MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Intel® Socket 1151for 7^th/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).

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

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

Intel® Z170 chipset : ,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,,Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10,ASMedia® ASM1061 controller :

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

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

Intel® Z170 chipset :,6 x USB 3.0 port(s) (2 at back panel, blue, 4 at mid-board),Intel® Z170 chipset : *⁴,ASMedia® USB 3.1 Gen 2 controller :,1 x USB 3.1 port(s) (1 at back panel, black, USB Type-C^TM),1 x USB 3.1 port(s) (1 at back panel, red, Type-A),8 x USB 2.0 port(s) (4 at back panel, black, 4 at mid-board)

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

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

Windows® 10,Windows® 8.1,Windows® 7

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

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),1 x Water Pump header (4-pin),1 x 14-1 pin TPM connector,1 x 5-pin EXT_FAN(Extension Fan) connector,1 x Thunderbolt header(s),1 x AAFP connector,1 x LN2 Mode jumper(s),1 x ROG extension (ROG_EXT) header(s),2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1(up to 5Gbps) connector(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 3.1 Gen 1 port(s),1 x CPU OPT Fan connector(s) (4-pin),4 x Chassis Fan connector(s) (4-pin),2 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 port(s),4 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s),1 x CPU Fan connector(s) (4-pin),1 x MemOK! button(s),1 x Thermal sensor connector(s),1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s),1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s),1 x System panel(s) (Q-Connector),1 x Power-on button(s),1 x Reset button(s)

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

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.