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MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME specifications summary
USB
Intel
®
Z170 Express Chipset - supports ASUS USB 3.1 Boost:
- 6 x USB 3.0 ports (2 ports at back panel [blue], 4 ports at mid-
board [gray])*
- 6 x USB 2.0 ports (6 ports at mid-board)***
Intel
®
USB 3.1 Controller:
- 2 x USB 3.1 ports (1 Type-A and 1 Type-C ports at back panel)
ASMedia
®
USB 3.1 controller - supports ASUS USB 3.1 Boost:
- 2 x USB 3.1 ports (2 Type-A at back panel [Red])
ASMedia
®
USB 3.0 controller - supports ASUS USB 3.1 Boost:
- 2 x USB 3.0 ports (2 ports at back panel [blue])
*** 2 x USB2.0 ports at mid-board (USB1314) shares with ROG extension
(ROG_EXT) port.
ROG Exclusive Features
Extreme Engine Digi+
- MicroFine Alloy Choke
- OptiMOS MOSFETs
- 10K Black Metallic Capacitors
OC Zone
- ReTry button
- Safe Boot button
- LN2 Mode header
- Slow Mode switch
- Start button
- Reset button
- ProbeIt
- PCIe x16 lane switches
- Memory switch header
ROG RAMCache
ROG RAMDisk
KeyBot II
- One-click overclocking
- X.M.P.
- DirectKey
- Clr CMOS
- Power On
UEFI BIOS features:
- Extreme Tweaker
- Tweakers’ Paradise
- ROG SSD Secure Erase
- GPU.DIMM Post
- O.C. Prole
- Graphics Card Information Preview
USB BIOS Flashback