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If you’re looking for a high-end Gaming PC, capable of handling any video game maxed out at very high resolutions, in 3D and/or on multiple monitors, you’re at the right place. Otherwise, check out our other Computer Systems or The Best Laptops For Your Money instead.
The Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler, available in four colors (White, Red, Orange and Blue), recommended for all Tiers of the High-End Gaming PCs.
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- Five Tiers to choose from
- Recommended parts summary
- Computer Builds FAQs
- Recommended parts in details
- Budget/Mainstream Gaming PCs
- Mainstream/High-End SFF Gaming PCs
About Hardware Revolution’s High-End Gaming Computers:
Extreme Performance and Reliability!
1. Our high-end gaming computers feature parts that were not only chosen for the best performance possible at a given price but also for their reliability.
2. All of the Tiers are equipped with SSDs (Solid State Drives), which makes your PC feel more responsive and make Windows/games/programs launch much faster than before.
3. Equipped with powerful video cards, to let you play pretty much any game maxed out at 1920 x 1080, 2560 x 1600 or even on multiple monitors and/or with 3D monitors.
4. All Tiers feature a safe and reliable power supply, a case with proper ventilation and an after-market CPU Cooler, so that your PC will not overheat and will last you many years.
Choose Your Tier:
There are five tiers in this article. The Tiers are color coded as such:
Tier 8 (Identified by a Green color): $1905
This Tier features a video card with the fastest GPU on the market: The Geforce GTX 680. This Tier can handle pretty much every game with maximum details at 1920 x 1080.
Tier 9 (Identified by an Orange color): $2165
Tier 9 takes performance up by a few notches compared to Tier 8, by featuring two Radeon HD 7870 2GB in Crossfire. This Tier will handle any game maxed out at 1920 x 1080 and most games at 2560 x 1600 or on two/three monitors side-by-side. Features a 256GB SSD.
Tier 10 (Identified by a Red color): $2362
Tier 10 brings up performance by featuring two Geforce GTX 670 in SLI, an Intel Core i7-3820, 16GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD.
Tier 11 (Identified by a Fuchsia color): $2926
Tier 11 takes CPU performance up, by featuring the Intel Core i7-3930K six-core CPU.
Tier 12 (Identified by a Dark Red color): $3013
Simply put, this is our most powerful Gaming PC Tier available, with two Geforce GTX 680 in SLI. Featuring a larger 480GB SSD.
Need a Tier recommendation for a specific video game?
Ask us on the forums: Tell us about the video game, the level of details that you want (i.e. medium, high or ultra details) and finally the resolution (e.g. 1920 x 1080. NOT the size) of the monitor or HDTV that you’ll use.
Recommended Parts Summary:
Main recommendations, upgrades and alternatives:
1. Recommended Components are in Bold, with one or more color(s) for the Tier(s).
2. Suggested Alternatives and Upgrades are in Italic. You can upgrade as many parts as you want to, including parts from higher Tiers.
3. All Parts are interchangeable/compatible with each other, except for the Intel LGA1155 CPUs/motherboards that aren’t compatible with the Intel LGA2011 CPUs/motherboards. Also, the ASUS P9X79 motherboard requires a case that supports SSI CEB motherboards.
High-End Gaming PCs Tiers:
Tier 8 (In Green)
Tier 9 (In Orange)
Tier 10 (In Red)
Tier 11 (In Fuchsia)
Tier 12 (In Dark Red)
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Price
$1905
$2165
$2362
$2653
$3013
CPU
Tier 8-9: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5-3.9GHz Turbo Unlocked Multiplier 77W
Tier 10: Intel Core i7-3820 LGA2011 Quad-Core 10MB L3 3.6-3.9GHz
Tier 11-12: Intel Core i7-3930K LGA2011 Six-Core 3.2-3.8GHz Unlocked
Intel Core i7-3960X LGA2011 Six-Core 15MB L3 3.3-3.9GHz Unlocked
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$350
$279
$570
$1030
Motherboard
Tier 8-9: GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB 2xLAN 4xUSB3 FW BT E-SATA WiFi
ASUS Sabertooth LGA 1155 Z77 SATA6Gb/s USB3.0 5yrs war.
