Chipset: Intel® Z97 Express Chipset
CPU: Intel® Socket 1150 for the 5th/New 4th/4th Generation Core™ i7/i5/i3/Pentium®/Celeron® Processors
Memory: 4 DIMMs, max. 32GB, Dual Channel DDR3 1866 support
VGA Output: DisplayPort/HDMI
Multi-GPU Support: Quad-GPU SLI™ & CrossFireX™

This ASUS TUF Z97 Thunderbolt™ ready motherboard is perfectly compatible with ASUS ThunderboltEX II expansion card to offer the flexibility to upgrade your own build to Thunderbolt™ 2 technology whenever you want. You can enjoy bi-directional transfer speeds up to 20Gbit/s — that's four times (4X) faster than USB 3.0! Experience video in incredible detail on the latest 4K/UHD (ultra-high-definition) displays while using bandwidth-hungry storage devices at the same time.

TUF has once again forged the most stable mATX board — this time for Z97 chipsets! The TUF ICe microchip intelligently monitors and controls system temperatures and fan speeds for perfect cooling, easily customized via the easy-to-use Thermal Radar 2 software. You also get TUF Components and TUF ESD Guards, tested to levels that are up to two-times (2X) stricter than industry standards to guarantee your build’s reliability.