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Note:

• The full product specifications below are from the manufacturer and may contain information related to other package quantities that will not apply to the product that you are reviewing. Please confirm the actual content and/or package quantity from the main product specifications page.
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CPU:

• Support for Intel^® Core™ i7 processors/Intel^® Core™ i5 processors/Intel^® Core™ i3 processors/Intel^® Pentium^® processors/Intel^® Celeron^® processors in the LGA1151 package
• L3 cache varies with CPU

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

• Intel^® Z170 Express Chipset

Memory:

• 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 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.
• Dual channel memory architecture
• Support for DDR4 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 memory modules
• Support for ECC UDIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)
• Support for non-ECC UDIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules
• Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

(Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.)
Onboard Graphics: Integrated Graphics Processor- Intel^® HD Graphics support:

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

Audio:

• Realtek^® ALC887 codec
• High Definition Audio
• 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
• Support for S/PDIF Out

LAN:

• Realtek^® GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

Expansion Slots:

• 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.
• 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
  * The PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX1_2 slot. The PCIEX1_2 slot will become unavailable when a PCIe x4 expansion card is installed.
  * The PCIEX4 slot will run at up to x1 speed if the PCIEX1_2 slot is populated with an expansion card.
• 2 x PCI Express x1 slots
  (All of the PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
• 2 x PCI slots

Multi-Graphics Technology:

• Support for 2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technology

Storage Interface:Chipset:

• 1 x M.2 Socket 3 connector
• 3 x SATA Express connectors
• 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
• Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
  * Refer to "1-7 Internal Connectors," for the supported configurations with the M.2, SATA Express, and SATA connectors.

USB:

Chipset+ASMedia^® ASM1142 chip:

• 1 x USB Type-C™ port on the back panel, with USB 3.1 support
• 1 x USB 3.1 port on the back panel

Chipset:

• 7 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (3 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)
• 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)

Internal I/O Connectors:

• 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
• 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
• 1 x M.2 Socket 3 connector
• 3 x SATA Express connectors
• 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
• 1 x CPU fan header
• 3 x system fan headers
• 1 x front panel header
• 1 x front panel audio header
• 1 x S/PDIF Out header
• 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 headers
• 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
• 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header
• 1 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connector
• 1 x serial port header
• 1 x parallel port header
• 1 x Clear CMOS jumper

Back Panel Connectors:

• 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
• 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
• 1 x D-Sub port
• 1 x DVI-D port
• 1 x HDMI port
• 3 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
• 1 x USB 3.1 port
• 1 x USB Type-C™ port, with USB 3.1 support
• 1 x RJ-45 port
• 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Side Speaker Out, Line In, Line Out, Mic In)

I/O Controller:

• iTE^® I/O Controller Chip

H/W Monitoring:

• System voltage detection
• CPU/System temperature detection
• CPU/System fan speed detection
• CPU/System overheating warning
• CPU/System fan fail warning
• CPU/System fan speed control
  * Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the cooler you install.

BIOS:

• 2 x 64 Mbit flash
• Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
• Support for DualBIOS™
• PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0

Unique Features:

• Support for APP Center
  * Available applications in APP Center may vary by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also vary depending on motherboard specifications.
  3D OSD
  @BIOS
  AutoGreen
  Cloud Station
  EasyTune
  Easy RAID
  Fast Boot
  Smart TimeLock
  Smart Keyboard
  Smart Backup
  System Information Viewer
  USB Blocker
• Support for Q-Flash
• Support for Smart Switch
• Support for Xpress Install

Bundle Software:

• Norton^® Internet Security (OEM version)
• Intel^® Smart Response Technology
• cFosSpeed

Operating System:

• Support for Windows 10/8.1/7*
  * Please download “Windows^® USB Installation Tool” to install Windows^® 7.

Form Factor:

• ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 19.9cm

Remark:

• Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.
• 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.