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,Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP),Dual Channel Memory Architecture,* Hyper DIMM support is subject to the physical characteristics of individual CPUs.,* Refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).

Maximum shared memory of 512 MB,- Supports DisplayPort with max. resolution 4096 x 2304 @ 60 Hz,Integrated Graphics Processor- Intel® HD Graphics support,Multi-VGA output support : HDMI/DisplayPort 1.2 ports,- Supports HDMI with max. resolution 4096 x 2160 @ 24Hz,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 3with M Key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage devices support (both SATA & PCIE mode)*¹,2 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), black, *³,6 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), gray, , 4 ports from 2 x SATA Express,2 x SATA Express port,ASMedia® ASM1061 controller : ,Intel® Z170 chipset : ,Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports,Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology,Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10

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

- ESS® ES9023P DAC: dB SNR, dB THD+N (Max. kHz/ -bit),- TI RC4580 2VRMS audio OP AMP(s),ROG SupremeFX 20158-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC,- Sonic SenseAmp,- Sonic Studio II,- Sonic Radar II,- Gold-plated jacks,- SupremeFX Shielding Technology,- Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking,Audio Feature :,- DTS Connect,- 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),1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 port(s) (1 at back panel, black, USB Type-C^TM),Intel® Z170 chipset : *⁴,Intel® Z170 chipset :,1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 port(s) (1 at back panel, red, Type-A),ASMedia® USB 3.1 controller :,6 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 port(s) (2 at back panel, blue, 4 at mid-board)

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

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

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

2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 (blue),4 x USB 2.0,1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port(s),1 x DisplayPort,1 x HDMI,1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 (black)USB Type-C^TM,1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 (red)Type-A,1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s),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 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 Water Pump header (4-pin),1 x M.2 Socket 3 with M Key design, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage devices support (Supports both SATA & PCIE SSD),1 x 14-1 pin TPM connector,4 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s),1 x ROG extension (ROG_EXT) header(s),1 x AAFP connector,1 x Thunderbolt header(s),1 x MemOK! button(s),1 x System panel(s) (Q-Connector),1 x Reset button(s),1 x LN2 Mode jumper(s),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 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 Thermal sensor connector(s),1 x Power-on button(s),1 x Clear CMOS button(s)

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

128 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI3.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 3.0, ACPI 5.0, BIOS multilingüe, ASUS EZ Flash 3, CrashFree BIOS 3, F11 EZ Tuning Wizard, F6 Qfan Control, F3 Mis favoritos, Notas rápidas, Últimos registros, F12 PrintScreen e información de memoria ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect)

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.