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

(Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.)

1. Intel^® Z97 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 3200(O.C.) / 3100(O.C.) / 3000(O.C.) / 2933(O.C.) / 2800(O.C.) / 2666(O.C.) / 2600(O.C.) / 2500(O.C.) / 2400(O.C.) / 2200(O.C.) / 2133(O.C.) / 2000(O.C.) / 1866(O.C.) / 1800(O.C.) / 1600 / 1333 MHz memory modules
4. Support for non-ECC memory modules
5. Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

(Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.)

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. Support for up to 3 displays at the same time
5. Maximum shared memory of 1 GB 

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 

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

1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16) * 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 x8 (PCIEX8) * The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16 slot. When the PCIEX8 slot is populated, the PCIEX16 slot will operate at up to x8 mode. (The PCIEX16 and PCIEX8 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
3. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4) * The PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with all PCI Express x1 slots. All 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.)
4. 3 x PCI Express x1 slots (The PCIEX4 and PCI Express x1 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
5. 1 x PCI slot 

1. Support for 3-Way/2-Way AMD CrossFire™and 2-Way NVIDIA^® SLI™ 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 (SATA3 0~5)
   (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 (4 ports on the back panel, 4 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 CPU fan header
7. 1 x water cooling fan header (CPU_OPT)
8. 3 x system fan headers
9. 1 x front panel header
10. 1 x front panel audio header
11. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
12. 1 x USB 3.0/2.0 header
13. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
14. 1 x serial port header
15. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
16. 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header 

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

1. iTE^® I/O Controller Chip 

1. System voltage detection
2. CPU/System/Chipset temperature detection
3. CPU/CPU OPT/System fan speed detection
4. CPU/System overheating warning
5. CPU/CPU OPT/System fan fail warning
6. CPU/CPU OPT/System fan speed control
   * Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the cooler you install. 

1. 2 x 64 Mbit flash
2. Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
3. Support for DualBIOSâ„¢
4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0 

1. Support for APP Center
   * Available applications in APP Center may differ by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also differ depending on motherboard specifications.
   @BIOS
   EasyTune
   EZ Setup
   Fast Boot
   Game Controller
   ON/OFF Charge
   Smart TimeLock
   Smart Recovery 2
   System Information Viewer
   USB Blocker
2. Support for Q-Flash
3. Support for Smart Switch
4. Support for Xpress Install 

1. Norton^® Internet Security (OEM version)
2. Intel^® Rapid Start Technology
3. Intel^® Smart Connect Technology
4. Intel^® Smart Response Technology 

1. Support for Windows 8.1/8/7 

1. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 22.5cm 

1. Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.
2. Most hardware/software vendors may no longer offer drivers to support Win9X/ME/2000/XP. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.