asus. Looking top pick up an i5-750 and see what I can do!
Getting one of these as a prize off Asus. Looking top pick up an i5-750 and see what I can do!
Sounds gd mate. Get your results up on this forum, I'd like to see how well you do. :)
It's not the motherboard which limits the coefficient to 22x but the CPU :
core i5 750 is blocked to 20x
core i7 860 is blocked to 21x
core i7 870 is blocked to 22x
core i5 750 is blocked to 20x
core i7 860 is blocked to 21x
core i7 870 is blocked to 22x
That is not a nice looking MB
If you saw it in the flesh you would deffo change your mind dude.
I would need to see it in a system. mind you saying that im not realy looking for a system just yet.
Look at Aries then :D
Haha, nice come back Tom :p
I was quite impressed with this mobo when I first saw it. Not your usual red/blue/black colour scheme but I think it just kinda works. Plus its supposed to be a pretty damn good mobo to boot :)
I was quite impressed with this mobo when I first saw it. Not your usual red/blue/black colour scheme but I think it just kinda works. Plus its supposed to be a pretty damn good mobo to boot :)
CSS Valid
Continue Reading