Gaming Armor
Power- Hi: Density Power Connectors (24 pin and 8 pin)
Memory: 15m Gold Contact in DIMM Slots
VGA Card: 15m Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE2)
Internet:
- AQUANTIA 5G LAN
- Intel LAN
Cooling:
- XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink
- Heat Pipe Design
Audio: Creative Sound Blaster Cinema 3

Unique Feature
ASRock USB 3.1:
- ASRock USB 3.1 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s)
- ASRock USB 3.1 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s)
ASRock Super Alloy:
- XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink
- Premium 60A Power Choke
- Premium Memory Alloy Choke (Reduces 70% core loss compared to iron powder choke)
- Dual-Stack MOSFET (DSM)
- Combo Caps
- Nichicon 12K Black Caps (100% Japan made high quality conductive polymer capacitors)
- I/O Armor
- Matte Black PCB
- High Density Glass Fabric PCB
AQUANTIA 5G LAN
Intel 802.11ac WiFi
ASRock Steel Slots
ASRock Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 SATA3)
ASRock Ultra USB Power
ASRock Full Spike Protection
ASRock Live Update and APP Shop

CPU
Supports 7th and 6th Generation Intel Core i7/i5/i3/Pentium/Celeron Processors (Socket 1151)
Digi Power design
12 Power Phase design
Supports Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology
Supports Intel K-Series unlocked CPUs
Supports ASRock BCLK Full-range Overclocking
Supports ASRock Hyper BCLK Engine II

Chipset
Intel Z270

Memory
Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology
4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots
Supports DDR4 3733+(OC)/3600(OC)/3200(OC)/2933(OC)/2800(OC)/2400/2133 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
(7th Gen Intel CPU supports DDR4 up to 2400 6th Gen Intel CPU supports DDR4 up to 2133.)
Supports ECC UDIMM memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)
Max. capacity of system memory: 64GB
(Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows 32-bit OS. For Windows 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.)
Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 2.0
15m Gold Contact in DIMM Slots

BIOS
2 x 128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support (1 x Main BIOS and 1 x Backup BIOS)
Supports Secure Backup UEFI Technology
ACPI 6.0 Compliant wake up events
SMBIOS 2.7 Support
CPU, GT_CPU, DRAM, VPPM, PCH 1.0V, VCCIO, VCCST, VCCSA, VCCPLL Voltage Multi-adjustment

Graphics
Supports Intel HD Graphics Built-in Visuals : Intel Quick Sync Video with AVC, MVC (S3D) and MPEG-2 Full HW Encode1, Intel InTru 3D, Intel Clear Video HD Technology, Intel Insider, Intel HD Graphics
(Intel HD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated.)
Gen9 LP, DX11.3, DX12
HWAEncode/Decode: VP8, HEVC 8b, VP9, HEVC 10b (For 7th Gen Intel CPU)
HWA Encode/Decode: VP8, HEVC 8b, GPU/SWEncode/Decode: VP9, HEVC 10b (For 6th Gen Intel CPU)
Max. shared memory 1024MB
(The size of maximum shared memory may vary from different operating systems.)
Dual graphics output: Support HDMI and DisplayPort 1.2 ports by independent display controllers
Supports HDMI with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2160) at 24Hz / (3840x2160) at 30Hz
Supports DisplayPort 1.2 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2304) at 60Hz
Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI Port (Compliant HDMI monitor is required)
Supports HDCP with HDMI and DisplayPort 1.2 Ports
Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with HDMI and DisplayPort 1.2 Ports

Audio
- 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec)
- Premium Blu-ray Audio support
- Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)
- Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps
- 120dB SNR DAC with Differential Amplifier
- TI NE5532 Premium Headset Amplifier for Front Panel Audio Connector (Supports up to 600 Ohm headsets)
- Pure Power-In
- Direct Drive Technology
- PCB Isolate Shielding
- Impedance Sensing on Front Out port
- Individual PCB Layers for R/L Audio Channel
- AURA RGB LED
- Gold Audio Jacks
- 15m Gold Audio Connector
- Supports Creative Sound Blaster Cinema 3

LAN
1 x 5 Gigabit LAN 100/1000/2500/5000 Mb/s (AQUANTIA AQC108):
- Supports Wake-On-LAN
- Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)
- Supports PXE
2 x Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s (1 x Intel I219V, 1 x Intel I211AT):
- Supports Wake-On-LAN
- Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)
- Supports Dual LAN with Teaming (Not supported under Windows 10)
- Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az
- Supports PXE

