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

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

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

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

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),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),Intel® Z170 chipset :,Intel® Z170 chipset : *⁴,ASMedia® USB 3.1 controller :

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

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

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

2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 (blue),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),1 x DisplayPort,1 x HDMI,1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port(s),1 x Optical S/PDIF out,1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s),4 x USB 2.0

2 x SATA Express connector: gray, Compatible with 4 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports,1 x Thermal sensor connector(s),1 x Thunderbolt header(s),1 x 5-pin EXT_FAN(Extension Fan) connector,2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 connector(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 3.1 Gen 1 port(s),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 Reset button(s),1 x LN2 Mode jumper(s),1 x ROG extension (ROG_EXT) header(s),1 x AAFP connector,1 x System panel(s) (Q-Connector),1 x MemOK! button(s),1 x Power-on button(s),1 x Clear CMOS button(s),1 x 14-1 pin TPM connector,2 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 port(s),1 x Water Pump header (4-pin),1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s),1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s)

6 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(s),1 x CPU installation tool,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),ASUS Q-Shield,1 x SLI bridge(s),User´s manual,1 x M.2 Screw Package,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

12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 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.