MAXIMUS VIII GENE

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

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

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

1 x PCIe 3.0 x4 (black) *¹,2 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8, gray)

2 x SATA Express port, , Compatible with 4 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports,Intel® Z170 chipset : ,Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports*³,1 x M.2 Socket 3, with M Key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage devices support (both SATA & PCIE mode)*²,Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology*⁴,6 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), gray,Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10

Intel® I219V, 1 x 10/100 LAN Controller(s), GameFirst technology,Intel® LAN- Dual interconnect between the Integrated LAN controller and Physical Layer (PHY),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,- DTS Connect,- Gold-plated jacks,- SupremeFX Shielding Technology,- Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel,- Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking,Audio Feature :

8 x USB 3.0 port(s) (6 at back panel, blue, 2 at mid-board),1 x USB port(s) (1 at back panel, red, Type-A),1 x USB 3.1 port(s) (1 at back panel, black, USB Type-C^TM),Intel® Z170 chipset : *⁵,Intel® Z170 chipset :,4 x USB 2.0 port(s) (4 at mid-board),ASMedia® USB 3.1 Gen 2 controller :

- GPU.DIMM Post,- One-click Overclocking,- DirectKey,KeyBot II,- X.M.P.,- ClrCMOS,- Power On,- O.C. Profile,UEFI BIOS features :,- Tweakers´ Paradise,- ROG SSD Secure Erase,- Graphic Card Information Preview,ROG RAMDisk,Safe Boot Button,Reset Button,Mem TweakIt,Extreme Tweaker,ReTry Button,Start Button,LN2 Mode,ProbeIt

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

Windows® 8.1,Windows® 7,Windows® 10

1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 (red)Type-A,1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 (black)USB Type-C^TM,,6 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 (blue),5 x Audio jack(s),1 x Optical S/PDIF out,1 x Clear CMOS button(s),1 x USB BIOS Flashback^™ Button(s),1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port(s),1 x DisplayPort,1 x HDMI,1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s)

2 x SATA Express connector: gray, Compatible with 4 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports,4 x Chassis Fan connector(s) (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 ROG extension (ROG_EXT) header(s),1 x Water Pump header (4-pin),1 x CPU Fan connector(s) (4-pin),1 x CPU OPT Fan connector(s) (4-pin),1 x MemOK! button(s),1 x System panel(s) (Q-Connector),1 x 5-pin EXT_FAN(Extension Fan) connector,1 x AAFP connector,1 x Power-on button(s),1 x Thermal sensor connector(s),1 x Reset button(s),1 x LN2 Mode jumper(s),1 x Safe Boot button,1 x ReTry button,2 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s),1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1(up to 5Gbps) connector(s) support(s) additional 2 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 12 in 1 ROG Cable Label(s),ROG Fan Label,1 x SLI bridge(s),1 x ROG Door Hanger(s),1 x Q-connector(s) (1 in 1),ASUS Q-Shield,1 x CPU installation tool,4 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(s),1 x M.2 Screw Package,User´s manual,1 x Supporting DVD

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 and ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect) memory information.

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

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

9.6 inch x 9.6 inch ( 24.4 cm x 24.4 cm ),mATX Form Factor

*1 Supports Intel® RST for PCIE RAID storage.
*2 When the M.2 Socket 3 is operating in SATA mode, SATA port 1 will be disable.
*3 Supports PCIE RAID configurations via onboard M.2 and PCIEX4_1 slot storage.
*4 This function will work depending on the CPU installed.
*5 2 x USB2.0 port at mid-board comes from the ROG extension (ROG_EXT) port.