The item isASUS P8Z77-V LK Motherboard.One I/O shield is included.
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TheAsus P8Z77-V LKuses the IntelLGA 1155/Socket H2CPU socket. Any compatible Intel CPU will have the same socket entry. It uses theDDR3memory type, with maximum speeds of up to2400 MHz, and4 DDR3 slotsallowing for a maximum total of32 GB RAM.
Conforming to theATXstandard, theAsus P8Z77-V LKshould fit into the majority of cases.ATXis the most common form factor, and as such has a high degree of compatibility with other components while providing a decent number of slots to widen your expansion options.
TheAsus P8Z77-V LKhas4 SATA 3.0 hard drive slots. These allow for theoretical data transfer speeds of up to 6GB/s, as opposed to the 3GB/s of SATA 2.0. Generally speaking, only high performance hard drives, specifically solid-state drives, will be able to take advantage of the bandwidth potential of SATA 3.0 ports, though it is backwards compatible, so you do nothaveto take advantage. This motherboard also has4 SATA 2.0 slots, so numerous SATA hard drives can be connected if desired.
TheAsus P8Z77-V LKsupports onboard graphics. This allows for integrated graphics when paired with a compatible CPU that supports them. Integrated graphics are a cheap alternative to using a graphics card, but should be avoided when frequently using modern applications or games that require intense graphical processing. There are5 PCIe x16 slotson this motherboard. This means it is perfectly capable of accommodating the latest graphics cards, although it is important to try and use a graphics card with the same graphics card interface ofVGA, as anything below will not reach the motherboard's potential, and anything above will have its performance slashed to the bandwidth maximum of theAsus P8Z77-V LK'sVGA. TheAsus P8Z77-V LKsupports up to4 Nvidia SLI connected graphics cardsor up to4 AMD Crossfire connected graphics cardsfor improved overall graphical performance at the cost of multiplied graphics-based power consumption as well as the price of the cards themselves.
TheAsus P8Z77-V LKhas5 USB 2.0 slotsand5 USB 3.0 slots. USB 3.0 slots are theoretically capable of data transfer speeds of up to 5 Gbit/s, which is over 10 times faster than the USB 2.0 top speed of 480 Mbit/s. Although USB 2.0 slots alone currently serve as well as ever, an upgrade would better future-proof your system as more USB 3.0 compatible peripherals emerge. USB 3.0 is also backwards compatible with USB 2.0, which means you do not even have to use the newer slot functionality if you do not wish to.
