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Aorus Z270X Gaming K5 vs Asus Strix Z270E

 

which one is better?

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same chipset

same features

Different aesthetics

 

 

 

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The Gigabyte Aorus stuff looks pretty cool. 

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These boards are pretty similar; the Asus seems to be a tad more expensive and, IMO, much better looking. I'd expect the Asus board to perform ever so slightly better in OC tests. Have you compared the features and I/O options?

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Asus

  • Aura RGB lighting
  • Wireless AC onboard
  • Bluetooth
  • DVI-D on motherboard
  • More USB 3.0/3.1 rear ports
  • M.2 cooling solutions

Gigabyte

  • RGB lighting support with one RGB strip header
  • Triple NVMe RAID0 support
  • More storage options
  • More USB 3.0 headers

Those are basically the differences. Only you can decide which one's better for you.

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