Technical Specs

CPU

• Support for Intel® Core™ i7 processors/Intel® Core™ i5 processors/ Intel® Core™ i3 processors/Intel® Pentium® processors/Intel® Celeron® processors in the LGA1150 package
• L3 cache varies with CPU
• ‎(‎Please refer ‎"‎CPU Support List‎"‎ for more information‎.‎‎)‎

Chipset

• Intel® Z97 Express Chipset

Memory

• 4 x DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory
• * Due to a Windows 32‎-bit operating system limitation‎,‎ when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed‎,‎ the actual memory size displayed will be less than the size of the physical memory installed‎.‎
• Dual channel memory architecture
• Support for DDR3 3300‎(‎O‎.‎C‎.‎‎)‎ / 3200‎(‎O‎.‎C‎.‎‎)‎ / 3100‎(‎O‎.‎C‎.‎‎)‎ / 3000‎(‎O‎.‎C‎.‎‎)‎ / 2933‎(‎O‎.‎C‎.‎‎)‎ / 2800‎(‎O‎.‎C‎.‎‎)‎ / 2666‎(‎O‎.‎C‎.‎‎)‎ / 2600‎(‎O‎.‎C‎.‎‎)‎ / 2500‎(‎O‎.‎C‎.‎‎)‎ / 2400‎(‎O‎.‎C‎.‎‎)‎ / 2200‎(‎O‎.‎C‎.‎‎)‎ / 2133‎(‎O‎.‎C‎.‎‎)‎ / 2000‎(‎O‎.‎C‎.‎‎)‎ / 1866‎(‎O‎.‎C‎.‎‎)‎ / 1800‎(‎O‎.‎C‎.‎‎)‎ / 1600 / 1333 MHz memory modules
• Support for non‎-ECC memory modules
• Support for Extreme Memory Profile ‎(‎XMP‎)‎ memory modules
• ‎(‎Please refer ‎"‎Memory Support List‎"‎ for more information‎.‎‎)‎
• Onboard Graphics Integrated Graphics Processor ‎- Intel® HD Graphics support‎:‎
• 1 x D‎-Sub port‎,‎ supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200@60Hz
• 1 x DVI‎-D port‎,‎ supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200@60Hz
• * The DVI‎-D port does not support D‎-Sub connection by adapter‎.‎
• 1 x HDMI port‎,‎ supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@24Hz or 2560x1600@60Hz
• * Support for HDMI 1.4a version‎.‎
• 1 x DisplayPort‎,‎ supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@24Hz or 3840x2160@60Hz
• * Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version‎.‎
• Support for up to 3 displays at the same time
• Maximum shared memory of 512MB

Audio

• Realtek® ALC1150 codec
• High Definition Audio
• 2/4/5.1/7.1‎-channel
• Support for S/PDIF Out

LAN

• Intel® GbE LAN chip ‎(‎10/100/1000 Mbit‎)‎
• Expansion Slots
• 1 x PCI Express x16 slot‎,‎ running at x16 ‎(‎PCIEX16‎)‎
• * For optimum performance‎,‎ if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed‎,‎ be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot‎.‎
• 1 x PCI Express x16 slot‎,‎ running at x8 ‎(‎PCIEX8‎)‎
• * The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16 slot‎.‎ When the PCIEX8 slot is populated‎,‎ the PCIEX16 slot will operate at up to x8 mode‎.‎
• 2 x PCI Express x16 slots‎,‎ running at x4 ‎(‎PCIEX4_1‎,‎ PCIEX4_2‎)‎
• * The PCIEX4_1 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX8 and PCIEX16 slots‎.‎ When the PCIEX4_1 slot is populated‎,‎ the PCIEX16 slot will operate at up to x8 mode and the PCIEX8 will operate at up to x4 mode‎.‎
• When installing a x8 or above card in the PCIEX4_1 slot‎,‎ make sure to set PCIE Slot Configuration ‎(‎CPU‎)‎ in BIOS Setup to x4‎.‎ ‎(‎Refer to Chapter 2‎,‎ ‎"‎BIOS Setup‎,‎‎"‎ ‎"‎Peripherals‎,‎‎"‎ for more information‎.‎‎)‎
• * The PCIEX4_2 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX1 slots‎.‎ The PCIEX1 slot will become unavailable when a PCIe x4 expansion card is installed‎.‎
• ‎(‎The PCIEX16‎,‎ PCIEX8 and PCIEX4_1 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard‎.‎‎)‎
• 1 x PCI Express x1 slot
• ‎(‎The PCIEX4_2 and PCIEX1 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard‎.‎‎)‎
• 2 x PCI slots
• Multi‎-Graphics Technology
• Support for 4‎-Way/3‎-Way/2‎-Way AMD CrossFire™/2‎-Way NVIDIA® SLI™ technology
• Storage Interface Chipset‎:‎
• 1 x SATA Express connector
• 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
• Support for RAID 0‎,‎ RAID 1‎,‎ RAID 5‎,‎ and RAID 10
• ‎(‎SATA Express and SATA3 4/5 connectors can only be used one at a time‎.‎‎)‎

