ASUS Sabertooth 55i Motherboard Announced [Sabertooth 55i "Military Certified" Motherboard For Extreme Conditions]

ASUS, the first company to showcase USB 3.0 ports on a motherboard, has once again proved why they are the world leader in motherboard technology with their new Sabertooth 55i motherboard.  The new board contains components that have been tested under extreme temperatures and deemed “military-certified”.

The military grade of each component is not the only reason for all of the recent hype surrounding the Sabertooth.  The new CeraM!X Microfin coating allows for a better heat dissipation because of the extra surface area provided by the rough coating.  This cooling factor, along with the CoolMem! fan frame that will house most 40-50mm fans directly over the CPU, the Sabertooth will be as cool as the Fonz.  Not only that, but the Sabertooth is built specifically for Intel’s i5 and i7 series processors.

The rest of the Sabertooth’s components are pretty standard when it comes to a high grade motherboard.  This includes four memory slots for a maximum of 16GB of DDR3 RAM, 10 channel Hi-Def audio, support for multiple NVIDIA® Quad-GPU SLI™ and ATI® Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ graphics processors, and 8 rear panel USB 2.0 ports.

ASUS still has to release information on the rest of the motherboards in their new TUF (The Ultimate Force) series, so do not expect to hear about a release date or pricing information anytime soon.  The good news is that the rest of ASUS’s TUF line and, hopefully, future motherboards will use the new cooling technology to allow for our processors to run at faster speeds.