** Maximus V Extreme: King of Z77 overclocking boards with native Intel Thunderbolt™**
- LGA1155 socket for Intel 3rd/2nd Generation Core™ i 7/ i 5/ i 3/ Pentium / Celeron Processors
- Intel Z77 Express Chipset
- OC Key
- The key to real time monitoring & overclocking!
- Subzero Sense
- Find out how cold your board is
- VGA Hotwire
- Hotwire your system
- Intel Thunderbolt
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