USB Chipset‎:‎

• 6 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports ‎(‎4 ports on the back panel‎,‎ 2 ports available through the internal USB header‎)‎
• 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
• ‎(‎4 ports on the back panel‎,‎ 2 ports onboard‎,‎ 2 ports available through the internal USB header‎)‎

Internal I/O Connectors

• 1 x 24‎-pin ATX main power connector
• 1 x 8‎-pin ATX 12V power connector
• 1 x 4‎-pin ATX 12V power connector
• 1 x OC PEG power connector
• 1 x SATA Express connector
• 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
• 1 x CPU fan header
• 1 x water cooling fan header ‎(‎CPU_OPT‎)‎
• 6 x system fan headers
• 1 x front panel header
• 1 x front panel audio header
• 1 x S/PDIF Out header
• 1 x USB 3.0/2.0 header
• 1 x USB 2.0/1.1 header
• 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
• 1 x serial port header
• 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
• 1 x power button
• 1 x reset button
• 1 x Clear CMOS button
• 1 x Gear button
• 1 x OC Turbo button
• 1 x OC Tag button
• 1 x OC Trigger switch
• 1 x CPU BCLK Down button
• 1 x CPU BCLK Up button
• 1 x CPU Ratio Down button
• 1 x CPU Ratio Up button
• 1 x Memory Safe button
• 1 x Settings Lock button
• 1 x Direct to BIOS button
• 1 x OC DIMM switch
• 1 x OC PCIe switch
• 1 x OC Ignition button
• 1 x Clear Battery button
• 2 x BIOS switches
• 1 x onboard voltage measurement module

Back Panel Connectors

• 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
• 4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
• 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
• 1 x D‎-Sub port
• 1 x DVI‎-D port
• 1 x HDMI port
• 1 x DisplayPort
• 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
• 1 x RJ‎-45 port
• 6 x audio jacks ‎(‎Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out‎,‎ Rear Speaker Out‎,‎ Side Speaker Out‎,‎ Line In‎,‎ Line Out‎,‎ Mic In‎)‎

I/O Controller

• iTE I/O Controller Chip
• H/W Monitoring
• System voltage detection
• CPU/System/Chipset temperature detection
• CPU/CPU OPT/System fan speed detection
• CPU/System overheating warning
• CPU/CPU OPT/System fan fail warning
• CPU/CPU OPT/System fan speed control
• * Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the cooler you install‎.‎

BIOS

• 2 x 128 Mbit flash
• Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
• Support for DualBIOS™
• PnP 1.0a‎,‎ DMI 2.7‎,‎ WfM 2.0‎,‎ SM BIOS 2.7‎,‎ ACPI 5.0

Unique Features

• Support for APP Center
• * Available applications in APP Center may differ by motherboard model‎.‎ Supported functions of each application may also differ depending on motherboard specifications‎.‎
• @BIOS
• EasyTune
• EZ Setup
• Fast Boot
• ON/OFF Charge
• Smart TimeLock
• Smart Recovery 2
• System Information Viewer
• USB Blocker
• Support for Q‎-Flash
• Support for Smart Switch
• Support for Xpress Install

Bundle Software

• Norton® Internet Security ‎(‎OEM version‎)‎
• Intel® Rapid Start Technology
• Intel® Smart Connect Technology
• Intel® Smart Response Technology

Operating System

• Support for Windows 10/8.1/8/7

Form Factor

• ATX Form Factor‎;‎ 30.5cm x 24.4cm