
These allow for theoretical data transfer speeds of up to 6GB/s, as opposed to the 3GB/s of SATA 2.0. The Asus Maximus IV Extreme has 4 SATA 3.0 hard drive slots. As such, you should be wary of its compatibility with other cases, as well as the compatibility of PSUs with the case you choose. The E-ATX Asus Maximus IV Extreme uses a less common standard than the traditional ATX you most often see. It uses the DDR3 memory type, with maximum speeds of up to 2133 MHz, and 4 DDR3 slots allowing for a maximum total of 32 GB RAM. Any compatible Intel CPU will have the same socket entry. The Asus Maximus IV Extreme uses the Intel LGA 1155/Socket H2 CPU socket.
