The ASUS GRYPHON Z97 ARMOR EDITION is an Intel Z97 (LGA1150) ATX motherboard designed for 4th Gen Intel Core processors. It features the TUF Armor protective shield with military-grade components for enhanced durability, supporting Dual Channel DDR3 memory with frequencies up to 1600MHz (OC to 3000MHz+) across 4 DIMM slots with a maximum capacity of 32GB. The board provides 1x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot reinforced with SafeSlot technology, plus 2x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots and 3x PCI slots for expansion. Storage includes 6x SATA 6Gbps ports supporting RAID 0/1/5/10 and 1x M.2 PCIe 2.0 x2 slot (10Gbps). Networking features Intel Gigabit Ethernet with TUF LANGuard protection. Graphics output includes DVI-D and HDMI 1.4a supporting 4K resolution. Additional highlights include USB 3.0 (4 rear + 2 front), TUF components (10K capacitors, MOSFETs, chokes), MemOK! button, ESD guards, and TUF Thermal Radar 2 for optimized cooling. The motherboard also features Crystal Sound 2 audio with EMI shielding and dedicated PCB layers for pure audio quality.