Had a processor i 7 3930K. For this purpose I was looking for a board and have decided X79 Extreme6 for Asrock. This processor also attached only the old boards. The data base in 2011 8DDR3 2400+ (OC) 3PCI-E3.0 x16 7.1 CH HD Audio PCIE GLAN 5 SATA3 e SATA A3 4 SATA2 6 USB 3.0 10 USB 2.0. These tinkers a GTX 970 8 GB RAM with 2.4 MHz. No problems, no crashes runs flawlessly.