ASUS P8Z77-V DELUXE LGA 1155 Z77 SATA6Gb/s USB3.0 Wifi
Tier 10-11-12: ASRock Extreme6 LGA2011 X79 SATA6Gb/s USB3.0 8xDIMM
ASUS SABERTOOTH X79 LGA2011 USB 3.0 SATA III 8xDIMM
ASUS P9X79 WS LGA2011 X79 (case that supports SSI CEB required!)
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$210
$240
$275
$245
$335
$380
RAM
Tier 8-9: Corsair 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600MHz 1.5v
Tier 10-11-12: Corsair 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3 1600MHz
G.Skill 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3 1600MHz 1.5v
G.SKILL 32GB (8 x 4GB) DDR3 1600MHz 1.5v
G.SKILL 64GB (8 x 8GB) DDR3 1333MHz 1.5v
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$52
$95
$220
$190
$400
Video Card
EVGA GeForce GTX 670 FTW 2GB
Tier 8: EVGA Geforce GTX 680 2GB
Tier 9: Two Radeon HD 7870 2GB in Crossfire
Two MSI Geforce GTX 560 Ti 448 Twin Frozr III PE/OC in SLI
Tier 10-11: Two EVGA GeForce GTX 670 FTW 2GB
Tier 12: Two EVGA Geforce GTX 680 2GB in SLI
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$420
$500
$700
$600
$840
$1000
Storage
Crucial M4 256GB SATA 6Gb/s SSD
Tier 8-9-10-11: SAMSUNG 830 256GB SATA III Solid State Drive (SSD)
Crucial M4 512GB SATA 6Gb/s SSD
Tier 12: Sandisk Extreme 2.5″ 480GB SATA III SSD
All Tiers: SAMSUNG EcoGreen F4 HD204UI 2TB SATA II
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1 TB HD103SJ
Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB SATA III
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$200
$250
$399
$450
$120
$107
$193
Optical Drive
All Tiers: Sony SATA 24X DVD Burner
LG Black 6X BD-ROM SATA Blu-ray Reader/16x DVD Burner
Pioneer Black 12X BD-R 2X BD-RE SATA Blu-Ray Burner
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$18
$42
$76
Power Supply
Tier 8: NZXT HALE90-750-M 750W Modular 80 PLUS Gold
NZXT HALE90-850-M 850W Modular 80 PLUS Gold
Tier 9-10-11-12: Seasonic X-Series X-1050 1050W Modular 80 Plus Gold
Seasonic X-Series X-1250 1250W Modular 80 Plus Gold
ENERMAX MAXREVO 1350W 80 PLUS GOLD Modular
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$140
$162
$200
$270
$300
Case
LIAN LI PC-K9B
NZXT Phantom Black
NZXT Phantom White
NZXT Phantom Black/Orange
NZXT Phantom Red
NZXT Phantom White/Red
NZXT Phantom Black/Green
NZXT Phantom Pink
Rosewill Thor V2
Tier 8-9: COOLER MASTER Storm Sniper 3x200mm 1x120mm fan controller
Rosewill Thor V2 White
Corsair Graphite 600T Black
Antec P280
Silverstone RV03B-W Matte Black
Silverstone RV03B-WA Black/Gray
Azza HURRICAN 2000 Blue LEDs
Azza HURRICAN 2000 Red LEDs
Antec DF-85
Corsair Graphite 600T White
Antec Twelve Hundred V3
Antec Lanboy Air Yellow
NZXT Switch 810 Black
NZXT Switch 810 White
Antec Lanboy Air Blue
LIAN LI PC-A70F Aluminum 2x140mm 2x120mm
COOLER MASTER HAF X Blue Edition
Corsair Obsidian Series 650D 1x120mm 2x200mm
CM HAF X Blue LEDs 1x140mm 1x200mm 2x240mm + GPU Duct
Tier 10-11-12: Rosewill BLACKHAWK-ULTRA 3×230mm 5x140mm
Rosewill Blackhawk Ultra
Thermaltake Level 10 GT
Corsair Obsidian Series 800D 3x140mm
Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition
SilverStone TJ10-B
LIAN LI PC-P80
Cooler Master Cosmos II
SilverStone TJ10-B Nvidia Edition
LIAN LI PC-P80NB Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower
LIAN LI PC-V2120X All Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower
SILVERSTONE Temjin TJ11B-W Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower
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$80
$130
$130
$125
$130
