User Guide

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MAXIMUS IX EXTREME specifications summary
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CPU
Intel
®
Socket 1151 for 7th / 6th Generation Core™ i7 / Core™ i5 /
Core™ i3 / Pentium
®
/ Celeron
®
Processors
Supports 14nm CPU
Supports Intel
®
Turbo Boost Technology 2.0*
* Intel
®
Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 support depends on the CPU type
** Refer to www.asus.com for Intel
®
CPU support list
Chipset
Intel
®
Z270 Express Chipset
Memory
4 x DIMM, max. 64GB DDR4 4133(OC) / 4000(OC) / 3866(OC)* /
3733(OC)* / 3600(OC)* / 3466(OC)* / 3400(OC)* / 3333(OC)* /
3300(OC)* / 3200(OC)* / 3000(OC)* / 2800(OC)* / 2666(OC)* /
2400(OC)* / 2133 MHz, non-ECC, un-buffered memory
Dual channel memory architecture
Supports Intel
®
Extreme Memory Prole (XMP)
* Hyper DIMM support is subject to the physical characteristics of
individual CPUs. Please refer to Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors List)
for details.
Expansion slots
New 6th and 7th Gen Intel
®
Core™ Processors
2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (supports x16, x8/x8)
Intel
®
Z270 Express Chipset
1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (max. at x4 mode)
1 x PCIe 3.0 x 4 slot*
* By default the PCIe x4 slot is disabled.
* SATA Ports 3 and 4 will disabled if operating at x2 mode
* SATA ports 1, 2, 3, 4 and M.2_2 SATA mode will disabled if operating at
x4 mode.
Graphic
Integrated Graphics Processor- Intel
®
HD Graphics support
Multi-VGA output support : HDMI/DisplayPort
- Supports DisplayPort 1.2 with max. resolution 4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
- Supports HDMI 1.4b with max. resolution 4096 x 2160 @ 24Hz
- Supports Intel
®
InTru™ 3D/Quick Sync Video/Clear Video HD
Technology/Insider™
Maximum shared memory of 1024MB
Multi-GPU support
Supports NVIDIA
®
2-Way/Quad-GPU SLI
®
Technology
Supports AMD
®
3-Way/Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology
LAN
Intel
®
I219-V Gigabit LAN- Dual interconnect between the integrated
Media Access Controller (MAC) and physical layer (PHY)
Anti-surge LANGuard (On-Board)
ROG Gamerst IV
Wireless & Bluetooth
Wi-Fi with MU-MIMO 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac supports dual frequency
band 2.4/5 GHz
Up to 867Mbps transfer speed
Bluetooth v4.1*
* Support for the Bluetooth specification depends on the Windows
®
version. Windows
®
7/8.1 can support up to Bluetooth 4.0.