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Asus ROG Maximus VIII Extreme/Assembly

The Asus ROG Maximus VIII Extreme/Assembly is an E-ATX motherboard with Intel Z170 chipset and LGA 1151 socket, released in 2015.

The Asus ROG Maximus VIII Extreme/Assembly is a high-end E-ATX motherboard released in 2015, based on the Intel Z170 chipset and LGA 1151 socket. It supports DDR4 memory with four slots, up to 64 GB in dual-channel configuration. Expansion includes three PCIe 3.0 x16 slots from the CPU and one from the PCH, plus two PCIe 3.0 x1 slots. Storage options include one M.2 slot and eight SATA ports. Rear I/O offers four USB 3.1 ports (three Type-A and one Type-C), eight USB 3.0, and six USB 2.0 ports. Networking features Intel I219-V Gigabit LAN and a 10G Express Aquantia AQC107 controller, along with 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi. Audio is provided by the Realtek ALC1150 codec.

Specifications

ChipsetIntel Z170
CPU socketLGA 1151
Form factorE-ATX
Memory slots4
Memory typeDDR4
Max memory unverified 64 GB
Memory channels2
PCIe slots3x PCIe 3.0 x16 (CPU), 1x PCIe 3.0 x16 (PCH), 2x PCIe 3.0 x1 (PCH)
M.2 slots1
SATA ports8
USB ports (rear)4x USB 3.1 (3x Type-A + 1x Type-C), 8x USB 3.0, 6x USB 2.0
EthernetIntel I219-V Gigabit LAN, 10G Express (Aquantia AQC107)
Wi-Fi802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Audio codec unverified Realtek ALC1150
Release year2015