Asus MAXIMUS EXTREME User Manual

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2.4 System memory
2.4.1 Overview
The motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory
Modules (DIMM) sockets.
A DDR3 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR3 DIMM but is
notched differently. DDR3 modules are developed for better performance with less
power consumption.
The gure illustrates the location of the DDR3 DIMM sockets:
Channel Sockets
Channel A DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A2
Channel B DIMM_B1 and DIMM_B2
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240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets
DIMM_A2 DIMM_A1 DIMM_B2 DIMM_B1
The motherboard supports upto 1333MHz and provides more ratio setting items.
Refer to the table below for details.
FSB
1600 1333 1066
DDR3
1600 1333 1200 1000 800 1333 1111 1000 833 889

Asus MAXIMUS EXTREME Specifications

General

SATA Ports	6
USB Ports	12
Audio	8-Channel HD Audio
FireWire Ports	2
PS/2 Ports	1
RAID Support	RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5 (ICH9R)