Supports 4th & 5th Gen Intel Core™ / Pentium / Celeron processors for LGA 1150 socket Supports DDR3-3300 (OC) Memory SATA EXPRESS + M.2 + USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 + SATA 6 Gb/s Guard-Pro: enhanced Protection & Power Efficiency Military Class 4: finest top quality & Stability USB (Universal Serial Bus) Steel Power: Surve Stable 5V Power & Better Signal Transmission over USB (Universal Serial Bus) OC Genie 4: Overclock in 1 Second Click BIOS 4: Easily Fine-tune Your System 4K UHD Support: Ultra-high Definition Visual Experience Multi-GPU: Nvidia SLI™ & AMD Cross Fire™ Support Command Center: Control & Customize Your PC Settings Intel Gigabit LAN: Always connected with Intel Gigabit LAN networking Fast Boot: Quickly Boot Up & Enter OS in A Few Seconds Smart Utilities: Easily Setup & Configure Intel Technologies Specifications CPU Supports 4th & 5th Generation Intel Core™ Processors, & Intel Pentium & Celeron Processors for Socket LGA1150 Please refer to CPU Support for compatible CPU; the above description is for reference only Chipset Intel Z97 Express Chipset Main Memory Support four DDR3 DIMMs 1066/1333/1600/1866*/2000*/2133*/2200*/2400*/2600*/2666*/2800*/3000*/3100*/3200*/3300* (*OC) MHz, up to 32GB Max. Supports Dual-Channel mode Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) Slots 3 x PCIe 3.0 x 16 slot (support x 16, x 8/x 8, x 8/x 4/x 4 modes) 2 x PCIe 2.0 x 1 slots* 2 x PCI slots * The PCI_E3 slot will be unavailable when PCI_E1 has been installed Onboard Graphics 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x 2304@24 Hz, 2560x 1600@60 Hz, 3840x 2160@60 Hz, 1920x 1200@60 Hz 1 x VGA port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x 1200@60 Hz 1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x 1200@60 Hz Multi-GPU Support Supports 2-Way NVIDIA SLI™ Technology Supports 3-Way AMD Cross Fire™ Technology* * Supports Windows 7 & Windows 8/ 8.1 On-Board SATA Intel Z97 Express Chipset 6 x SATA 6 Gb/s ports (SATA1~6)* 1 x M.2 port* M.2 port supports M.2 SATA 6 Gb/s module M.2 port supports M.2 PCIe module up to 10 Gb/s speed** M.2 port supports 4.2cm/ 6cm/ 8cm length module Supports RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 5 & RAID 10*** Supports Intel Smart Response Technology, Intel Rapid Start Technology & Intel Smart Connect Technology**** 1x SATA Express port* (SATA_EX1) ASMedia ASM1061 Chipset 2 x SATA 6 Gb/s ports (SATA7~8) * The M.2 port will be unavailable when installing a SATA/ SATA Express device in the SATA5/SATA6/ SATA Express port. ** M.2 PCIe interface only supports UEFI option ROM, NOT support legacy option ROM. *** M.2 PCIe interface does not support RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 5 & RAID 10. **** Supports Intel Core processors on Windows 7 & Windows 8/ 8.1 USB (Universal Serial Bus) Intel Z97 Express Chipset
- 6 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 connectors)
- 8 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 6 ports available through the internal USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 connectors) ASMedia ASM1042 Chipset
- 2 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 ports on the back panel Audio Realtek ALC892 Codec 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio LAN 1 x Intel I218-V Gigabit LAN controller Internal I/O Connectors 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 8 x SATA 6 Gb/s connectors 1 x SATA Express connector 1 x M.2 port 3 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 connectors (supports additional 6 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 ports) 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 connector (supports additional 2 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 ports) 2 x 4-pin CPU fan connectors 3 x 4-pin system fan connectors 1 x TPM module connector 1 x Serial port connector 1 x Front panel audio connector 2 x System panel connectors 1 x Chassis Intrusion connector 1 x Clear CMOS jumper Back Panel I/O Ports 1 x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse combo port 2 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 ports 1 x VGA port 1 x DVI-D port 6 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 ports 1 x LAN (RJ45) port 1 x HDMI port 6 x OFC audio jacks BIOS The motherboard BIOS provides " Plug & Play" BIOS which detects the peripheral devices & expansion cards of the board automatically The motherboard provides a Desktop Management Interface (DMI) function which records your motherboard specifications. Form Factor 12 in. x 9.6 in. (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) ATX Form Factor 9 mounting holes