ASUS X99-A/USB3.1 Core i7 ATX motherboard
Intel® Core i7 series processor (Haswell-E), up to 8 cores, up to 20MB L3 cache, Socket 2011, 22nm
Intel® X99 chipset
Eight (8) 240-pin DIMM banks supporting up to 64GB DDR4-2400 unbuffered non-ECC SDRAM, Quad channel memory bus
Note: Quad channel memory bus requires 4 or 8 modules installed.
ASUS GT730-2GD3i-CSM GeForce GT 730, PCI-Express x16, 2GB DDR3, two digital ports (DVI-D & HDMI), one analog port (DB-15), dual head display
(C531-T) Up to seven (7) SATA 3.5in hard drives. These drives can be configured as standalone units or software RAID.
(C531-SR4) Up to four (4) SATA or SAS 3.5in hard drives. These drives can be configured as standalone units or hardware RAID.
(C531-SR8) Up to eight (8) SATA or SAS 2.5in hard drives. These drives can be configured as standalone units or hardware RAID.
One (1) M.2 Socket 3 SSD
Intel® X99 SATA controller, 8xSATA 6Gbs ports, 1xSATA Express port
(531-SR4) 3Ware Escalade 9750-4i SAS2/SATA 6Gbs RAID controller, RAID level 0, 1, 5, 6, 10 & JBOD, PCI-Express x8, 512MB DDR2-800 ECC cache, optional Battery Backup Unit (BBU)
(531-SR8) 3Ware Escalade 9750-8i SAS2/SATA 6Gbs RAID controller, RAID level 0, 1, 5, 6, 10 & JBOD, PCI-Express x8, 512MB DDR2-800 ECC cache, optional Battery Backup Unit (BBU)
(531-T/SR8) 24X DVD+-RW dual layer optical burner
(531-SR4) external 8X DVD+-RW optical burner, USB 2.0 interface
Onboard Realtek ALC889 8-channel (7.1) High Definition audio
PCI-Express Gigabit ethernet port provided by onboard Intel i218V controller
Three (3) PCI Express x16 (v3.0) slots (K-Series CPU) (single at x16, dual at x16/x8 or triple at x16/x8/x4)
Three (3) PCI Express x16 (v3.0) slots (X-Series CPU) (single at x16, dual at x16/x16 or triple at x16/x16/x8)
One (1) PCI Express x16 (v2.0) slot, x4 signal
Two (2) PCI Express x1 (v2.0) slots
One (1) USB 3.1 port, Type A (rear access)
One (1) USB 3.1 port, Type C (rear access)
Four (4) USB 3.0 ports (rear access)
Four (4) USB 2.0 ports (rear access)
One (1) USB 2.0 port (front access)
One (1) USB 3.0 port (front access)
One (1) Line in, MIC, and Speaker port
One (1) RJ-45 Ethernet port
Keytronic KT800U2 104-key USB keyboard
Logitech Optical Wheel Mouse, USB
ATX Mid Tower case, FCC Class B, Aluminum alloy bezel
Front View 1 Front View 2 Rear view
Two (2) front accessible USB ports
Two (2) front accessible audio ports
550W ATX12V modular power supply, 80Plus Gold Level, 12cm fan
Three (3) accessible 5.25in drive bays (all used in SR4/SR8)
Four (4) internal 3.5in fixed hard drive bays
Three (3) internal 2.5in fixed hard drive bays
(531-SR4) SAS2 enclosure with four (4) 3.5in hotswap drive bays
(531-SR8) SAS2 enclosure with eight (8) 2.5in hotswap drive bays
One (1) 12cm outtake fan, 4-pin, ball bearing, low noise
Two (2) 12cm intake fans, 4-pin, ball bearing, low noise
Dimensions: 17.52" (H) x 7.68" (W) x 19.69" (D)
Fedora, Ubuntu or CentOS 64-bit operating system