Product Showcase Z97 Deluxe
Product Showcase Z97 Deluxe
There is a large array of connectivity to be found at the Z97 Deluxe alright. 6x SATA 6GB/s ports, 2x SATA Express ports, 2x USB 3.0 headers and M.2 PCIE for NGFF SSDs.
There are so many SATA options, which means there is some use of 3rd party controller. Four gray SATA3 ports are delivered by the Intel PCH as well as one Sata Express port. ASMedia provides 1 SATA Express port. And another Asmedia controller provides two additional SATA3 ports. The M2 slot is managed by the Intel PCH as well and runs over PCIe lanes.
The Asus Z97-Deluxe also features Crystal Sound 2 audio core with EMI shielding, TPU and EPU engines, DIGI+ DRAM, DIGI+ VRM, LED indicator and some built in power/reset and Directkey buttons.
Expansion slot wise you'll get 3x PCIE 3.0 x16 slots and 4x PCIE 3.0 x1 slots. Single x16 runs at x16. Dual slots X16 in use configure as x8/x8. ASUS has featured their Crystal Sound 2 chip on the board which enables high quality sound and audio output. Several connectors and switches can be found on the entire motherboard layout and the I/O panel. The Deluxe also makes use of higher quality components which you can clearly see on mosfets, capacitors and such.