Thermal Armor

Total airflow-boosting heat dissipation

More than just a cool military-styled cover, TUF Thermal Armor employs the fan to provide boosted airflow for rapid cooling. The special heat pipes accelerate dissipation from critical components and make sure temperatures stay low across the board. SABERTOOTH X99 Thermal Armor can reduce the temperature by up to 10°C!

Thermal Radar 2

Customized fan tuning, complete system cooling

SABERTOOTH X99 Thermal Radar 2 now has up to 11 fan connectors to let you control fans as many as you want. Moreover, Multiple onboard sensors and the bundled thermistor cable let you monitor graphics card temperatures and other key components in real time, so you can adjust manually or optimize automatically with one click.

• VGA
• Fan Control
• Thermal Tuning
• Thermal Status
• Recorder
• DIGI+ Power Control

TUF ICe

The total cooling commander

With the TUF ICe Cool processor, you can be assured that monitoring of onboard temperature sensors and fan speeds is always ultra-accurate — whether you’re adjusting settings manually or using the automatic one-click optimization.

TUF Fortifier

Improves rigidity and cooling behind the board

SABERTOOTH X99 delivers great strength and cooling via exclusive TUF Fortifier. A reinforced backplate ensures that the motherboard doesn’t buckle under the weight of heavy graphics cards and CPU coolers, minimizing the risk of damaged circuitry from bowing and bending.

TUF Fortifier also includes a thermal pad that efficiently directs heat away from the VRM and other components — an innovation that reduces operating temperatures by up to 6°C!

TUF Components

Certified for tough duty

TUF MOSFETs: military-grade certified MOSFETs with lower RDS(on)*

Dust Defenders

Repel the dust, expand the lifespan

TUF design protects back I/O ports, expansion and memory slots plus critical connectors from dust and particles that degrade system performance over time if left unchecked. With a filter to ensure the back I/O fan doesn’t draw dust into the board, Dust Defenders guards against dust build up, helping your PC perform in an optimal and stable state longer.

5 Years Warranty

Guaranteed reliability

Each and every TUF motherboard is built with components certified for military use and undergoes serious server-level burn-in tests, including over 7,000 hours of compatibility checks with over 1,000 devices. TUF is forged solid for your confidence, which is why every board is covered by a 5-year warranty.

*The service will follow the local standard and service policy.

TUF ESD Guards 2

2X Stronger ESD protection for extended component lifespan

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can happen suddenly, and its damaging effects are easily underestimated. TUF ESD Guards 2 technology is tested to standards that are 2X higher than industry standards and exclusive pin-level on specific rear IO connectors* testing is 30% higher than previous TUF standard, ensuring electrostatic discharges are properly grounded from all onboard connectivity — and that means greater component longevity. *USB/LAN/DVI/HDMI/DisplayPort

• Audio connectors

  Capacitor protection on both front and back audio-output circuits

• LAN port

  ESD TVS diode protection on the LAN circuit bolstered by an anti-surge LAN connector that increases protection against extreme events, such as lightning strikes.

• USB 3.1/3.0 connectors

  On-circuit transient-voltage-suppression (TVS) diodes and capacitor protection for surface-mount and dual-inline packages.

Media-acclaimed the most intuitive UEFI BIOS

The smoothest mouse-controlled graphical BIOS is with improvements to both EZ and Advanced Modes. It benefits both the novice builder as well as the seasoned overclocker.

• Fan Profile:Detailed CPU & Chassis fan controls for instant cooling.
• SATA Information:Displays each SATA port details for you to easily recognize devices.
• Fast Clock Adjustment:Easily change the time and date in EZ Mode using the mouse

• Shortcut:Customize your own shortcut log by pressing F4 or right clicking to create shortcuts to frequently-used settings.
• Quick Notes:Type remarks and ideas in the BIOS. Save time and convenient.
• Last Modified Log:Easily track settings and save preferred profile into a USB drive.
• SATA Port Renaming:Rename SATA ports for easy identification.

TUF Audio Design

TUF Audio Design makes short work of optimizing audio settings for the way you want to listen, chatting, watching movies or relaxing to your favorite music. Onboard physical shielding, professional engineered design and premium components result in sound output that has exceptional clarity and fidelity.

Intel CPU and chipset features

Intel® Core™ i7 Processor LGA2011-v3 Ready

This motherboard supports Intel® Core™ i7 processors in the LGA2011-v3 package, with memory and PCI Express controllers integrated to support 4-channel (8 DIMM) DDR4 memory and 40/28 PCI Express 3.0/2.0 lanes.

Intel® X99 Express Chipset

The Intel® X99 Express Chipset is a single-chipset design that supports socket LGA2011-v3 Intel® Core™ i7 processors. It provides improved performance by utilizing serial point-to-point links, allowing increased bandwidth and stability. Additionally, X99 provides a maximum 6 USB 3.0 ports, 10 SATA 6Gbit/s ports for faster data retrieval.