CPU

1. Support for Intel® Core™ i7 processors/Intel® Core™ i5 processors/ Intel® Core™ i3 processors/Intel® Pentium® processors/ Intel® Celeron® processors in the LGA1150 package
2. L3 cache varies with CPU

Intel® H97 Express Chipset

1. 4 x DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory
   * Due to a Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than the size of the physical memory installed.
2. Dual channel memory architecture
3. Support for DDR3 1600/1333 MHz memory modules
4. Support for non-ECC memory modules
5. Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

Integrated Graphics Processor - Intel® HD Graphics support:

1. 1 x D-Sub port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200@60Hz
2. 1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200@60Hz
   * The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter.
3. 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@24Hz or 2560x1600@60Hz
   * Support for HDMI 1.4a version.
4. 1 x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@24Hz or 3840x2160@60Hz
   * Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version.
5. Support for up to 3 displays at the same time
6. Maximum shared memory of 512MB

1. Realtek® ALC1150 codec
2. Support for Sound Blaster X-Fi MB3
3. High Definition Audio
4. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
5. Support for S/PDIF Out

Qualcomm® Atheros Killer E2201 LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
   (The PCIEX16 slot conforms to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
   * For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.
2. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
   * The PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with the PCI Express x1 slots. The PCI Express x1 slots will become unavailable when a PCIe x4 expansion card is installed.
   * When installing a x8 or above card in the PCIEX4 slot, make sure to set PCIE Slot Configuration (PCH) in BIOS Setup to x4. (Refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," "Peripherals," for more information.)
3. 2 x PCI Express x1 slots
   (The PCIEX4 and the PCI Express x1 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
4. 3 x PCI slots

Support for 2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technology

1. 1 x M.2 PCIe connector
   (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 SATA & PCIe SSD support)
2. 1 x SATA Express connector
3. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
   (M.2, SATA Express, and SATA3 4/5 connectors can only be used one at a time. The SATA3 4/5 connectors will become unavailable when an M.2 SSD is installed.)
4. Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10

1. 6 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)
2. 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 6 ports available through the internal USB headers)

1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
2. 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
3. 1 x M.2 PCIe connector
4. 1 x SATA Express connector
5. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
6. 1 x USB 3.0/2.0 header
7. 3 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
8. 1 x CPU fan header
9. 1 x water cooling fan header (CPU_OPT)
10. 3 x system fan headers
11. 1 x front panel header
12. 1 x front panel audio header
13. 1 x serial port header
14. 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header
15. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
16. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper

1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
2. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
3. 1 x D-Sub port
4. 1 x DVI-D port
5. 1 x HDMI port
6. 1 x DisplayPort
7. 4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
8. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
9. 1 x RJ-45 port
10. 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Side Speaker Out, Line In, Line Out, Mic In)

ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 21.4cm