Ready for 7th Generation Intel Core Kaby Lake processors, the Republic of Gamers Maximus IX Code Z270 LGA 1151 ATX Motherboard from ASUS delivers gaming-centric features such as MU-MIMO Wi-Fi, SafeSlots for heavier FPUs, and integrated AIO headers for additional cooling control during marathon gaming sessions. It is designed to fit in standard sized ATX cases. The Maximus IX Code supports both 6th and 7th generation Intel Core i7, i5, i3, Pentium, and Celeron processors, the LGA 1151 socket, and the Z270 chipset. This motherboard is compatible with Windows 10 (64-bit), 8.1 (64-bit), and 7 (32/64-bit) operating systems. Also supported is USB 3.1 Type-A and Type-C, each of which can achieve data transfer rates of up to 10 Gb/s.
The ATX form factor of the Maximus IX Code can support 64GB of RAM and comes with four 288-pin dual-channel DIMM slots that can each hold 16GB of DDR4 4000 (OC), 3866 (OC), 3733 (OC), 3600 (OC), 3466 (OC), 3400 (OC), 3333 (OC), 3300 (OC), 3200 (OC), 3000 (OC), 2800 (OC), 2666 (OC), 2400 (OC), and 2133 MHz memory. It also has a total of 6 x SATA III 6 Gb/s ports, 2 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors that support SATA & PCIe SSDs, 1 x 10 Gb/s USB 3.1 Type-C port, 1 x 10 Gb/s USB 3.1 Type-A port, 6 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (4 at the back panel, 2 at the front), 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports, 1 x Gigabit LAN port, dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth 4.1. For those looking to expand their system using PCIe, there are 2 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 slots (single at x16, dual at x8/x8) and 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (max at x4).
For delivering sharp, clear graphics, this motherboard contains integrated Intel HD Graphics with access to up to 1,024MB of shared graphics memory and is equipped with HDMI and DisplayPort video outputs. There is also multi-GPU support for NVIDIA 2-Way SLI technology and AMD 3-Way CrossFireX technology. Using the SupremeFX 8-Channel ALC S1220A HD audio codec, this motherboard can support optical audio using its S/PDIF audio-out jack.
The Republic of Gamers Maximus IX Code has also been designed with ASUS' Extreme Engine Digi+, Extreme Tweaker, a Kaspersky 1-year License Bundle, MemOK!, an onboard switch, USB BIOS Flashback, CPU-Z, Mem TweakIt, SupremeFX, a RAMDisk, Armor, KeyBot II, GameFirst IV, Sonic Radar III, Sonic Studio III, CloneDrive, RamCache II, Aura Sync, and more. This motherboard is protected by a limited 3-year warranty.