It's just about impossible to check out all of the different Z270 boards offered by all of the manufacturers, but I have at least taken a look at a mix so far. Missing though was Asus, so today I’m going to be checking out the Asus Strix Z270E Gaming. Asus’s Z270 product lineup is broken down into four categories, Maximus as their high-end gaming boards, the Stix line as their gaming boards with lighting, the TUF series that is well tuff, and the Prime series are simpler for styling but still packed with a lot of the same features. Asus even put together a nice website to help you figure out what fits you best. So the Strix Z270E Gaming that I’m going to check out today is a full ATX board up at the top of the Strix lineup. I’ve only checked out Strix video cards, so I’m excited to see what Asus has going on with the Strix boards.
Product Name: Asus Strix Z270E Gaming
Review Sample Provided by: Asus
Written by: Wes
Pictures by: Wes
Amazon Link: HERE
Specifications |
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CPU |
Intel® Socket 1151 for 7th/6th Generation Core™ i7/Core™ i5/Core™ i3/Pentium®/Celeron® Processors Supports Intel® 14 nm CPU Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 |
Chipset |
Intel® Z270 |
Memory |
4 x DIMM, Max. 64GB, DDR4 up to 3866MHz Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) |
Graphic |
Integrated Graphics Processor- Intel® HD Graphics support Multi-VGA output support : HDMI/DVI-D/DisplayPort ports - Supports HDMI with max. resolution 4096 x 2160 @ 24 Hz - Supports DVI-D with max. resolution 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz - Supports DisplayPort with max. resolution 4096 x 2304 @ 60 Hz *1 Maximum shared memory of 1024 MB Supports Intel® InTru™ 3D, Quick Sync Video, Clear Video HD Technology, Insider™ Supports up to 3 displays simultaneously |
Multi-GPU Support |
Supports NVIDIA® 2-Way SLI™ Technology Supports AMD 3-Way CrossFireX™ Technology |
Expansion Slots |
2 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8) 1 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x4 mode) 4 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x1 |
Storage |
Intel® Z270 Chipset : |
LAN |
Intel® I219V Anti-surge LANGuard ROG GameFirst Technology |
Wireless Data Network |
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Supports dual band frequency 2.4/5 GHz Supports MU-MIMO |
Bluetooth |
Bluetooth V4.1 |
Audio |
ROG SupremeFX 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC S1220A |
USB Ports |
Intel® Z270 Chipset : |
ROG Exclusive Features |
ROG RAMCache II |
Special Features |
OC Design - ASUS PRO Clock Technology |
Back I/O Ports |
1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port(s) 1 x DVI-D 1 x DisplayPort 1 x HDMI 2 x USB 3.1 Type-A + Type-C 4 x USB 3.0 (blue) 1 x Optical S/PDIF out 5 x Audio jack(s) 1 x ASUS Wi-Fi GO! module (Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac and Bluetooth v4.0 |
Internal I/O Ports |
1 x AAFP connector 1 x RGB Header(s) 1 x USB 3.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.0 port(s) 3 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 6 USB 2.0 port(s) 1 x M.2 Socket 3 with M Key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (PCIE mode only) 1 x M.2 Socket 3 with M Key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage devices support (SATA mode & X4 PCIE mode) 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s) 1 x CPU Fan connector(s) 1 x CPU OPT Fan connector(s) 2 x Chassis Fan connector(s) 1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s) 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s) 1 x Front panel connector(s) 1 x System panel(s) (Chassis intrusion header is inbuilt) 1 x 5-pin EXT_FAN(Extension Fan) connector 1 x DRCT header(s) 1 x Thermal sensor connector(s) 1 x CPU OV 1 x ROG extension (ROG_EXT) header(s) 1 x 14-1 pin TPM connector 1 x COM port header 1 x High AMP Fan header (4-pin) 1 x T_Sensor Connector 1 x AIO PUMP Header 3 x 3D Mount screw port(s) 1 x USB 3.1 front panel connector |
Accessories |
User's manual ASUS Q-Shield 4 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(s) 1 x M.2 Screw Package 1 x CPU installation tool 1 x Supporting DVD 1 x ASUS 2T2R dual band Wi-Fi moving antennas (Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compliant) 1 x SLI HB BRIDGE(2-WAY-M) 1 x ROG Strix stickers 1 x 10-in-1 ROG cable label 1 x Extension Cable for RGB strips (80 cm) 1 x 3D printing mount package 1 x ROG coasters |
BIOS |
128 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS, PnP, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 3.0, ACPI 6.0, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 3, CrashFree BIOS 3, F11 EZ Tuning Wizard, F6 Qfan Control, F3 My Favorites, Last Modified log, F12 PrintScreen, and ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect) memory information. |
Manageability |
WfM2.0, DMI3.0, WOL by PME, PXE |
Operating System |
Windows® 10 64-bit Windows® 8.1 64-bit Windows® 7 32-bit Windows® 7 64-bit |
Form Factor |
ATX Form Factor 12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm ) |