Intel® Socket 1150 for the 5^th/New 4^th/4^th Generation Core™ i7/Core™ i5/Core™ i3/Pentium®/Celeron® Processors
Støtter Intel® 22 nm CPU
Støtter Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 
*Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0-støtten avhenger av CPU-typer.
* Se www.asus.com for liste over hvilke CPU-er som støttes

Intel® Z97

4 x DIMM, Max. 32GB, DDR3 3200(O.C.)/3100(O.C.)/3000(O.C.)/2933(O.C.)/2800(O.C.)/2666(O.C.)/2600(O.C.)/2400(O.C.)/2200(O.C.)/2133(O.C.)/2000(O.C.)/1866(O.C.)/1600/1333 MHz Non-ECC, ikke-bufret minne
Dual Channel minnearkitektur
Støtter Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
* Støtte for Hyper DIMM er i henhold til de fysiske kjennetegnene for den enkelte CPU. 
* S€ www.asus.com for Memory QVL; liste over kvalifiserte minneleverandører (Qualified Vendors List).

Integrated Graphics Processor- Intel® HD Graphics support
Støtte for Multi-VGA-utgang : HDMI/DVI-D/RGB/DisplayPort  -porter
- Supports HDMI with max. resolution 4096  x 2160  @ 24 Hz / 2560  x 1600  @ 60 Hz
- Støtter DVI-D med maks. oppløsning 1920  x 1200  @ 60 Hz
- Støtter RGB med maks. oppløsning 1920  x 1200  @ 60  Hz
- Supports DisplayPort with max. resolution 4960  x 2160  @ 24 Hz / 3840  x 2160  @ 60 Hz
Maksimalt delt minne på 512  MB
Støtter Intel® InTru™ 3D, Quick Sync Video, Clear Video HD-teknologi, Insider™
Støtter opptil 3  skjermer samtidig
DP 1.2 Multi-Stream Transport compliant, supports DP 1.2 monitor daisy chain up to 3 displays

Støtter NVIDIA® Quad-GPU SLI™ Technology
Støtter NVIDIA® 3-Way SLI™- teknologi

2 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8)
1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x2 mode)
2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 *¹
2 x PCI

Intel® Z97 chipset :
1 x SATA Express port, compatible with 2 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports
1 x M.2 Socket 3, , with M Key, type 2260/2280 storage devices support (PCIE mode)
4 x SATA 6Gb/s port(er), gray
Støtter Raid 0, 1, 5, 10
Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology, Intel® Rapid Start Technology, Intel® Smart Connect Technology *²

Intel® I218V, 1 x Gigabit LAN, Dual interconnect between the Integrated Media Access Controller (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY)
Gigabit Intel® LAN Connection- 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) appliance

Realtek® ALC892 8-kanals HD lyd-CODEC
- Støtter : Plugg-gjenkjenning, fler-strømming, Front Panel MIC Jack-retasking
Lydfunksjonalitet :
- Absolutt tonehøyde 192 kHz / 24-biters innholdsbeskyttelse med BD Audio Layer
- DTS Ultra PC II
- DTS Connect
- Optisk S/PDIF-utport(er) på bakpanel
- Audio Shielding: Ensures precision analog/digital separation and greatly reduced multi-lateral interference
- Dedicated audio PCB layers: Separate layers for left and right channels to guard the quality of the sensitive audio signals
- Audio amplifier: Provides the highest-quality sound for headphone and speakers
- Premium Japanese-made audio capacitors: Provide warm, natural and immersive sound with exceptional clarity and fidelity
- Unique de-pop circuit: Reduces start-up popping noise to audio outputs
- Top notch audio sensation delivers according to the audio configuration
- EMI protection cover to prevent electrical noise to affect the amplifier quality

Intel® Z97 chipset :
6 x USB 3.0/2.0 -port(er) (4 på baksidepanelet, blue, 2 på midten av kortet)
Intel® Z97 chipset :
8 x USB 2.0/1.1 -port(er) (2 på baksidepanelet, , 6 på midten av kortet)

