<s>
The	O
Intel	B-Device
X79	I-Device
(	O
codenamed	B-Architecture
Patsburg	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
Platform	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
Hub	I-Device
(	O
PCH	O
)	O
designed	O
and	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Intel	O
for	O
their	O
LGA	B-Device
2011	I-Device
(	O
Socket	B-Device
R	I-Device
)	O
and	O
LGA	O
2011-1	O
(	O
Socket	O
R2	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Socket	O
and	O
chipset	O
support	O
CPUs	O
targeted	O
at	O
the	O
high-end	O
desktop	O
(	O
HEDT	O
)	O
and	O
enthusiast	O
segments	O
of	O
the	O
Intel	O
product	O
lineup	O
:	O
Core	O
i7-branded	O
and	O
Xeon-branded	O
processors	O
from	O
the	O
Sandy	B-Device
Bridge	I-Device
and	O
Ivy	B-Device
Bridge	I-Device
CPU	O
architectures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
supported	O
CPUs	O
feature	O
quad	O
channel	O
memory	O
controllers	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
certain	O
number	O
of	O
PCIe	O
lanes	O
,	O
the	O
chipset	O
features	O
additional	O
PCIe	O
lanes	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
connect	O
an	O
Intel	O
processor	O
through	O
a	O
DMI	B-Architecture
2.0	I-Architecture
interface	O
to	O
peripheral	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
product	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
November	O
14	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
for	O
"	O
Extreme	O
"	O
CPUs	O
using	O
the	O
LGA	B-Device
2011	I-Device
socket	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
X79	B-Device
chipset	O
is	O
made	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
Intel	O
LGA	B-Device
2011	I-Device
(	O
Socket	B-Device
R	I-Device
)	O
which	O
features	O
2011	O
copper	O
pins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Newer	O
Core	O
and	O
Xeon	B-Device
processors	O
address	O
40	O
PCI	O
Express	O
3.0	O
lanes	O
directly	O
through	O
Sandy	B-Device
Bridge-E	I-Device
architecture	O
(	O
Xeon	B-Device
)	O
and	O
Ivy	B-Device
Bridge	I-Device
architecture	O
(	O
Core	O
processors	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
X79	B-Device
chipset	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
installing	O
Windows	O
XP	O
in	O
AHCI	O
mode	O
for	O
Intel	O
's	O
Serial	O
ATA	O
controllers	O
as	O
Intel	O
wo	O
n't	O
release	O
AHCI	O
drivers	O
for	O
32-bit	O
Windows	O
XP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
motherboards	O
with	O
X79	B-Device
chipset	O
but	O
with	O
third	O
party	O
SATA	O
disk	O
controllers	O
,	O
32-bit	O
Windows	O
XP	O
AHCI	O
drivers	O
may	O
still	O
be	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
disk	O
controller	O
vendor	O
(	O
non-Intel	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
