MAXIMUS VIII HERO

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

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

Maximum shared memory of 512 MB,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 3with 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® 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,- Gold-plated jacks,- Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking,- SupremeFX Shielding Technology,Audio Feature :,- DTS Connect,- Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel

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

- GPU.DIMM Post,Start Button,Reset Button,LN2 Mode,- Graphic Card Information Preview,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,- Tweakers´ Paradise,- ROG SSD Secure Erase,ROG RAMDisk

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

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

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

2 x SATA Express connector: gray, Compatible with 4 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports,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 M.2 Socket 3 with M Key design, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage devices support (Supports both SATA & PCIE SSD),1 x System panel(s) (Q-Connector),1 x LN2 Mode jumper(s),4 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s),1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s),1 x ROG extension (ROG_EXT) header(s),1 x 14-1 pin TPM connector,2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 connector(s) support(s) additional 4 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 Water Pump header (4-pin),1 x AAFP connector,1 x Thunderbolt header(s),1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s),1 x 5-pin EXT_FAN(Extension Fan) connector,1 x MemOK! button(s),1 x Thermal sensor connector(s),1 x Power-on button(s),1 x Reset button(s),1 x Clear CMOS button(s)

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