5-Way Optimization by Dual Intelligent Processors 5
- Whole system optimization with a single click! 5-Way Optimization tuning key perfectly consolidates TPU, EPU, DIGI+ Power Control, Fan Xpert 3, and Turbo App together, providing better CPU performance, efficient power saving, precise digital power control, whole system cooling and even tailor your own app usages.
ASUS 5X Protection :
- ASUS DIGI+ VRM - 8 fasers digital strøm-design
- ASUS-forbedret overstrømsvern for DRAM– Skadeforebygging mot kortslutning
- ASUS ESD-vern – Forbedret ESD-beskyttelse
- ASUS faste kondensatorer i høy kvalitet, med fem tusen timers levetid– 2,5 ganger så lang levetid, med utmerket holdbarhet
- ASUS bakside-I/O-paneleri rustfritt stål – 3 ganger så holdbart korrosjonsbestandig belegg
ASUS TPU :
- Auto Tuning
- GPU Boost
- TPU switch
ASUS EPU :
- EPU
- EPU switch
ASUS Digital Power Design :
- Industriledende digital8  -faset strømutforming for Power Design
- CPU Strømverktøy
ASUS eksklusive funksjoner :
- Remote GO!
- AI Suite 3
- Anti-Surge
- ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ-modustilbyr et brukervennlig grafisk brukergrensesnitt
- USB 3.0 Boost
- Disk Unlocker
- Turbo LAN
- Crystal Sound 2
ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution :
- Stylish Fanless Design Heat-sink solution
ASUS EZ DIY :
- Precision Tweaker 2
- ASUS O.C. Tuner
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 
- ASUS EZ Flash 2 
- ASUS UEFI- BIOS EZ-modus
- Push Notice
ASUS Q-Design :
- ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED)
- ASUS Q-Slot
- ASUS Q-DIMM
- ASUS Q-Connector
Overklokkingsbeskyttelse:
- ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)
Special Memory O.C. Design
Media Streamer
Turbo App
Fan Xpert 3

Windows® 8.1
Windows® 8
Windows® 7

1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port(s)
1 x DVI-D
1 x D-Sub
1 x DisplayPort
1 x HDMI
1 x LAN (RJ45)-port
4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 (blue)
2 x USB 2.0
1 x Optical S/PDIF out
5 x lydplugger

1 x USB 3.0-tilkobling(er) støtteri tillegg 2 USB 3.0 port(er) (19-pin)
3 x USB 2.0-tilkobling(er) støtteri tillegg 6 USB 2.0-port(er)
1 x SATA Express connector: , compatible with 2 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports
1 x M.2 Socket 3 for M Key, type 2260/2280 devices
1 x TPM header
4 x SATA 6Gb/s-tilkobling(er)
1 x CPU-vifte-tilkobling(er) (1 x 4 -pin)
1 x CPU OPT viftekobling(er) (1 x 4 -pin)
4 x Kabinett-vifte-tilkobling(er) (4 x 4 -pin)
1 x S/PDIF utgangs-header(e)
1 x Thunderbolt header(s)
1 x 24-pin EATX-strøm-tilkobling(er)
1 x 8-pin ATX 12V-strøm-tilkobling(er)
1 x EZ XMP switch
1 x lydtilkobling for frontpanelet (AAFP)
1 x systempanel (Q-Connector)
1 x DRCT header(s)
1 x MemOK! button(s)
1 x TPU switch(es)
1 x EPU switch(es)
1 x Av/på-knapp(er)
1 x Clear CMOS-starter

Bruksanvisning
I/O-skjold
3 x SATA 6Gb/s-kabel(kabler)
1 x SLI-bro
1 x Q-connector(s) (2 in 1)

64 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.7, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.8, ACPI 5.0, Multi-language BIOS,
ASUS EZ Flash 2, CrashFree BIOS 3, F11 EZ Tuning Wizard, F6 Qfan Control, F3 My Favorites, Quick Note, Last Modified log,
F12 PrintScreen, F3 Shortcut functions, and ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect) memory information

WfM 2.0, DMI 2.7, WOL by PME, PXE

Drivers
ASUS Utilities
EZ Update
Anti-virus software (OEM version)

ATX-formfaktor
12.0  tommer x 9.6  tommer ( 30.5  cm x 24.4  cm )

*1 : The PCIe x1_1/2 slots share bandwidth with M.2 Socket 3. The M.2 Socket 3 is default disabled.
*2 : Disse funksjonene vil fungere, avhengig av hvilken CPU som installert.