This is a “Manufacturer’s Reconditioned” (SEALED, unopened Whitebox) ASUS Gryphon Z97 motherboard. Also included in this combo listing is a separate NEW Gryphon “Armor Kit” (originally sold as an optional accessory). The Armor Kit includes a special TUF Fortifier backplate, Thermal Armor full top cover for a stealthy, military look, along with signature Dust Defender caps and covers too numerous to mention. This was a popular motherboard, in Micro-ATX form factor, and part of the original Asus “TUF” line which featured “Thermal Armor”, emphasized stability, durability, and ESD and dust protection throughout. It is compatible with Intel’s 4th & 5th generation LGA 1150 processors and DDR3 SDRAM.

Intel's Z97 chipset brought support for Haswell Refresh CPUs (Devil's Canyon), SATA Express M.2, and Thunderbolt to socket 1150. The Asus Gryphon Z97 is a highly reliable board with server-like stability thanks to the use of high-quality components.

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TUF mATX Intel® Z97 military-grade motherboard with advanced cooling

• LGA1150 Socket for the 4th and 5th Generation Intel® Core™ i7/i5/i3/Pentium®/Celeron® Processors

• Intel® Z97 Express Chipset

• DDR3 1866*/ 1600/ 1333/ 1066

• TUF ICE - Your Total Cooling Commander

• Thermal Radar 2 - Customized Fan Tuning, Complete System Cooling

• TUF Components certified for tough duty [TUF 10K Ti-Caps, TUF New Alloy Choke & MOSFETs; Certified by Military-standard]

• Server-grade Tests - Systematically-tested Stability

• TUF ESD Guards (Anti-Surge) - Strong ESD Protection for Extended Component Lifespan