LGA1150 socket for the New 4th, the 4th&5th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors
Intel® Z97 Express Chipset
Supports NVIDIA® Quad-GPU SLI™ Technology
Supports AMD® Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology
Dual Gigabit Intel LAN controllers- 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) appliance
Intel® I218-V Gigabit LAN controller- Dual interconnect between the integrated LAN controller and physical layer (PHY)
Realtek® 8111GR Gigabit LAN controller- Dual interconnect between the integrated LAN controller and physical layer (PHY)
Realtek® ALC1150 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
- Audio shielding ensures precision analog/digital separation and greatly reduced multi-lateral interference
- Separate layer for left and right track, ensuring both sound deliver equal quality
- Top notch audio sensation delivers according to the audio configuration
- Audio Amplifier to enhance the highest quality sound for headphone and speakers
- High quality 112dB SNR stereo playback output (Line-out@back) & 104dB SNR recording input (Line-in) support
- Absolute Pitch 192khz/24bit True BD Lossless Sound
- BD Audio Layer Content Protection
Ultimate COOL!" Thermal Solution
- TUF Thermal Armor with Flow Valve
- TUF Thermal Radar 2 with Thermistors
- TUF ICe
We Got Your Back!" Shape Force
- TUF Fortifier
TUF ENGINE!" Power Design
- 8+2 Digital Phase Power Design
- TUF Components (10K Ti-Cap, New Alloy Choke & MOSFET; certified by military-standard)
- ASUS DIGI+ Power Control Utility
Safe & Stable!" Guardian Angel
- Dust Defenders with connector covers and back I/O dust filter
- TUF ESD Guards
- MemOK!
- USB 3.0 Boost featuring speedy USB 3.0 transmission
- USB BIOS Flashback with USB BIOS Flashback Wizard for EZ BIOS download scheduling
- USB Charger+ featuring quick-charging function for all smart devices
- ASUS Remote GO! with Cloud GO!, Remote Desktop, Remote Keyboard & Mouse, File Transfer
- ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode featuring friendly graphics user interface
- Turbo LAN to experience smooth online gaming with lower pings and less lags
- Push Notice monitors your PC status with smart devices in real time
- AI Suite 3
- ASUS Q-Connector
- ASUS Q-Shield
- ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED)
- ASUS Q-Slot
- ASUS Q-DIMM
- ASUS O.C. Profile
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
- EZ Update
- Disk Unlocker
- ASUS EZ Flash 2
- Multi-language BIOS
4 x DIMM, Max. 32GB, DDR3 1866/1600/1333 MHz, non-ECC, un-buffered Memory
2 x PCI Express 3.0/2.0 x16 slots (Single at x16, Dual at x8/x8)
1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot* [black] (Max. at x4 mode, compatible with PCIe x1 and x4 devices)
3 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots
External connectors:
1 x DisplayPort
1 x HDMI port
1 x Optical S/PDIF Output
1 x USB BIOS Flashback Button
2x LAN (RJ45) port
4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (blue, 1 supports USB BIOS Flashback)
4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
8-channel Audio I/O ports
Internal connectors:
2 x USB 3.0/2.0 connectors support additional 4 USB 3.0/2.0 ports (19-pin; moss green)
2 x USB 2.0/1.1 connectors support additional 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports
6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (2 x brown; 2 x black at upper of SATA Express connector; 2 x beige)
1 x CPU Fan connector (4-pin moss green) for both 4-pin(PWM mode) and 3-pin(DC mode) CPU coolers control with auto detection support
1 x CPU OPT Fan connector (4-pin Black) for both 4-pin(PWM mode) and 3-pin(DC mode) CPU coolers control
4 x Chassis Fan connectors (4-pin Black) for both 4-pin(PWM mode) and 3-pin(DC mode) CPU coolers control
3 x Assistant Fan connectors (2 x 3-pin, 1 x 4-pin [White])
Front panel audio connector (AAFP)
24-pin EATX Power connector
8-pin EATX 12V Power connector
System Panel (Q-Connector)
1 x MemOK! Button
1 x DRCT (DirectKey) header
3 x T_Sensor (Thermal Sensor) headers
1 x S/PDIF Out header
1 x TPM header
1 x Thunderbolt header (5-pin) for ASUS ThunderboltEX series support
1 x TUF Accessory Package
- 3 x Thermistor cables
- 1 x back I/O dust frame
- 1 x back I/O dust grid
- 1 x connector dust cover collection (On board USB 3.0, DVI, HDMI, DP, LAN)
- 10 x USB connector dust covers (On board x 2, back x 8)
- 7 x SATA connector dust covers
- 1 x SATA Express dust cover
- 5 x Audio connector dust covers
- 3 x PCIe x16 slot dust covers
- 2 x DRAM slot dust covers
- 3 x PCIe x1 slot dust covers
- 2 x Short fan screws
- 4 x Long fan screws
1 x TUF Inside sticker
1 x TUF Certification card
1 x TUF 5 Year Warranty manual (by region)
ATX Form Factor, 12”x 9.6” (30.5cm x 24.4cm)
