Features: Supports 6th Generation Intel Core™ Processor Dual Channel DDR4, 4 DIMMs Intel USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 with USB (Universal Serial Bus) Type-C™- the world's next Universal connector 3-Way Graphics Support with Exclusive Ultra Durable Metal Shielding over the PCIe Slots Dual PCIe Gen 3 x 4 M.2 Connectors with up to 32 Gb/s Data Transfer (PCIe & SATA SSD support) 3 SATA Express Connectors for up to 16 Gb/s Data Transfer 115d B SNR HD Audio with Built-in Rear Audio Amplifier Killer™ E2200 & Intel Gaming Networks High Quality Audio Capacitors & Audio Noise Guard with LED Trace Path Lighting APP Center Including Easy Tune™ & Cloud Station™ Utilities GIGABYTE UEFI Dual BIOS™ Technology CPU Support for Intel Core™ i 7 processors/ Intel Core™ i 5 processors/ Intel Core™ i 3 processors/ Intel Pentium processors/ Intel Celeron processors in the LGA1151 package L3 cache varies with CPU (Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.) Chipset Intel Z170 Express Chipset Memory 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 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 DDR4 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 (O.C.) /2133 MHz memory modules Support for ECC UDIMM 1 Rx 8/2 Rx 8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode) Support for non-ECC UDIMM 1 Rx 8/2 Rx 8/1 Rx 16 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 1920x 1200@60 Hz 1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x 1200@60 Hz * The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter. 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x 2160@24 Hz * Support for HDMI 1.4 version. Support for up to 3 displays at the same time Maximum shared memory of 512 MB Audio Realtek ALC1150 codec TI Burr Brown OPA2134 operational amplifier Support for Sound Blaster X-Fi MB3 High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel Support for S/PDIF Out LAN Killer E2201 LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) Expansion Slots 1 x PCI Express x 16 slot, running at x 16 (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 x 16 slot, running at x 8 (PCIEX8) * The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16 slot. When the PCIEX8 slot is populated, the PCIEX16 slot will operate at up to x 8 mode. 1 x PCI Express x 16 slot, running at x 4 (PCIEX4) 1 x PCI Express x 1 slot (All of the PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.) Multi-Graphics Technology Support for 3-Way/2-Way AMD Cross Fire™ & 2-Way NVIDIA SLI™ Technology Storage Interface Chipset: 1 x M.2 Socket 3 connector 3 x SATA Express connectors 6 x SATA 6 Gb/s connectors Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, & RAID 10 * Refer to "1-9 Internal Connectors, for the supported configurations with the M.2, SATA Express, & SATA connectors. USB (Universal Serial Bus) Chipset: 7 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0/2.0 ports (3 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB (Universal Serial Bus) headers) 6 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB (Universal Serial Bus) headers) Chipset+ Intel USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Controller: 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) Type-C™ port on the back panel, with USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 support 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Type-A port (red) on the back panel Internal I/O Connectors 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x M.2 Socket 3 connector 3 x SATA Express connectors 6 x SATA 6 Gb/s connectors 1 x CPU fan header 1 x water cooling fan header (CPU_OPT) 3 x system fan headers 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x S/PDIF Out header 2 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0/2.0 headers 2 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0/1.1 headers 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header 1 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connector 1 x serial port header 1 x Clear CMOS jumper 1 x audio gain control switch Back Panel Connectors 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port 1 x D-Sub port 1 x DVI-D port 1 x HDMI port 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) Type-C™ port, with USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 support 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Type-A port (red) 3 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0/2.0 ports 2 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0/1.1 ports 1 x RJ-45 port 5 x audio jacks (Center/ Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Line In, Line Out, Mic In) I/O Controller i TE I/O Controller Chip H/W Monitoring System voltage detection CPU/ System 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 Dual BIOS™ Pn P 1.0a, DMI 2.7, Wf M 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0 Unique Features Support for APP Center * Available applications in APP Center may vary by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also vary depending on motherboard specifications. 3D OSD @BIOS Ambient LED Auto Green Cloud Station Easy Tune Easy RAID Fast Boot Smart Time Lock Smart Keyboard Smart Backup System Information Viewer USB (Universal Serial Bus) Blocker Support for Q-Flash Support for Smart Switch Support for Xpress Install Operating System Support for Windows 10/8.1/7* * Please download “ Windows USB (Universal Serial Bus) Installation Tool” to install Windows 7 Form Factor Micro ATX Form Factor; 24.4cm x 24.4cm