Preview ASUS Z97 Motherboards have leaked

Photo's galore as the entire linup of upcoming The entire lineup of upcoming ASUS Z97 has leaked through as website called Weibo. ASUS at the very least will release six motherboards of which 3 come from the ROG range. The first motherboard will be the ASUS Maximus VII Hero. 

It has an extra 8-pin power header EPS for overclocking and comes with three PCI-Express x16 slots and a proclaimed 40 lanes, three PCI-E 3.0 x1 slots and a M.2 PCIe SSD-interface. You will spot eight SATA 3.0-ports and extra's like Sonic Radar II.

The ASUS Maximum VII Gene is a mini-ATX motherboard with two PCI-E 3.0 x16 slots and a PCI-E 3.0 x4 slot. Here again you will get eight SATA 3.0-ports as well as a M.2 PCIe SSD-interface for a mini-SSD.  new in the ROG-series is the Maximus VII Ranger, it will be the cheaper model yet does come with a ROG design and features like buttons for OCing. other then that the specs are fairly similar to the Hero.

In the TUF series you will spot the ASUS de Sabertooth Z97 Mark I - which has a plate that prevents noise and heat. The layout looks very similar to the Maximus VII Hero. The ASUS Z97 Deluxe motherboard comes with two 8-pin EPS-power connectors, a 16-phase DIGI+ circuitry six SATA 6.0 Gbit/ports and extra an SATA Express-port for next gen SSD's. ASUS will also release a Z97 Gryphoon but the details on that one are still lacking. 

Update, more photo's added courtest of Sina Weibo.