MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Intel® Socket 1151for 6^th Generation Core™ i7/Core™ i5/Core™ i3/Pentium®/Celeron® Processors,Supports Intel® 14nm CPU,Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0,* The Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 support depends on the CPU types.,* Refer to www.asus.com for CPU support list

Intel® Z170

4 x DIMM, Max. 64GB, DDR4 3800(O.C.)/3733(O.C.)/3600(O.C.)/3500(O.C.)/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 Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory,Dual Channel Memory Architecture,Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP),* Hyper DIMM support is subject to the physical characteristics of individual CPUs.,* Refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).

Multi-VGA output support : HDMI/DisplayPort 1.2 ports,Maximum shared memory of 512 MB,Integrated Graphics Processor- Intel® HD Graphics support,- Supports HDMI with max. resolution 4096 x 2160 @ 24Hz,- Supports DisplayPort with max. resolution 4096 x 2304 @ 60 Hz,Supports Intel® InTru™ 3D, Quick Sync Video, Clear Video HD Technology, Insider™

Supports NVIDIA® Quad-GPU SLI™ Technology,Supports AMD 3-Way CrossFireX™ Technology

2 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8, +gray),1 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x4 mode, +black),3 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x1

1 x M.2 x4 Socket 3, with M Key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage devices support (both SATA & PCIE mode)*¹,6 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), gray, , 4 ports from 2 x SATA Express,2 x SATA Express port,Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports*²,Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology*²,2 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), black, *³,,Intel® Z170 chipset : ,ASMedia® ASM1061 controller : ,Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10

Intel® I219V, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s), GameFirst technology,Intel® LAN- Dual interconnect between the Integrated LAN controller and Physical Layer (PHY),Anti-surge LANGuard

ROG SupremeFX 20158-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC,- ESS® ES9023P,- TI RC4580 2VRMS audio OP AMP(s),- Gold-plated jacks,- DTS Connect,- Sonic SenseAmp,- Sonic Studio II,- Sonic Radar II,- Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking,- SupremeFX Shielding Technology,Audio Feature :,- Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel

8 x USB 2.0 port(s) (4 at back panel, black, 4 at mid-board),Intel® Z170 chipset : *⁴,Intel® Z170 chipset :,1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 port(s) (1 at back panel, black, USB Type-C^TM),1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 port(s) (1 at back panel, red, Type-A),6 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 port(s) (2 at back panel, blue, 4 at mid-board),ASMedia® USB 3.1 controller :

Mem TweakIt,- O.C. Profile,ROG RAMDisk,Start Button,Reset Button,LN2 Mode,Extreme Engine Digi+ :,- MicroFine Alloy Chokes,- NexFET™ Power Block MOSFET,- 10K Black Metallic Capacitors,KeyBot II,- One-click Overclocking,- X.M.P.,- DirectKey,- ClrCMOS,- Power On,UEFI BIOS features :,- GPU.DIMM Post,- Tweakers´ Paradise,- ROG SSD Secure Erase,- Graphic Card Information Preview

OC Design - ASUS PRO Clock Technology,- Full BCLK range for extreme overclocking performance,- 5-Way Optimization tuning key perfectly consolidates TPU, EPU, DIGI+ Power Control, Fan Xpert 3, and Turbo App,- MemOK!,- Ai Charger+,- Disk Unlocker,- Mobo Connect,- PC Cleaner,Remote Entertainment,- Media Streamer,- HyStream,- ASUS USB BIOS Flashback,- Push Notice,- ASUS Q-Code,RAMCache,5-Way Optimization by Dual Intelligent Processors 5,ASUS Exclusive Features :,- AI Suite 3,- USB 3.1 Boost,ASUS EZ DIY :,- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3,- ASUS EZ Flash 3,ASUS Q-Design :,- ASUS Q-Shield,- ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED),- ASUS Q-Slot,- ASUS Q-DIMM,- ASUS Q-Connector

Windows® 10 , 64bit,Windows® 8.1 , 64bit,Windows® 7 , 32bit/64bit

1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 (black)USB Type-C^TM,1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 (red)Type-A,1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port(s),1 x DisplayPort,1 x HDMI,1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s),2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 (blue),4 x USB 2.0,1 x Optical S/PDIF out,5 x Audio jack(s),1 x USB BIOS Flashback Button(s)

2 x SATA Express connector: gray, Compatible with 4 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports,1 x M.2 Socket 3 with M Key design, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage devices support (Supports both SATA & PCIE SSD),4 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s),1 x CPU Fan connector(s) (4-pin),1 x CPU OPT Fan connector(s) (4-pin),4 x Chassis Fan connector(s) (4-pin),1 x System panel(s) (Q-Connector),1 x MemOK! button(s),1 x Thermal sensor connector(s),1 x Power-on button(s),1 x Reset button(s),1 x Water Pump header (4-pin),1 x AAFP connector,2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 connector(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 3.1 Gen 1 port(s),2 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 port(s),1 x Thunderbolt header(s),1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s),1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s),1 x 5-pin EXT_FAN(Extension Fan) connector,1 x LN2 Mode jumper(s),1 x ROG extension (ROG_EXT) header(s),1 x 14-1 pin TPM connector

1 x SLI bridge(s),1 x Q-connector(s) (1 in 1),1 x 12 in 1 ROG Cable Label(s),ROG Fan Label,1 x ROG Door Hanger(s),User´s manual,ASUS Q-Shield,6 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(s),1 x M.2 Screw Package,1 x CPU installation tool,1 x Supporting DVD

1 x 128 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI3.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 3.0, ACPI 5.0, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 3, CrashFree BIOS 3, F11 EZ Tuning Wizard, F6 Qfan Control, F3 My Favorites, F9 Quick Note, Last Modified log, F12 PrintScreen, F3 Shortcut functions and ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect) memory information.

WfM2.0, DMI3.0, WOL by PME, PXE

Drivers
ROG GameFirst technology
ROG RAMDisk
ROG RAMCache
ROG CPU-Z
ROG Mem TweakIt
Overwolf
ROG Keybot II
Kaspersky® Anti-Virus
DAEMON Tools Pro Standard
ASUS WebStorage
ASUS Utilities

ATX Form Factor,12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )

*1 When the M.2 Socket 3 is operating in SATA mode, SATA port 1 will be disabled.
*2 This function will work depending on the CPU installed.
*3 These SATA ports are for data hard drives only. ATAPI devices are not supported.
*4 2 x USB2.0 port at mid-board comes from the ROG extension (ROG_EXT) port.