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 3733(O.C.)/3600(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 DisplayPort with max. resolution 4096 x 2304 @ 60 Hz,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 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 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,ASMedia® ASM1061 controller : ,2 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), black, *³,,Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports*²,Intel® Z170 chipset : ,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

- 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,- Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking,- SupremeFX Shielding Technology,- Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel,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) (1 at back panel, black, USB Type-C^TM),1 x USB 3.1 port(s) (1 at back panel, red, Type-A),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 :

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

- 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,- Push Notice,RAMCache,- USB 3.1 Boost,- Disk Unlocker,- ASUS USB BIOS Flashback^™,- Ai Charger+,- MemOK!,OC Design - ASUS PRO Clock Technology,- Full BCLK range for extreme overclocking performance,- ASUS Q-Connector,- ASUS Q-Code,5-Way Optimization by Dual Intelligent Processors 5,- ASUS Q-Shield,- ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED),ASUS Exclusive Features :,- AI Suite 3,- PC Cleaner,ASUS EZ DIY :,- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3,- ASUS EZ Flash 3,ASUS Q-Design :,- ASUS Q-Slot,- 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,,2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 (blue),4 x USB 2.0,1 x USB BIOS Flashback^™ Button(s),1 x DisplayPort,1 x Optical S/PDIF out,5 x Audio jack(s),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),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 System panel(s) (Q-Connector),1 x Thunderbolt header(s),1 x MemOK! button(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 5-pin EXT_FAN(Extension Fan) connector,1 x 14-1 pin TPM connector,1 x LN2 Mode jumper(s),1 x Power-on button(s),1 x Reset button(s),1 x AAFP connector,8 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s),1 x Thermal sensor connector(s),2 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 port(s),1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s),1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s)

1 x 12 in 1 ROG Cable Label(s),ROG Fan Label,1 x SLI bridge(s),1 x CPU installation tool,1 x ROG Door Hanger(s),ASUS Q-Shield,1 x Q-connector(s) (1 in 1),6 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(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.