EVGA Z97 Classified 152-HR-E979-KR LGA 1150 Intel Z97 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Extended ATX Intel Motherboard

• 8 LAYER PCB

High layer count enhances stability both for heavy loads as well as high over-clocks.

• HIGH GOLD CONTENT FOR CPU SOCKET

Higher volume of precious metal (Gold) used in the sockets greatly improves the conductivity and produces a cleaner signal due to less resistance/impedance. The Z97 Classified features 300% more gold than the standard Z97 Socket.

• PCI-E DISABLE SWITCHES

No need to remove a card when testing, instead you can disable the slot with a dip-switch, this can greatly reduce the time spent in troubleshooting , as you do not need to disassemble anything to isolate PCI-E components.

• 4 WAY SLI SUPPORT + PHYSX

The Z97 Classified is rated for 4 Way SLI to handle the most demanding video loads.

• 90 DEGREE 24PIN CONNECTOR

Not having the main power for the board facing perpendicular makes it easy to get the cables routed well and out of the way.

• ONBOARD POWER, RESET AND CMOS REST BUTTONS

When testing on the Z97, or running it in a benching environment where you do not need to worry about wiring the board to a case to have access to power and reset buttons, they are built onto the board.

• 8 PHASE PWM

An 8 Phase PWM helps to ensure that the power reaching the processor is clean and stable.

• TOP NOTCH INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

The Z97 Classified is not just focused on the upper end of extreme builds, but also with the samller components as well. As such dual Display Ports, Creative Core3D onboard sound, also dual integrated INTEL NIC's so you have the best quality network connection right out of the box.

• TRIPLE BIOS SUPPORT

The Z97 Classified comes preloaded with triple BIOS for ultimate protection. Whether you pushed a brink OC until it is not bootable, or you suffered a power outage during a BIOS flash, you can always switch to another BIOS, boot as usual, then if desired, hot-flash the faulted BIOS.

These motherboards also feature EVGA's new GUI BIOS that focuses on the best overclocking support, functionality, and are straight and to the point, the way a modern BIOS should be.