$125
$130
$125
$120
$140
$140
$140
$120
$144
$144
$145
$130
$140
$155
$174
$180
$170
$170
$180
$160
$190
$152
$190
$190
$189
$240
$260
$290
$290
$300
$330
$340
$370
$470
$660
Cooling
All Tiers: Phanteks PH-TC14PE White CPU Cooler
Phanteks PH-TC14PE_RD Red CPU Cooler
Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BL Blue CPU Cooler
Phanteks PH-TC14PE_OR Orange CPU Cooler
Sunbeamtech Fan Controller, 6 Channels, Up to 30W each
ARCTIC COOLING ACCEL-X3 Video Card Cooling Geforce GTX 670/680
ARCTIC COOLING ACCEL-X-7970 Video Card Cooling Radeon HD 6xxx/7xxx
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$85
$100
$100
$90
$26
$78
$84
Sound:
Sound cards:
All Tiers: ASUS XONAR DGX 5.1 PCI-Express 1x
ASUS Xonar DX 7.1 PCI-Express 1x
ASUS Xonar U3 USB Sound Card
Speakers:
2.0 (2 satellites no sub-woofer)
Logitech X-140 2.0 5W
Creative Inspire T12 2.0 18W
Creative Gigaworks T20 Series II 2.0 28W
2.1 (2 satellites + sub-woofer):
Creative A220 2.1 9W
Logitech Z313 2.1 25W
Logitech Z323 2.1 30W
Logitech Z523 2.1 40W
Logitech Z623 2.1 200W
Corsair SP2500 2.1 232W
5.1 (5 satellites + sub-woofer)
Logitech Z506 5.1 75W
Logitech Z906 5.1 500W
Headphones/Earphones:
Open Design Headphones:
Koss KSC75 Clip on headphones
Koss PortaPro
Superlux HD668B
Grado SR-60i
Grado SR-80i
Audio Technica ATH-AD700
Sennheiser HD555
Grado SR225i
Sennheiser HD 598
Grado SR325is
Closed Design Headphones:
Koss UR-20
Panasonic RP-HTX7 (Available in Black, Red, White, Pink and Green)
Audio-Technica ATH-M30
Shure SRH440
Audio Technica ATH-A700
Audio Technica ATH-M50S (Straight 10ft Cable)
Audio-Technica ATH-M50 (Coiled Cable)
Sennheiser HD25-1 II
In-Ear Headphones:
Logitech Ultimate Ears 200
Sony MDREX310LP
Grado iGi
Etymotic ER-4P
Microphone:
Logitech USB Microphone
Headsets:
Yapster TM-YP100A
Koss SB-45
Corsair Vengeance 1100
Sennheiser PC 151
Razer Moray Plus
ARCTIC Sound P531
SteelSeries Siberia V2
Logitech G35
ASUS Vulcan ANC
Creative Sound Blaster Tactic 3D Wrath Wireless
Logitech G930-
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$40
$72
$40
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$19
$47
$100
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$30
$44
$54
$75
$132
$190
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$90
$341
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$15
$47
$55
$79
$99
$104
$201
$200
$250
$295
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$19
$30
$47
$91
$127
$155
$159
$189
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$13
$63
$89
$280
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$20
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$15
$25
$35
$49
$51
$50
$87
$102
$124
$110
$120
Network
All Tiers: Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mbps: Integrated on the motherboard
Wireless adapters:
Tier 8-9: WiFi 802.11b/g/n included with motherboard
Rosewill 802.11b/g/n 300Mbps Wireless USB2.0 5dBi Antenna
TRENDnet TEW-684UB Dual Band 802.11b/g/n 450Mbps USB2.0
Wireless Routers:
TP-Link WL TL-WR841N 300Mbps
TP-LINK TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps USB
D-Link DIR-645 300Mbps USB
ASUS RT-N56U Dual-Band 600Mbps
Buffalo WZR-D1800H AirStation AC1300 / N900 Gigabit Dual Band 1300Mbps 802.11ac
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Free
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Free
$20
$43
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$29
$49
$80
$117
$180
Building this System, Got a Question, Need Help?
