2. – What is “ TUF ” Series – TUF’s Milestone – SABERTOOTH Z77, Enlist! TUF Thermal Armor TUF Thermal Armor Dust Defender Dust Defender TUF Thermal Radar TUF Thermal Radar Lucidlogix Virtu MVP Lucidlogix Virtu MVP Agenda

3. What is “TUF” Series TUF Series was born to serve the needs and wants of users seeking the best in stability, reliability, proven performance in all respects and innovative thermal control and monitoring. Born from extensive validation and stringent testing and specialized high quality component choice, TUF is THE ULTIMATE FORCE.

4. AMD Intel TUF’s Product Release ( 6 th Generation ) 201020112012 LGA1155 AM3+ SABERTOOTH 990FX - SABERTOOTH P67 - LGA2011 SABERTOOTH X79 - ?

5. SABERTOOTH Z77, TUF Design and Innovation

6. Newly Designed Advanced Integrated Thermal Dissipation System – The worlds most advanced integrated motherboard cooling solution

7. Thermal Armor (1/5) Exceptional VRM Area Cooling Solution Generally, temperature outside of the chassis is cooler than the inside. Cold Air Intake! Asst. I/O Fan draws cold air from outside the chassis into VRM area and heatsink assembly for superior cooling. I/O shield with honeycomb vent design allows for cool air pass-through intake for superior airflow to aid in dissipation Enemies spotted

8. Thermal Armor (2/5) Shunt Design Via the special shunt design, cold air goes through the optimally designed heatsink and dissipates heat quickly and effectively. Heatsink brings heat up to the surface form critical components. Directs Cool Air to the Right Place! Enemies spotted

9. VCCSA/VCCIO* SATA6G controller chip *VCCIO is the logic power supply of CPU clock. VCCSA is the power supply for the System Agent. Intel Chipset Thermal Armor (3/5) Complete Cooling Solution Asst. Cover Fan provides airflow to these areas for a complete cooling solution! Enemies spotted

10. TUF Thermal Armor (4/5) Proven Design Implementation With Extensive Testing Without Thermal Armor ( o C) With Thermal Armor ( o C) ΔT ( o C) 1. Vcore area MOSFETs746311 2. (VRM) Driver ICs68.959.69.3 3. PCH Area68.463.25.2 1 3 2 Validated Design Under RealWorld Configuration Test config.: SABERTOOTH Z77/Intel Core i7/Kingston DDR3 4-DIMMs/EAH5970*2/Water Cooling/Full loading@PTU100%

11. Helping to ensure lower temperatures Circulation Matters (5/5) Design Matters – Convection Holes Convection Hole design facilitates airflow From the topside of the motherboard through to the backside Without Thermal Armor ( o C) With Thermal Armor ( o C) ΔT ( o C) Vcore area(back) 6254 Helping to ensure balanced thermals and temperature for VRM assembly 8 Enemies spotted

12. Protect against Dust, Debris and Dander and Potential Electrical Damage

13. Dust Defender (3/5) Specially Designed Covers For Enhanced Protection PCIe slot Memory slot USB connector Before After Before After CoverCover Cover

14. Dust Defender (3/5) Specially Designed Covers For Enhanced Protection Help to reduce chance of static discharge which can be caused by dust/debris/dander build up Help to reduce any items from being dropped and damaging slots or ports ( i.e screws )

15. The Most Advanced Realtime Temperature Monitoring Solution On A Motherboard with Corrective Auto Adjustment Abilities

16. TUF Thermal Radar Fan Overtime A fail safe and cautious technology already featured in a number of consumer electronics. Fan overtime allows the fans to continue working for a few minutes after the device has been powered down, allowing the remaining heat present in the environment or being produced by the components to be dissipated. This helps to ensure and improve overall lifespan and functionality of the product.

17. TUF Thermal Radar Fan Overtime VRM area, PCH Two Asst. Fans keep working a few minutes post shutdown to reduce VRM area, PCH, etc. temperature and help to extend lifespan. Turn off system

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