Special Features; Product Highlights - Asus MAXIMUS IV EXTREME-Z User Manual

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Special features

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Product highlights

Republic of Gamers
The Republic of Gamers consists only the best of the best. We offer the best
hardware engineering, the fastest performance, the most innovating ideas, and we
welcome the best gamers to join in. In the Republic of Gamers, mercy rules are
only for the weak, and bragging rights means everything. We believe in making
statements and we excel in competitions. If your character matches our trait, then
join the elite club, make your presence felt, in the Republic of Gamers.
Green ASUS
This motherboard and its packaging comply with the European Union's Restriction
on the use of Hazardous Substances (RoHS). This is in line with the ASUS vision
of creating environment-friendly and recyclable products/packaging to safeguard
consumers' health while minimizing the impact on the environment.
LGA1155 socket for Intel
Core™ i3 Processors
This motherboard supports the Intel
i5 / Core™ i3 processors in LGA1155 package with memory and PCI Express
controllers integrated to support 2-channel (4 DIMMs) DDR3 memory and 16
PCI Express 2.0 lanes. This provides great graphics performance. Intel
generation Core™ i7 / Core™ i5 / Core™ i3 processors are among the most
powerful and energy efficient CPUs in the world.
Intel Z68 Express Chipset
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The Intel Z68 Express Chipset is a single-chipset design to support socket 1155
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Intel second generation Core™ i7/Core™ i5/Core™ i3 processors. It provides
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improved performance by utilizing serial point-to-point links, allowing increased
bandwidth and stability. Additionally, Z68 chipset provides 2 SATA 6Gb/s and 4
SATA 3Gb/s ports for faster data retrieval at double the bandwidth of current bus
systems. Moreover, Intel
users enjoy the latest Intel integrated graphic performance.
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Second Generation Core™ i7 / Core™ i5 /
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second generation Core™ i7 / Core™
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Z68 Express Chipset also supports iGPU function, letting
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processors are among the most
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