Model MAXIMUS VI HERO Supported CPU CPU Socket Type LGA 1150 CPU Type 4th Generation Intel Core i7/ i5/ i3/ Pentium / Celeron (LGA1150) Supported CPU Technologies Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 Chipsets Chipset Intel Z87 Onboard Video Onboard Video Chipset Supported only by CPU with integrated graphic Memory Number of Memory Slots 4240pin Memory Standard DDR3 3000(O.C.)/2933(O.C.)/2800(O.C.)/2666(O.C.)/2600(O.C.)/2500(O.C.)/2400(O.C.)/2200(O.C.)/2133(O.C.)/2000(O.C.)/1866(O.C.)/1800(O.C.)/1600/1333 Maximum Memory Supported 32GB Channel Supported Dual Channel Expansion Slots PCI Express 3.0 x16 2(x16 or at dual x8) PCI Express 2.0 x16 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 PCI Express x1 3 x PCI Express x1 Storage Devices SATA 6Gb/s 6 x SATA 6Gb/s by Intel Z87 2 x SATA 6Gb/s by ASMedia ASM1061 SATA RAID 6 x SATA 6Gb/s by Intel Z87 support RAID 0/1/5/10 Onboard Audio Audio Chipset ROG SupremeFX Audio 8-Channel High Definition Audio Audio Channels 8 Channels Onboard LAN LAN Chipset Intel I217-V Max LAN Speed 10/100/1000Mbps Rear Panel Ports PS/2 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port HDMI 1 x HDMI USB 3.0 4 x USB 3.0 USB 1.1/2.0 4 x USB 2.0 S/PDIF Out 1 x Optical Audio Ports 6 Ports Internal I/O Connectors Onboard USB 1 x USB 3.0 connector supports additional 2 USB 3.0 ports 2 x USB 2.0 connectors support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports (1 connector shares with ROG_EXT header) Other Connectors 1 x ROG extension (ROG_EXT) header 8 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors 1 x CPU fan connectors for smart DC/PWM mode control 1 x CPU optional fan connector 3 x Chassis fan connectors 1 x 24-pin EATX power connector 1 x 8-pin EATX 12V power connector 1 x Clear CMOS jumper 1 x Power-on button 1 x Reset button 1 x DirectKey button 1 x MemOK! Button 1 x DRCT (DirectKey) header 1 x S/PDIF out header 1 x Front panel audio connector (AAFP) 1 x System panel connector 1 x TPM connector