Computer Builds FAQs:
I often get questions such as:
- Who are you to tell me which parts to choose?
- Can you suggest me a step by step guide to build a computer?
- Why should I build a PC instead of buying one in a store?
- And many more…
1. You will find the answers to all of these questions and more in this article: FAQ: How to Build Your Own Computer
2. Is this your first build? Here are 10 Quick Tips for 1st Time Builders to get you started.
3. Newly built computer won’t start? I invite you to read Help me: Why won’t my newly assembled PC start or boot?
4. Visit our forums here, where you can join our helpful community and ask questions.
Recommended step-by-step guides to build your PC:
Newegg TV has three great videos on how to build your PC. The first covers choosing your parts, which we help you with in this article, so I chose not to include it. The second one, below, shows you in detail how to assemble your PC. The 3rd one shows you how to install Windows and software.
If you prefer a text version with pictures, here are two great guides by ArsTechnica, the first one covering the assembling and the second one covering Windows and software:
Arstechnica Outstanding Guide for Hardware (Building the PC)
Arstechnica Outstanding Guide for Software (EFI/BIOS, Windows, etc.)
Free Assistance
If you have any question(s) about the build, simply head over to the forums and our community will be there to assist you.
No worries, there are no stupid questions here on Hardware Revolution. We all started from scratch and learned through our mistakes. We’ll just help you make sure to avoid those mistakes
If you want to have your final build double-checked and get my opinion on it before ordering, or for anything else, don’t be shy, just post a thread on the forums.
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Recommendations in details:
Motherboard:
Tier 8 and 9:
$210 – GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB SATA6Gb/s 4xUSB3.0 FW BT E-SATA WiFi
Why did I pick this motherboard for Tiers 8 and 9:
In my opinion, the Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB has the best set of features available on the LGA1155 socket motherboards, many of which that I consider very important for the High-End Gaming PCs:
Two slots worth of space between the two main PCI-Express 16x slots, which gives the top video card some space to “breath” in order to stay at a reasonable temperature.
A PCI-Express 1x slot that is located above the top PCI-Express 16x slot, allowing for a dedicated sound card without reducing the airflow to the top video card.
Five fan connectors (One four pins for the CPU and four 4 pins for other fans)
Three USB 3.0 header and four USB 3.0 ports on the back of the motherboard. You also get an included 3.5″ 2x USB 3.0 bracket that can be installed on the front of your case to get two additional USB 3.0 ports. In total, you get eight USB 3.0 ports (four on the back, two with the bracket and two with the case)
Large variety of connectors on the back: Dual LAN, 4x USB 3.o, 2x USB 2.0, FireWire, E-SATA
A m-SATA connector on the board, allowing you to connect a SSD for example
An included PCI-Express 1x Wifi 802.11 b/g/n & Bluetooth 4.0 adapter, allowing you to connect to a wireless network without needing to buy a separate adapter. It’s fairly short too, so it shouldn’t block much airflow to the video card(s). I’d install it in the 3rd PCI-Express 1x slot (the one above the 2nd PCI-Express 16x slot).
Power and Reset buttons on the motherboard, allowing you to easily test your PC outside your case.
Solid Power delivery components and solid cooling for them, ensuring that the motherboard won’t bottleneck your CPU overclocking.
Dual BIOS, with a physical switch on the board, allowing you to easily switch from one BIOS to another.
Ports, expansion slots, features, what’s included in the box, etc.
Ports on the back: 2x USB 2.0, 4x USB 3.0, FireWire, E-SATA, two 10/100/1000 Mbps RJ-45 LAN, 5 audi0 ports (for 7.1 sound), VGA, DVI, HDMI and Displayport outputs and an Optical S/PDIF Out.
