Chapter 1: Product Introduction; Special Features; Product Highlights - Asus Z97-C Manual

Chapter 1: Product Introduction
Product introduction
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Special features

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Product highlights

LGA1150 socket for the New 4th & 5th Generation Intel
Core™ i5/Intel ® Core™ i3, Pentium
This motherboard supports the New 4th & 5th Generation Intel
Intel ® Core™ i3, Pentium
great graphics and system performance with its GPU, dual-channel DDR3 memory slots and
PCI Express 2.0/3.0 expansion slots.
Intel ® Z97 Express Chipset
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Intel Z97 Express Chipset is a single chipset that supports the LGA1150 socket for the
New 4th & 5th Generation Intel
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Celeron processors. It utilizes the serial point-to-point links, which increases bandwidth and
enhances the system's performance. It natively supports up to six USB 3.0 ports, six SATA
6 Gb/s ports, and M.2 support for faster data retrieval. It also enables the iGPU function for
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Intel integrated graphics performance.
PCI Express ® 3.0
PCI Express ® 3.0 (PCIe 3.0) is the PCI Express bus standard that provides twice the
performance and speed of PCIe 2.0. It provides an optimal graphics performance,
unprecedented data speed and seamless transition with its complete backward compatibility
to PCIe 1.0/2.0 devices.
Intel ® Desktop Responsiveness Technologies
Intel Desktop Responsiveness Technologies comprise of three technologies: Intel Rapid
Start Technology, Intel Smart Response Technology, and Intel Smart Response Technology.
These technologies provide faster and better performance for your computer, allow your
system to receive the freshest updates from the Internet, and quickly resume your system
from a deep sleep or hibernate mode.
Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Support
This motherboard features the most powerful Intel® Z97 platform that optimizes PCIe
allocation in multi-GPU CrossFireX™ solution, giving you a brand-new gaming enjoyment.
SATA Express support
SATA Express provides faster data transfer speeds of up to 6 Gb/s, allowing your system to
catch up with the speed of the SSDs. It also features backward compatibility with up to two
SATA drives of the same speed.
ASUS Z97-C
® and Celeron
® , and Celeron ® processors in the LGA1150 package. It provides
® Core™ i7/Intel
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Core™ i7/Intel
® processors
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Core™ i7/Intel
® Core™ i5/Intel ® Core™ i3, Pentium
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Core™ i5/
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