Description

ASUS MAXIMUS VII FORMULA MOTHERBOARD

Best hybrid-cooling Z97 gaming motherboard with 120dB SNR, 600ohm audio amplifier and double-sided covers

LGA 1150 socket for the 4th-, new 4th- and 5th-generation Intel® Core™ i3, i5, i7, Pentium®, and Celeron® processors Intel® Z97 Express chipset with M.2 (SATA/PCIe x2) support CrossChill Copper – Air or liquid – it’s cooler with copper Intel Ethernet + LANGuard + GameFirst III – Game networking taken to the next level. SupremeFX Formula 2014 + Sonic Radar II – New and improved audio that’s beyond compare Best gaming power – Rock-steady power, inside and out Best gaming interface – Grab a free keyboard upgrade and mPCIe Combo III compact card Best gaming protection – Luxuriate in the smart design, premium components, durable materials and tough double-sided armor USB UEFI BIOS and Secure Erase – Award-winning simplicity and factory-fresh conditioning for superb performance ROG gives you more – A ready-made gamer’s toolkit

CPU

Intel® Socket 1150 for the 5th/New 4th/4th Generation Core™ i7/Core™ i5/Core™ i3/Pentium®/Celeron® Processors Supports Intel® 22 nm CPU Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 * The Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 support depends on the CPU types. * Refer to www.asus.com for CPU support list

Chipset Intel® Z97

Memory 4 x DIMM, Max. 32GB, DDR3 3300(O.C.)/3200(O.C.)/3100(O.C.)/3000(O.C.)/2933(O.C.)/2800(O.C.)/2666(O.C.)/2400(O.C.)/2133(O.C.)/2000(O.C.)/1866(O.C.)/1600/1333 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory Dual Channel Memory Architecture Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) * Hyper DIMM support is subject to the physical characteristics of individual CPUs. * Refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).

Graphic Integrated Graphics Processor- Intel® HD Graphics support Multi-VGA output support : HDMI/DisplayPort 1.2 ports – Supports HDMI with max. resolution 4096 x 2160 @ 24 Hz / 2560 x 1600 @ 60 Hz – Supports DisplayPort with max. resolution 4096 x 2160 @ 24 Hz / 3840 x 2160 @ 60 Hz Supports Intel® InTru™ 3D, Quick Sync Video, Clear Video HD Technology, Insider™

Multi-GPU Support Supports NVIDIA® Quad-GPU SLI™ Technology Supports AMD 3-Way CrossFireX™ Technology

Expansion Slots 2 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8) 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode) *1 3 x PCIe 2.0 x1 1 x mini-PCIe 2.0 x1 *2

Storage Intel® Z97 chipset : 1 x SATA Express port, compatible with 2 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports 1 x M.2 Socket 3, , with M Key, type 2260 storage devices support (both SATA & PCIE mode) 4 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), red Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10 Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology, Intel® Rapid Start Technology, Intel® Smart Connect Technology *3 ASMedia® SATA Express controller : *4 1 x SATA Express port, compatible with 2 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports ASMedia® ASM1061 controller : *4 2 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), red

LAN Intel® I218V, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s), featuring GAMEFIRST III Intel® LAN- Dual interconnect between the Integrated LAN controller and Physical Layer (PHY) Anti-surge LANGuard

Wireless Data Network Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Supports dual band frequency 2.4/5 GHz

Bluetooth Bluetooth V4.0

Audio ROG SupremeFX Formula 2014 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC *4 – Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming – SupremeFX Shielding Technology – Cirrus Logic® CS4398 DAC: 120 dB SNR, -107 dB THD+N (Max. 192 kHz/ 24 -bit) – WIMA® film capacitors – ELNA® premium audio capacitors – TI LM4562 high-fidelity audio OP AMP(s) Audio Feature : – Blu-ray audio layer Content Protection – DTS Connect – Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel – Sonic SoundStage – Sonic SenseAmp – Sonic Studio – Sonic Radar II

USB Ports Intel® Z97 chipset : *5 6 x USB 3.0 port(s) (4 at back panel, blue, 2 at mid-board) Intel® Z97 chipset : *6 6 x USB 2.0 port(s) (2 at back panel, black, 4 at mid-board) ASMedia® USB 3.0 controller : 2 x USB 3.0 port(s) (2 at back panel, blue)