Expansion slots: Three PCI-Express 3.0 16x slots (single at 16x, dual at 8x/8x and triple at 8x/8x/4x), three PCI-Express 1x and one PCI slots.
Other connectors/features on the motherboard: Five fan connectors (Five 4 pins), five SATA 6.0Gb/s, four SATA 3.0Gb/s, one mSATA, Clear CMOS, power and reset buttons, SATA power connector (OC-PEG, located above the SATA ports) connector for additional power for the PCI-Express slots, three USB 3.0 header (to be used with included bracket and case USB 3.0 header), two USB 2.0 headers (for up to four USB 2.0 ports coming from the headers in total), FireWire header, LED debug, BIOS switch, TPM header, SLI/Crossfire support (obviously) and support for LGA1155/LGA1156 CPU Coolers.
Included in the box: Motherboard, four SATA cables, SLI dongle, USB 3.0 3.5″ bracket WiFi/Bluetooth 4.0 PCI-Express 1x card, two WiFi antennas, I/O backplate, manual and two CDs.
Socket: LGA1155
Ivy Bridge CPUs (Core ix-3xxx) use the LGA 1155 socket and the following chipsets:
7 series Chipsets: For Ivy Bridge CPUs, you have the H77, Z75 and Z77 chipsets.
H77 supports the integrated GPU found in the CPU and thus allow for video output without a discrete video card. However, they do not support CPU overclocking.
Z75 does support the integrated GPU found in the CPU, as well as CPU overclocking. However, it does not support Intel SRT (SSD caching), which I don’t recommend anyway (see note below).
Z77 is the high-end chipset. It supports the integrated GPU and overclocking just like Z75. It also support Intel SRT (SSD caching).
While some older LGA1155 motherboard, based on the H61, H67, P67 and Z68 chipsets do support Ivy Bridge after a BIOS/UEFI update, this is not the case of all of them.
Also, the 7-series chipset equipped motherboards bring native USB 3.0 support, with greater performance and thus are recommended if you build a PC with a new Ivy Bridge CPU, so that way, you get the best performance and are sure that it will work with your Ivy Bridge CPU.
CPU Coolers compatibility: CPU Coolers that are compatible with the LGA1156 socket are also compatible with the LGA 1155 socket. Some LGA1155 motherboards support LGA 775 CPU Coolers too.
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About Intel’s QuickSync and SSD Caching:
All 7-series chipsets allows you to access the IGP from the CPU, which allows you to take advantage of Intel’s QuickSync, a technology that lets you use the IGP in your CPU to accelerate video conversion (amongst other things), allowing you to convert video faster than with just a CPU.
However, the drawback is that the quality of converted videos is lower than if they are converted with a CPU. This is subjective though, so the loss in quality might be an acceptable drawback for you, if you value the time than you gain.
As for SSD Caching, AnandTech has two excellent articles on the subject. They are on the Z68 chipset, but SSD caching is the same on Z77:
Intel Z68 Chipset & Smart Response Technology (SSD Caching) Review
Z68 SSD Caching with Corsair’s F40 SandForce SSD
In short, while SSD caching is an interesting technology, you’re better off using your SSD as your boot drive and manually managing where your applications and games get installed (SSD or HDD), if you want the best performance possible, all the time.
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Alternative motherboards for Tier 8 or 9:
$240 – ASUS Sabertooth LGA 1155 Z77 SATA6Gb/s USB3.0 5yrs war. – Featuring ASUS’s “TUF” design and a 5 years warranty, this is a great alternative.
$275 – ASUS P8Z77-V DELUXE LGA 1155 Z77 SATA6Gb/s USB3.0 Wifi – The ASUS P8Z77-V Deluxe offer similar ports to the recommended Gigabyte, including the WiFi + BLuetooth 4.0, the difference being that the WiFi/bluetooth is integrated on the board and doesn’t take a PCI-Express 1x slot. It also offers excellent performance, I’m quoting AnanTech’s review here: “The P8Z77-V Deluxe utilizes MultiCore Enhancement, a ‘feature’ on ASUS motherboards to boost multi-threaded performance. Combine this with what seem like a few tweaks native to the board and we have a product which single handedly takes the top position in almost every throughput benchmark we have, and comes near the top in ones that it does not.”
