AORUS and EK Waterblocks brings to you the best solution in cooling your PC. With liquid cooling, often known as water cooling, users can reap benefits beyond what a large stock air cooler can provide. You can strive for performance, stealth, or merely aesthetics all with liquid cooling.

Technical Specifications:

CPU

• Support for 7th and 6th generation Intel® Core™ i7 processors/ Intel® Core™ i5 processors/Intel® Core™ i3 processors/Intel® Pentium® processors/Intel® Celeron® processors in the LGA1151 package
• L3 cache varies with CPU

Chipset

• Intel® Z270 Express Chipset

Memory

• 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 GB of system memory
• Dual channel memory architecture
• Support for DDR4 4133(O.C.) / 4000(O.C.) / 3866(O.C.) / 3800(O.C.) / 3733(O.C.) / 3666(O.C.) / 3600(O.C.) / 3466(O.C.) / 3400(O.C.) / 3333(O.C.) / 3300(O.C.) / 3200(O.C.) / 3000(O.C.) / 2800(O.C.) / 2666(O.C.) / 2400 / 2133 MHz memory modules
• Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)
• Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules
• Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

Onboard Graphics

• Integrated Graphics Processor+Intel® Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller
• 1 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 3 connector, supporting DisplayPort and Thunderbolt™ video outputs and a maximum resolution of 4096x2304@60 Hz
• 1 x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2304@60 Hz
• 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@60 Hz
• Support for up to 3 displays at the same time
• Maximum shared memory of 1 GB

Audio

• Creative® Sound Core 3D chip
• 2 x JRC NJM2114 and 1 x TI Burr Brown® OPA2134 operational amplifiers
• Support for Sound Blaster ZxRi
• High Definition Audio
• 2/5.1-channel
• Support for S/PDIF Out

LAN

• 2 x Killer™ E2500 LAN chips (10/100/1000 Mbit)

Expansion Slots

• 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
• 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8)
• 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
• 3 x PCI Express x1 slots

Wireless Communication module

• Killer™ Wireless-AC 1535
• Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, supporting 2.4/5 GHz Dual-Band
• Bluetooth 4.1
• Support for 11ac wireless standard and up to 867 Mbps data rate

Multi-Graphics Technology

• Support for NVIDIA® Quad-GPU SLI™ and 4-Way/3-Way/2-Way NVIDIA® SLI™ technologies
• Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ and 4-Way/3-Way/2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technologies

Storage Interface

• 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2M_32G)
• 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P_32G)
• 2 x U.2 connectors
• 3 x SATA Express connectors
• 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3 0~5)
• Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
• ASMedia® ASM1061 chip: 2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3 6, 7), supporting AHCI mode only

USB

• Chipset+Intel® Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller: 1 x USB Type-C™ port on the back panel, with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support
• Chipset+Intel® Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller: 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A port (red) on the back panel
• Chipset+Realtek® USB 3.1 Gen 1 Hub: 4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports available through the internal USB headers
• Chipset: 5 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports on the back panel
• Chipset: 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the internal USB headers

Internal I/O Connectors

• 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
• 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
• 1 x CPU fan header
• 1 x water cooling CPU fan header
• 4 x system fan headers
• 2 x system fan/water cooling pump headers
• 1 x I/O shield audio LED power connector
• 2 x RGB (RGBW) LED strip extension cable headers
• 3 x SATA Express connectors
• 8 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
• 2 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors
• 2 x U.2 connectors
• 1 x front panel header
• 1 x front panel audio header
• 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 headers
• 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
• 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header
• 1 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connector
• 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
• 2 x temperature sensor headers
• 1 x power button
• 1 x reset button
• 1 x Clear CMOS button
• 1 x ECO button
• 1 x OC button
• 2 x audio gain control switches
• 2 x BIOS switches
• Voltage Measurement Points

Back Panel Connectors

• 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
• 2 x MMCX antenna connectors (2T2R)
• 1 x HDMI port
• 1 x DisplayPort
• 1 x Thunderbolt™ 3 connector (USB Type-C™ port, with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support)
• 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A port (red)
• 5 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports
• 2 x RJ-45 ports
• 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
• 5 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Line In/Mic In, Line Out, Headphone)

I/O Controller

• iTE® I/O Controller Chip

H/W Monitoring

• Voltage detection
• Temperature detection
• Fan speed detection
• Overheating warning
• Fan fail warning
• Fan speed control

BIOS

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

Unique Features

• Support for APP Center: 3D OSD, @BIOS, Ambient LED, AutoGreen, Cloud Station, EasyTune, Easy RAID, Fast Boot, Smart TimeLock, Smart Keyboard, Smart Backup, System Information Viewer, USB Blocker, USB DAC-UP 2, V-Tuner
• Support for 3TB+ Unlock
• Support for Q-Flash
• Support for Xpress Install

Bundle Software

• Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)
• Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready

Operating System

• Windows® 10 64-bit (for 7th Generation Intel® Processors)
• Windows® 10 64-bit / Windows® 8.1 64-bit / Windows® 7 32-bit / 64-bits (for 6th Generation Intel® Processors)

Form Factor

• ATX Form Factor, 30.5cm x 26.4cm