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