
ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO
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Chapter 1
Product introduction
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1.1
Special features
1.1.1
Product highlights
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LGA1150 socket for 4th/ New 4th/ 5th generation Intel
®
Core™ i7/Intel
®
Core™ i5/Intel
®
Core™ i3, Pentium
®
and Celeron
®
processors
This motherboard supports for 4th/ New 4th/ 5th generation Intel
®
Core™ i7/Intel
®
Core™ i5/
Intel
®
Core™ i3, Pentium
®
and Celeron
®
processors in the LGA1150 package. It 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
Intel
®
Z97 Express Chipset is a single chipset that supports the LGA1150 socket for 4th/ New
4th/ 5th generation Intel
®
Core™ i7/Intel
®
Core™ i5/Intel
®
Core™ i3, Pentium
®
and 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 Intel
®
integrated graphics performance.
PCIE
®
3.0
PCIE
®
3.0 (PCIe 3.0) is the PCIe 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.
SLI
®
/CrossFire™ On-Demand
This motherboard features a unique PCIe 3.0 bridge chip to support multi-GPU SLI
®
/
CrossFireX
™
graphics cards for an unrivalled gaming performance. With the Intel
®
Z97
platform to optimize the PCIe allocation of multiple GPUs, it supports up to 2-WAY GPU SLI
®
or CrossFireX
™
configuration
.
Chapter 1:
Product Introduction
Summary of Contents for Maximus VII Hero
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Page 67: ...ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO 2 5 Chapter 2 To uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan assembly ...
Page 68: ...2 6 Chapter 2 Basic Installation Chapter 2 1 2 3 To remove a DIMM 2 1 4 DIMM installation B A ...
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Page 70: ...2 8 Chapter 2 Basic Installation Chapter 2 2 1 6 SATA device connection 2 OR 1 ...
Page 78: ...2 16 Chapter 2 Basic Installation Chapter 2 Connect to 7 1 channel Speakers ...
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