If you're a regular reader of Bigbruin.com, you may have noticed a good number of ASUS product reviews over the winter. A while back, they sent us a huge box with all of their products, and we're going to be clearing th backlog over the next several days. The collection included today's review sampling - the ASUS Sabertooth P67 Socket 1155 ATX motherboard. While it may not possess all of the features of the higher end Maximus IV Extreme we looked at recently, it is built on the same B3 revision P67 platform, so we should expect similar performance.



Before we get ahead of ourselves, let's take a gander at the features and specifications taken directly from the official product page on the ASUS website:

Specifications:

» CPU Socket Type: LGA 1155
» CPU Type: Core i7 / i5 / i3 (LGA1155)
» Supported CPU Technologies: Turbo Boost Technology 2.0
» Chipsets: North Bridge Intel P67
» Memory: Number of Memory Slots 4×240pin
» Memory Standard: DDR3 1866/1800/1600/1333/1066
» Maximum Memory Supported: 32GB
» Channel Supported: Dual Channel

Expansion Slots:

» PCI Express 2.0 x16: 2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (single at x16 or dual at x8/x8 mode)
» PCI Express x1: 3
» PCI Slots: 1

Storage Devices:

» SATA 3Gb/s: 4
» SATA 6Gb/s:
   » 2 xSATA 6.0 Gb/s ports (brown) by P67
   » 2 xSATA 6.0 Gb/s ports (gray) by Marvell PCIe SATA 6Gb/s controller
» SATA RAID: Intel Rapid Storage Technology Support RAID 0,1,5,10

» Onboard Video Chipset: None
» Onboard Audio: Audio Chipset Realtek ALC892
» Audio Channels: 8 Channels

» Onboard LAN: Chipset Intel 82579
» Max LAN Speed: 10/100/1000Mbps

Rear Panel Ports:

» PS/2: 1
» USB 1.1/2.0: 8 x USB 2.0
» USB 3.0: 2 x USB 3.0
» IEEE 1394: 1 x IEEE 1394a
» eSATA: 1 x External SATA 3Gb/s port (red)
» 1 x Power eSATA 3Gb/s port (green)
» S/PDIF Out: 1 x Optical
» Audio Ports: 6 Ports

Internal I/O Connectors:

» Onboard USB 2 x USB 3.0 + 6 x USB 2.0
» Onboard 1394: 1 x 1394a

Physical Specifications:

» Form Factor: ATX
» Dimensions: 12.0" x 9.6"
» Power Pin: 24 Pin