Gaming Armor
CPU Power:
- Hi-Density Power Connector
- Dual-Stack MOSFET (DSM
Memory: 15m Gold Contact in DIMM Slots
VGA Card: 15m Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE1)
Internet: Intel LAN
Cooling:
- 8 Layer PCB
- 4 x 2oz copper
- Heat Pipe Design
Audio: Creative Sound Blaster Cinema 3

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

Chipset
Intel Z270

Memory
Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology
2 x DDR4 DIMM Slots
Supports DDR4 4000+(OC)/3866(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: 32GB
(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.)

BIOS
128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI
ACPI 6.0 Compliant wake up events
SMBIOS 2.7 Support
CPU, DRAM, 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
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
(Intel HD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated.)
Three graphics output options: HDMI, DisplayPort 1.2 and Intel Thunderbolt 3
Supports Triple Monitor
Supports HDMI with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2160) at 60Hz
Supports DisplayPort 1.2 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2304) at 60Hz
Supports Intel Thunderbolt 3 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, DisplayPort 1.2 and Intel Thunderbolt 3
Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with HDMI, DisplayPort 1.2 and Intel Thunderbolt 3

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
- 15m Gold Audio Connector
- Supports Creative Sound Blaster Cinema 3

LAN
Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
Giga PHY Intel I219V
Supports Wake-On-LAN
Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)
Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az
Supports PXE

Wireless LAN
Supports IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Supports Dual-Band (2.4/5 GHz)
Supports high speed wireless connections up to 867Mbps
2 antennas to support 2 (Transmit) x 2 (Receive) diversity technology
Supports Bluetooth 4.0 / 3.0 + High speed class II

Slots
1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1: x16 mode) (Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks)
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 (PCIE1)

Storage
6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage Technology 15 and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug
(If M2_1 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_0 will be disabled.)
1 x SATA Express 10 Gb/s Connector (Support to be announced)
1 x Ultra M.2 Socket, supports type 2260/2280 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)( Supports Intel Optane Technology. Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks)

Connector
1 x Chassis Intrusion Header
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. CPU_OPT/W_PUMP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use.)
1 x Chassis Fan Connector (4-pin)
1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector
1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
1 x Front Panel Audio Connector (15 Gold Audio Connector)
1 x USB 2.0 Header (Supports 2 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
1 x USB 3.0 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

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 Intel Thunderbolt 3 (Compatible with USB 3.1 and USB-C Display)
(Supports USB PD 2.0 up to 12V3A (36W) charging. Hot Plug is supported on Win 10 only)
1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
5 x USB 3.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
1 x Fatal1ty Mouse Port (USB 3.0) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
1 x Clear CMOS Switch
HD Audio Jacks: Side Speaker / Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone

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 Toolbar

Accessories
Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield
2 x SATA Data Cables
1 x ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antenna
1 x Screw for M.2 Socket

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

Form Factor
Mini-ITX Form Factor: 6.7-in x 6.7-in, 17.0 cm x 17.0 cm
8 Layer PCB
4 x 2oz copper

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.)

Certifications
FCC, CE, WHQL
ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)