Tier 10, 11 and 12:
$245 – ASRock Extreme6 LGA2011 X79 SATA6Gb/s USB3.0 8xDIMM
Why did I pick this motherboard for Tiers 10, 11 and 12:
Simply put, it is unmatched when you consider the features that it offers and its relatively low price for a LGA2011 motherboard.
For $250, you get eight RAM slots, solid CPU power delivery, four USB 3.0 ports, E-SATA and FireWire on the back of the motherboard + two more USB 3.0 ports via the USB 3.0 header, a bundled 2x USB 3.0 ports panel that can be installed either in a 3.5″ bracket on the front of your case or via a PCI bracket on a PCI slot on your case.
The ASRock X79 Extreme 6 has two slots of space between the two main PCI-Express 16x slots, allowing the top video card (for Crossfire/SLI setups) to have enough room to “breathe” and run at safe temperatures.
All of these reasons are why I’m recommending it for Tier 10, 11 and 12.
Features:
Two slots worth of space between the two main PCI-Express 16x slots, which gives the top video card some space to “breath” in order to stay at a reasonable temperature.
Nothing short of six fan connectors (Two 4 pins, four 3 pins)
A USB 3.0 header to plug in the case’s front USB 3.0 ports.
PS/2, FireWire, E-SATA and USB 3.0 ports, as well as a Clear CMOS button, are all located on the back of the motherboard. The Clear CMOS button alone is hugely useful when you overclock and need to clear the CMOS. No more need to move a jumper, which is a pain compared to using a simple button.
Power and Reset buttons on the motherboard, allowing you to easily test your PC outside your case.
Solid Power delivery components and solid cooling for them, ensuring that the motherboard won’t bottleneck your CPU overclocking.
Ports, expansion slots, features, what’s included in the box, etc.
Ports on the back: 2x PS/2, 4x USB 2.0, 4x USB 3.0 (Two more on the front of the case with the USB 3.0 header), FireWire, E-SATA, 10/100/1000 Mbps RJ-45 LAN, 5 audi0 ports (for 7.1 sound), Coaxial + Optical S/PDIF Out and finally, a Clear CMOS button.
Expansion slots: Three PCI-Express 3.0 16x slots (16x, 16x, 8x), two PCI-Express 1x and two PCI slots.
Other connectors/features on the motherboard: Six fan connectors (Two 4 pins, four 3 pins), five SATA 6.0Gb/s, four SATA 3.0Gb/s, power and reset buttons, 4-pin Molex connector for additional power for the PCI-Express slots, USB 3.0 header (to be used with included bracket), two USB 2.0 headers (for up to four USB 2.0 ports coming from the headers in total), FireWire header, LED debug and SLI/Crossfire support.
Included in the box: Motherboard, four SATA cables, two-way and three-way SLI dongles, I/O backplate, manual and CD.
CPU Coolers compatibility: Only LGA2011 CPU Coolers are supported. Many LGA1155/1156/1366 can be made compatible using an additional adapter.
Alternative
$335 – ASUS SABERTOOTH X79 LGA2011 USB 3.0 SATA III 8xDIMM – The ASUS Sabertooth X79 features a ceramic-coating on its heatsinks, to provide better heat dissipation, “TUF” Capacitors, Chokes and MOSFETS, which are certified by military standard to ensure greater durability and best of all, a 5 years warranty.
$380 – ASUS P9X79 WS LGA 2011 X79 SSI CEB – Note that this is NOT an ATX motherboard and that you’ll need a case that supports SSI CEB form factor motherboards to use it. With six PCI-Express 16x slots, including four of them that can run at PCI-Express 3.0 8x/8x/8x/8x, dual Intel LAN controllers and much more, the ASUS P9X79 WS is truly an high-end motherboard. Note that the recommended case for Tier 10, 11 and 12 does support this motherboard.
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CPU:
Tier 8 and 9:
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