Intel^® Z97 Express Chipset

4 x DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory

• 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
  (The PCIEX16 slot conforms to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
• 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
• 2 x PCI Express x1 slots
• 3 x PCI slots

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. Realtek^® ALC1150 codec
2. High Definition Audio
3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
4. Support for S/PDIF Out

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 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 512MB