Description

A high-end Z97 Gaming MB with Killer LAN, M.2 socket, and SATA Express interface.

Gaming Armor
CPU Power
Hi-Density Power Connector
Dual-Stack MOSFET (DSM)
Memory
NexFET MOSFET
15 Gold Contact in DIMM Slots
VGA Card
15 Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE2)
PCIe Power Connector
Internet
Qualcomm Atheros Killer LAN
Cooling
XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink
Audio
Purity Sound 2
Unique FeatureASRock Super Alloy
XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink
Premium Alloy Choke (Reduces 70% core loss compared to iron powder choke)
Dual-Stack MOSFET (DSM)
NexFET MOSFET
12K Platinum Caps (100% Japan made high quality conductive polymer capacitors)
Sapphire Black PCB ASRock HDD Saver Technology
ASRock Full Spike Protection
ASRock Cloud
ASRock APP Shop

CPU
Supports 5th Generation, New 4th and 4th Generation Intel Core i7/i5/i3/Pentium/Celeron Processors (Socket 1150)
Digi Power design
8 Power Phase design
Supports Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology
Supports Intel K-Series unlocked CPUs
Supports ASRock BCLK Full-range Overclocking

Chipset
Intel Z97

Memory
Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology
4 x DDR3 DIMM Slots
Supports DDR3 3200+(OC)/2933(OC)/2800(OC)/2400(OC)/2133(OC)/1866(OC)/1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB*
Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 1.3 / 1.2

*Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows 32-bit OS. For Windows 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.

BIOS
2 x 64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support (1 x Main BIOS and 1 x Backup BIOS)
Supports Secure Backup UEFI Technology
ACPI 1.1 Compliant wake up events
SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support
CPU, DRAM, PCH 1.05V, PCH 1.5V Voltage Multi-adjustment

Graphics
Supports Intel HD Graphics Built-in Visuals : Intel Quick Sync Video with AVC, MVC (S3D) and MPEG-2 Full HW Encode1, Intel InTru 3D, Intel Clear Video HD Technology, Intel Insider, Intel HD Graphics 4400/4600
Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 11.1
Max. shared memory 1792MB
Three graphics output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI
Supports Triple Monitor
Supports HDMI with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096×2304) @ 24Hz
Supports DVI-D with max. resolution up to 1920×1200 @ 60Hz
Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920×1200 @ 60Hz
Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI Port (Compliant HDMI monitor is required)
Supports HDCP with DVI-D and HDMI Ports
Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with DVI-D and HDMI Ports

*Intel HD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated.

**Due to chipset limitation, the Blu-ray playback of Intel HD Graphics is only supported under Windows 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit.

***Intel InTru 3D is only supported under Windows 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit.

Audio
7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1150 Audio Codec)
Premium Blu-ray Audio support
Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)
Supports Purity Sound 2
Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps
115dB SNR DAC with differential amplifier
TI NE5532 Premium Headset Amplifier (Supports up to 600 ohm headsets)
Direct Drive Technology
EMI shielding cover
PCB isolate shielding
Supports DTS Connect

LAN
PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2200 Series
Supports Qualcomm Atheros Security Wake On Internet Technology
Supports Wake-On-LAN
Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)
Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az
Supports PXE

Slots
3 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE2/PCIE4/PCIE6: single at x16 (PCIE2); dual at x8 (PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE4); triple at x8 (PCIE2) / x4 (PCIE4) / x4 (PCIE6)
3 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slots
Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX, 3-Way CrossFireX and CrossFireX
Supports NVIDIA Quad SLI and SLI

Storage
6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage Technology 13 and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI, Hot Plug and ASRock HDD Saver Technology
1 x SATA Express Connector (shared with SATA3_4, SATA3_5 and M.2 Socket)*
1 x M.2_SSD (NGFF) Socket 3, supports M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen2 x2 (10 Gb/s)

*Support to be announced.

Connector
1 x COM Port Header
1 x TPM Header
1 x Power LED Header
2 x CPU Fan Connectors (1 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin)
3 x Chassis Fan Connectors (1 x 4-pin, 2 x 3-pin)
1 x Power Fan Connector (3-pin)
1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector
1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
1 x HDD Saver Connector
1 x PCIe Power Connector
1 x Front Panel Audio Connector
2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
1 x USB 3.0 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

Rear Panel I/O
1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port
1 x D-Sub Port
1 x DVI-D Port
1 x HDMI Port
1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
1 x USB 2.0 Port (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
1 x Fatal1ty Mouse Port (USB 2.0) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
2 x USB 3.0 Ports (ASMedia ASM1042AE) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
4 x USB 3.0 Ports (Intel Z97) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone

Software and UEFI
Software
ASRock F-Stream
ASRock Disk Health Report
ASRock USB Key
ASRock Key Master
ASRock APP Charger
ASRock XFast RAM
ASRock Restart to UEFI
UEFI
ASRock Full HD UEFI
ASRock My Favorites in UEFI
ASRock UEFI Guide
ASRock Instant Flash
ASRock Internet Flash
ASRock Crashless BIOS
ASRock OMG (Online Management Guard)
ASRock UEFI System Browser
ASRock UEFI Tech Service
ASRock Dehumidifier
ASRock Easy RAID Installer
ASRock Easy Driver Installer

Support CD
Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), Google Chrome Browser and Toolbar, Start8 (30 days trial), Orbweb.ME Professional (Win 8.1 / 7), XSplit, Killer Network Manager

Accessories
1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card
Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield
4 x SATA Data Cables
1 x HDD Saver Cable
1 x Screw for M.2_SSD (NGFF) Socket 3

Hardware Monitor
CPU/Chassis temperature sensing
CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer
CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU temperature)
CPU/Chassis Fan multi-speed control
Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Input Voltage, CPU Internal Voltages

Form Factor
ATX Form Factor
High Density Glass Fabric PCB

OS
Microsoft Windows 8.1 32-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 8 32-bit / 8 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit

Certifications
FCC, CE, WHQL
ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)