MAXIMUS VIII HERO

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

Intel® Z170

4 x DIMM, Max. 64GB, DDR4 3400(O.C.)/3800(O.C.)/3600(O.C.)/3500(O.C.)/3466(O.C.)/2400(O.C.)/2800(O.C.)/3333(O.C.)/2133/3000(O.C.)/3200(O.C.)/3733(O.C.)/2666(O.C.)/3300(O.C.) MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory,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).,Dual Channel Memory Architecture

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

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

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

black, 2 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), *³,,Support Raid 10, 1, 5, 0,ASMedia® ASM1061 controller : ,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,Intel® Z170 chipset : ,2 x SATA Express port,Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports*²,Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology*²

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

- Sonic SenseAmp,- TI RC4580 2VRMS audio OP AMP(s),- ESS® ES9023P DAC: dB SNR, dB THD+N (Max. kHz/ -bit),8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC ROG SupremeFX 2015,- Sonic Radar II,- Sonic Studio II,- Supports : Front Panel Jack-retasking, Jack-detection, Multi-streaming,- DTS Connect,- SupremeFX Shielding Technology,- Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel,- Gold-plated jacks,Audio Feature :

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

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

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

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

1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 (black)USB Type-C^TM,1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 (red)Type-A,2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 (blue),4 x USB 2.0,1 x USB BIOS Flashback Button(s),5 x Audio jack(s),1 x DisplayPort,1 x Optical S/PDIF out,1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port(s),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),2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 connector(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 3.1 Gen 1 port(s),1 x System panel(s) (Q-Connector),1 x MemOK! button(s),1 x ROG extension (ROG_EXT) header(s),1 x Thunderbolt header(s),1 x CPU OPT Fan connector(s) (4-pin),1 x CPU Fan connector(s) (4-pin),1 x 5-pin EXT_FAN(Extension Fan) connector,1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s),1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s),1 x Water Pump header (4-pin),1 x Power-on button(s),1 x Thermal sensor connector(s),4 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s),1 x Reset button(s),2 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 port(s),1 x AAFP connector,1 x LN2 Mode jumper(s),1 x 14-1 pin TPM connector

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

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

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

*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.