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

Chapter 1: Product Introduction
Product introduction
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Special features

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Product highlights

LGA1150 socket for the 4th, New 4th, and 5th generation Intel
Intel Core™ i5 / Intel
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This motherboard supports the 4th, New 4th, and 5th generation Intel
Core™ i5 /Intel Core™ i3, Pentium
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provides 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 4th,
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New 4th, and 5th generation Intel
Celeron processors. It utilizes the serial point-to-point links, which increases bandwidth and
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enhances the system's performance. It natively supports up to six USB 3.0 ports for up to ten
times faster transfer rate than USB 2.0 and enables the iGPU function for Intel
graphics performance.
PCI Express 3.0
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PCI Express 3.0 (PCIe 3.0) is the PCI Express bus standard that provides twice the
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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.
Dual-Channel DDR3 1866 / 1600 / 1333 MHz Support
The motherboard supports the dual-channel DDR3 memory that features data transfer rates
of DDR3 1866 / 1600 / 1333 MHz to boost the system's performance, and to meet the higher
bandwidth requirements of 3D graphics, multimedia and Internet applications.
Quad-GPU SLI and Quad GPU CrossFireX™ Support
This motherboard features the most powerful Intel
allocation in multi-GPU SLI and CrossFireX™ solution, giving you a brand-new gaming
enjoyment.
ASUS GRYPHON Z97
Core™ i3, Pentium
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, and Celeron
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Core™ i7/Intel
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, and Celeron processors
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processors in the LGA1150 package. It
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Core™ i5/Intel Core™ i3, Pentium
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Z97 platform that optimizes PCIe
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Core™ i7 /
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Core™ i7 / Intel
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and
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integrated
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