Wireless LAN
Intel 802.11ac WiFi Module (Free Bundle)
Supports IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Supports Dual-Band (2.4/5 GHz)
Supports high speed wireless connections up to 433Mbps
Supports Bluetooth 4.0 / 3.0 + High speed class II

Slots
- 4 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE2/PCIE3/PCIE4/PCIE5: single at x16 (PCIE2)
- dual at x8 (PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE4)
- triple at x8 (PCIE2) / x4 (PCIE4) / x4 (PCIE5).
- PCIE3: x4 mode)( Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks)
1 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slot (Flexible PCIe)
Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX, 3-Way CrossFireX and CrossFireX
Supports NVIDIA Quad SLI and SLI
1 x Vertical M.2 Socket (Key E) with the bundled WiFi-802.11ac module (on the rear I/O)
15m Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE2)

Slots
- 4 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE2/PCIE3/PCIE4/PCIE5: single at x16 (PCIE2)
- dual at x8 (PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE4)
- triple at x8 (PCIE2) / x4 (PCIE4) / x4 (PCIE5).
- PCIE3: x4 mode)( Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks)
1 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slot (Flexible PCIe)
Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX, 3-Way CrossFireX and CrossFireX
Supports NVIDIA Quad SLI and SLI
1 x Vertical M.2 Socket (Key E) with the bundled WiFi-802.11ac module (on the rear I/O)
15m Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE2)

Connector
1 x TPM Header
1 x Power LED and Speaker Header
1 x AURA RGB LED Header (Supports up to 12V/3A, 36W LED Strip.)
1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin) (The CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of maximum 1A (12W) fan power.)
1 x CPU Optional/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)
(The CPU Optional/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 1.5A (18W) fan power.)
2 x Chassis Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)
1 x Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)
(The Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 1.5A (18W) fan power.CPU_OPT/W_PUMP, CHA_FAN1, CHA_FAN2 and CHA_FAN3/W_PUMP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use.)
1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
1 x Front Panel Audio Connector (15m Gold Audio Connector)
1 x Thunderbolt AIC Connector (5-pin) (Only one Thunderbolt AIC Card is supported.)
3 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 6 USB 2.0 ports) (Intel Z270) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
2 x USB 3.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 3.0 ports) (ASMedia ASM1074 hub) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
1 x Vertical Type A USB 3.0 (Intel Z270)
1 x Dr. Debug with LED
1 x Power Switch with LED
1 x Reset Switch with LED
1 x XMP Switch

Rear Panel I/O
2 x Antenna Ports
1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port
1 x HDMI Port
1 x DisplayPort 1.2
1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
1 x USB 3.1 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s) (ASMedia ASM2142) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
1 x USB 3.1 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s) (ASMedia ASM2142) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
3 x USB 3.0 Ports (Intel Z270) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
(Ultra USB Power is supported on USB_4_5 ports. ACPI wake-up function is not supported on USB_4_5 ports.)
1 x Fatal1ty Mouse Port (USB 3.0) (Intel Z270) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
3 x RJ-45 LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
1 x Clear CMOS Switch
HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone (Gold Audio Jacks)

Software and UEFI
Software:
- ASRock F-Stream
- ASRock AURA RGB LED
- ASRock Key Master
- ASRock APP Charger
- ASRock XFast LAN
(These utilities can be downloaded from ASRock Live Update and APP Shop.)
UEFI:
- ASRock EZ Mode
- ASRock Full HD UEFI
- ASRock My Favorites in UEFI
- ASRock Instant Flash
- ASRock Internet Flash
- ASRock Crashless BIOS
- ASRock UEFI System Browser
- ASRock UEFI Tech Service
- ASRock Easy RAID Installer

Support CD
Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), Google Chrome Browser and Toolba

Accessories
Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield
4 x SATA Data Cables
1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card
1 x ASRock SLI_HB_Bridge_2S Card
2 x ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antennas
3 x Screws for M.2 Sockets

Hardware Monitor
Temperature Sensing: CPU, CPU Optional/Water Pump, Chassis, Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fans
Fan Tachometer: CPU, CPU Optional/Water Pump, Chassis, Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fans
Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU temperature): CPU, CPU Optional/Water Pump, Chassis, Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fans
Fan Multi-Speed Control: CPU, CPU Optional/Water Pump, Chassis, Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fans
Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore, DRAM, VPPM, PCH 1.0V, VCCSA, VCCST

Form Factor
ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm

OS
Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit (For 7th Gen Intel CPU)
Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit (For 6th Gen Intel CPU)
(To install Windows 7 OS, a modified installation disk with xHCI drivers packed into the ISO file is required. Please check our User Manual for more detailed instructions.)