AORUS and Bitspower have teamed up to create a superior performance hybrid water block featuring a high-flow pure copper water channel that’s placed directly over VRMs for superior cooling. G1/4” threaded fittings ensure compatibility with any setup you plan to create.

Features

• Supports 7th/ 6th Generation Intel Core Processors
• Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 4 DIMMs
• Intel USB 3.1 Gen 2 with USB Type-C and Type-A
• 3-Way Graphics Support with Dual Armor and Ultra Durable Design
• Bitspower G-Chill Hybrid Water Block
• Triple NVMe PCIe SSDs in RAID 0 Support
• Dual NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 U.2 Connectors
• Dual Ultra-Fast M.2 with PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA interface
• Intel Optane Memory Ready
• Creative Sound Blaster certified ZxRi 120dB+ Audio
• Killer DoubleShot Pro Gaming Network + Intel Gigabit LAN
• USB DAC-UP 2 with Adjustable Voltage
• RGB FUSION with Multi-Zone LED Light Show design
• Swappable Overlay for Accent LED
• Smart Fan 5 features Multiple Temperature Sensors and Hybrid Fan Headers
• 2 External Thermistors Headers with 2 Included Thermistors
• Extreme 40 Gb/s Thunderbolt 3
• Integrated HDMI 2.0 Support
• GIGABYTE UEFI DualBIOS with Q-Flash Plus USB Port
• APP Center Including EasyTune and Cloud Station Utilities

Specifications

• Chipset:

Intel Z270 Express

• CPU:

Intel Socket 1151 for 6th/7th Generation
Core i7
Core i5
Core i3
Pentium
Celeron Processors

• Form Factor

ATX Form Factor (30.5 × 24.4cm)

• Memory

4× DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 GB of system memory
Dual channel memory architecture
Support for DDR4 4000(O.C.) / 3866(O.C.) / 3800(O.C.) / 3733(O.C.) /
3666(O.C.) / 3600(O.C.) / 3466(O.C.) / 3400(O.C.) / 3333(O.C.) /
3300(O.C.) / 3200(O.C.) / 3000(O.C.) / 2800(O.C.) / 2666(O.C.) /
2400(O.C.) / 2133 MHz memory modules
Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)
Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules
Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

• Onboard Graphics

Integrated Graphics Processor+Intel Thunderbolt 3 Controller:
1× Intel Thunderbolt 3 connector, supporting DisplayPort and Thunderbolt video outputs and a maximum resolution of 4096×2304@60 Hz
*Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version.

Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel® HD Graphics support:
1× DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096×2304@60 Hz
*Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version.

Integrated Graphics Processor+MegaChips MCDP2800 chip:
1× HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096×2160@60 Hz
Maximum shared memory of 1 GB

• Audio

Creative Sound Core 3D chip
2× JRC NJM2114 and 1 x TI Burr Brown OPA2134 operational amplifiers
Support for Sound Blaster ZxRi
High Definition Audio
2/5.1-channel
Support for S/PDIF Out

• LAN

1× Intel GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) (LAN1)
1× Killer E2500 LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) (LAN2)

• Wireless Communication Module

Killer Wireless-AC 1535
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, supporting 2.4/5 GHz Dual-Band
Bluetooth 4.1
Support for 11ac wireless standard and up to 867 Mbps data rate

• Expansion Slots

1× PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
1× PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8)
2× PCI Express x16 slots, running at x4 (PCIEX4_1, PCIEX4_2)
2× PCI Express x1 slots
(All of the PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)

• Multi-Graphics Technology

Support for NVIDIA Quad-GPU SLI and 2-Way NVIDIA SLI technologies
Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFireX and 3-Way/2-Way AMD CrossFire technologies

• Storage Interface

Chipset:
1× M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/228­0/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2M_32G)
1× M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P_32G)
2× U.2 connectors
2× SATA Express connectors
6× SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3 0~5)
Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10

ASMedia ASM1061 chip:
2× SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3 6, 7), supporting AHCI mode only

• USB

Chipset+Intel Thunderbolt 3 Controller:
1× USB Type-C port on the back panel, with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support
1× USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A port (red) on the back panel

Chipset+Realtek USB 3.1 Gen 1 Hub:
4× USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports available through the internal USB headers

Chipset:
5× USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports on the back panel
4× USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the internal USB headers

• Internal I/O Connectors

1× 24-pin ATX main power connector
1× 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
1× CPU fan header
1× Water cooling CPU fan header
4× System fan headers
2× System fan/water cooling pump headers
1× I/O shield audio LED power connector
2× RGB (RGBW) LED strip extension cable headers
2× SATA Express connectors
8× SATA 6Gb/s connectors
2× M.2 Socket 3 connectors
2× U.2 connectors
1× Front panel header
1× Front panel audio header
2× USB 3.1 Gen 1 headers
2× USB 2.0/1.1 headers
1× Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header
1× Thunderbolt add-in card connector
1× Clear CMOS jumper
2× Temperature sensor headers
1× Power button
1× Reset button
1× Clear CMOS button
1× ECO button
1× OC button
2× Audio gain control switches
2× BIOS switches
Voltage Measurement Points

• Back Panel Connectors

1× PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
2× MMCX antenna connectors (2T2R)
1× HDMI port
1× DisplayPort
1× Thunderbolt 3 connector (USB Type-C port, with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support)
1× USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A port (red)
5× USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports
2× RJ-45 ports
1× Optical S/PDIF Out connector
5× Audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Line In/Mic In, Line Out, Headphone)

• Operating System

Windows 10 64-bit
Windows 8.1 64-bit
Windows 7 32-bit
Windows 7 64-bit
(Windows 8.1 64-bit and Windows 7 32/64-bit are only supported
when using 6th Generation Intel Processors)