Asus Z170 motherboards (update: round up)

[Norman_the_Owl]

AR probably doesn't stand for alpine ridge. There was a Z97 AR, it was just a lower end business oriented board.

[whitedragon101]

Sadly yes.

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/378703-asus-z170-motherboards-update-special-socket-and-cancel-of-pro/?p=5117408

 

Its only 1 source. Hopefully its a mistake.  Otherwise it will only be the deluxe with wifi which is a big price jump.

[That Norwegian Guy]

You want the cards to be spaced closer, so there is less airflow between them, so you have to put a loud fan in to cool them of?

 

I want them to be spaced closer so they'll fit in a space conservative case. And cooling is not a problem.

[NumLock21]

Asus z170 deluxe has rgb led?

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10154034340777388&id=405774002387&refid=17&_ft_=top_level_post_id.10154034340777388

[Agent181]

Some of those look hawt

[NumLock21]

Asus Z170 motherboards round up

http://wccftech.com/asus-z170-motherboards-round-up-maximus-viii-rog-extreme-z170-deluxe/

[That Norwegian Guy]

Underwhelming as hell, that m-ATX board looks cheap and has way too little outputs. But you need VGA? GTFO, Asus. Asrock's got my money this time.

[bomerr]

Underwhelming as hell, that m-ATX board looks cheap and has way too little outputs. But you need VGA? GTFO, Asus. Asrock's got my money this time.

hoping the asrock itx is available at launch. 

[snowComet]

For those who are interested in Asus Z170 motherboard, here is a comparison of Asus's Z170 motherboards @ first launch...

 

http://www.asus.com/us/site/motherboards/Z170/compare/

[snowComet]

According to a press statement from Asus about Z170 motherboards, it seems Z170-PRO is not cancelled, and Z170-Premium is coming!! It has been a long time since Asus made a Premium-Grade motherboard, and I'm looking forward to see this Premium-Grade board... (Although it would very expensive...)

 

 

Unparalleled connectivity: first 100W UPD front panel & onboard U.2 connector for Z170 platform

 

The new Z170 Series motherboards feature onboard USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A and Type-C ports to provide users with data transfer speeds of up to 10Gbit/s. On top of that, ASUS also offers the first 100W UPD front panel with two USB 3.1 Type-C ports. The upcoming Maximus VIII Extreme will be the first Z170 motherboard to feature an onboard U.2 connector along with Thunderbolt 3 support. Future models, such as the Z170-Premium and Z170-Pro motherboards, will feature Thunderbolt 3 and Intel USB 3.1 support respectively. The entire Z170 motherboard range supports the latest PCI Express® and M.2 NVM Express SSDs to deliver 32Gbit/s data transfer speeds.

https://rog.asus.com/434142015/labels/product-news/press-release-asus-announces-z170-series-motherboards/

[TheDrawingMil]

[TroubleKlef]

 

 

I'm not a big fan of the move towards larger and larger IO shroud covers. I much prefer the sleek looks of a Asus X99 WS board over this. Of course it's twice the price but even the Rampage V looks ridiculous.

 

EDIT: Actually the V doesn't look as bad as that sabertooth but its definitely fatter than the x79 black edition.

[Fahrenheit]

Man that Gene board looks so sweet. Really wanna pick up on for a node 804 build. Really glad they toned down the red

[martlart]

I've got an NCASE M1 sitting in it's box, but I have nothing to put in it. I'd like to get an Intel 750 series ssd and the only mitx mobo that would fit the m.2 adapter thingy is the Impact, as it has the m.2 slot on the front instead of the back like most other mitx boards. I'm not even sure if all z170 boards have pcie 3.0 m.2 slots.

 

It saddens me to not see any signs of the Maximus VIII Impact.