The ASUS H97M-E is an Intel H97 (LGA1150) MicroATX motherboard designed for 4th/5th Gen Intel Core processors. It features a compact 9.6" x 9.6" form factor with support for Dual Channel DDR3 memory up to 1600MHz across 4 DIMM slots (max 32GB capacity). The board includes PCIe 3.0 x16 slot for graphics expansion, plus 1x M.2 slot (PCIe 2.0 x2) for high-speed storage solutions. Storage conNECtivity comprises 6x SATA 6Gbps ports with RAID 0/1/5/10 support. Networking is handled by Intel I218V Gigabit Ethernet controller. Integrated graphics output options include D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI ports. Additional features include USB 3.0 (4 rear + 2 front headers), ASUS 5X Protection II hardware safeguards, Fan Xpert 2 for optimized cooling, and Crystal Sound 2 audio technology with EMI shielding. The motherboard also supports ASUS AI Suite 3 for comprehensive system tuning and monitoring.