ROG Exclusive Features CrossChill Copper (Hybrid air and liquid cooling)*7 ROG Armor (including top cover and SECC steel backplate)*8 mPCIe Combo III (mPCIe/M.2 combo card) ROG Connect : – RC Diagram – RC Remote – RC Poster Extreme Engine Digi+ III : – 8 + 2 phase power design – NexFET™ Power Block MOSFET – 60A BlackWing Chokes – 10K Black Metallic Capacitors ProbeIt KeyBot – CPU Level Up – XMP – Direct Key UEFI BIOS features : – GPU.DIMM Post – Tweakers’ Paradise – ROG SSD Secure Erase – Graphic Card Information Preview ROG RAMDisk GameFirst III Extreme Tweaker

Special Features 5-Way Optimization by Dual Intelligent Processors 5 – Whole system optimization with a single click! 5-Way Optimization tuning key perfectly consolidates TPU, EPU, DIGI+ Power Control, Fan Xpert 3, and Turbo App together, providing better CPU performance, efficient power saving, precise digital power control, whole system cooling and even tailor your own app usages. Gamer’s Guardian: – ESD Guards on LAN, Audio, KBMS and USB3.0/2.0 ports – DRAM Overcurrent Protection – 10K Black Metallic Capacitors – Stainless Steel Back I/O ASUS Wi-Fi GO! – Wi-Fi GO! Function: Cloud GO!, Remote Desktop, Remote Keyboard & Mouse, File Transfer – Wi-Fi GO! & NFC Remote app for portable smartphone/tablet, supporting iOS 7 & Android 4.0 systems ASUS Exclusive Features : – MemOK! – AI Suite 3 – Ai Charger+ – USB Charger+ – USB 3.0 Boost – Disk Unlocker ASUS EZ DIY : – ASUS O.C. Profile – ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 – ASUS EZ Flash 2 – ASUS USB BIOS Flashback – Push Notice ASUS Q-Design : – ASUS Q-Shield – ASUS Q-Code – ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED) – ASUS Q-Slot – ASUS Q-DIMM – ASUS Q-Connector Overclocking Protection : – ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall) Media Streamer

Operating System Support Windows® 8.1 Windows® 8 Windows® 7

Back I/O Ports 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port(s) 1 x DisplayPort 1 x HDMI 1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s) 6 x USB 3.0 (blue) 2 x USB 2.0 (one port can be switched to ROG Connect) 1 x Optical S/PDIF out 6 x Audio jack(s) 1 x Clear CMOS button(s) 1 x ROG Connect On/ Off switch(es)

Internal I/O Ports 1 x USB 3.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.0 port(s) 2 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 port(s) 2 x SATA Express connector: red, 1 x TPM header 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s) 1 x CPU Fan connector(s) (1 x 4 -pin) 1 x CPU OPT Fan connector(s) (1 x 4 -pin) 6 x Chassis Fan connector(s) (6 x 4 -pin) 1 x Thunderbolt header(s) 1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s) 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s) 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s) 1 x Front panel audio connector(s) (AAFP) 1 x System panel(s) (Q-Connector) 1 x MemOK! button(s) 10 x ProbeIt Measurement Points 1 x Thermal sensor connector(s) 1 x Power-on button(s) 1 x Reset button(s) 1 x mPCIe Combo III connector(s) 1 x ROG extension (ROG_EXT) header(s) 1 x KeyBot Button 1 x Sonic SoundStage Button

Accessories User’s manual I/O Shield 8 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(s) 1 x ASUS 2T2R dual band Wi-Fi moving antennas (Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compliant) 1 x SLI bridge(s) 1 x Q-connector(s) (2 in 1) 1 x 12 in 1 ROG Cable Label(s) 1 x mPCIe Combo III card(s) with dual-band WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac + Bluetooth v4.0 module 1 x ROG Door Hanger(s)

BIOS 64 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.7, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.8, ACPI 5.0, Multi-language BIOS

Manageability WfM2.0, DMI2.7, WOL by PME, PXE

Support Disc Drivers ROG GameFirst III ROG RAMDisk ROG CPU-Z ROG Mem TweakIt Kaspersky® Anti-Virus DAEMON Tools Pro Standard ASUS WebStorage HomeCloud ASUS Utilities