When you are planning to build your very own computer, you have to take a lot of things into account. Will it be multimedia oriented, a gaming computer or just something for light usage? Will you want to make it as future proof as possible or is it just an intermediary rig before you build your ultimate PC with which to rule over cyberspace with an iron grip. And since most want a future-proof computer, what better way to start building one than by choosing the right motherboard?

Meet the ASUS SABERTOOTH 55i, a motherboard that is future proof, foolproof and first in the new The Ultimate Force (or TUF, for short) Series made by ASUS for those that need a computer for a lot of heavy duty computing.

In order to cope with the requests that power users have from their computers, as well as resist the continuous strain, the SABERTOOTH 55i has been constructed with components that passed military style testing.

And something that one definitely does not see very often when it comes to ASUS merchandise, the motherboard also has a very interesting design dubbed “Marine Cool” making it a pretty good looking board, besides offering a lot of powerful options. Ok, time to head towards the specs since I know this is what everyone of you reading this article is eagerly awaiting.

Well, the SABERTOOTH 55i uses the Intel P55 Express chipset, can be outfitted with Core i7 and Core i5 processors, with up to 16GB DDR3 memory ranging from 1066MHz to 2000MHz, features five PCI Express expansion slots, two PCI slots, supports CrossFireX, as well as SLI multi-GPU technologies, has 14 USB 2.0 ports, one eSATA port, six SATA ports and one UDMA 133/100/66 for up to two PATA devices. As far as the form factor is concerned, you will need ATX casing for this one!


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