ASUS MAXIMUS VI EXTREME Benutzerhandbuch

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ASUS MAXIMUS VI EXTREME
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Chapter 1
Product introduction
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Special features
1.1.1 
Product highlights
Republic of Gamers 
The Republic of Gamers offers you the best of the best. We offer the best hardware 
engineering, the fastest performance, the most innovative 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 Republic of Gamers and make your 
presence felt.
LGA1150 socket for 4th Generation Intel
®
 Core™ i7 / Intel
®  
Core™ i5 /  
Intel
®  
Core™ i3, Pentium
®
 and Celeron
®
 Processors
This motherboard supports 4th 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
®
 Z87 Express Chipset
Intel
®
 Z87 Express Chipset is a single-chipset that supports the LGA1150 socket 4th 
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 for up to ten times 
faster transfer rate than USB 2.0, and enables the iGPU function for Intel
®
 integrated graphics 
performance.
PCI Express
®
 3.0
PCI Express
®
 3.0 (PCIe 3.0) is the PCI Express 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 unrivaled gaming performance. With the Intel
®
 Z87 
platform to optimize the PCIe allocation of multiple GPUs, it supports up to 4-WAY GPU SLI
® 
or CrossFireX
 configuration.
Chapter 1: 
Product Introduction