Asus Z170 Pro Gaming Motherboard

Product Information

Current SSDs devour up to 550MB/s bandwidth, which is close to saturation point for SATA 6Gbit/s connections. GIGABYTE™ Cloud Station™ is composed of several GIGABYTE unique apps that allow your smart phones/tablet devices to communicate, share resources, and control your desktop PC via a wireless connection. Intel ® Gigabit LAN networking, a popular choice with gamers, delivers several performance-enhancing features such as advanced interrupt handling to help reduce CPU overhead and Jumbo Frame support for extra large data packets. protocol is available over the new reversible USB Type-C™ and the traditional USB Standard-A connector for better compatibility over a wider range of devices.

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As part of ASUS ROG’s continual push on quality, Gamer’s Guardian wraps in five ESD protective technologies by the rear IO. Additionally, your motherboard does not appear to support a discrete TPM device, but a discrete TPM device is unnecessary since your processor supports PTT. Ocuk Limited trading as Overclockers UK is a credit broker, not a lender, and is Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Powered by Intel's own Thunderbolt controller the new Thunderbolt™ 3 protocol, which is available over a USB Type-C™ connector on the back I/O of the GIGABYTE Z170X-Gaming 7, brings an unprecedented single-wire bandwidth of up to 40 Gb/s -- twice more than the previous generation of Thunderbolt!

The Z170 Pro Gaming has had a refresh with the new, 2016 AURA upgrade that bringsRGB lighting atop a new black-white themed motherboard. Even with a discreet TPM the processor installed in the motherboard still is not supported, and at the end of the day, you can install Windows 11 without TPM support.

Asus Z170 Pro Gaming Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX

It provides improved performance by utilising serial point-to-point links, allowing increased bandwidth and stability.It’s still compatible with the ASUS Fan EXT card via the EXT_FAN header included on board, or just use the FanXpert software provided in AI Suite. As is typical of any new platform launch motherboard vendors have spent the last year or more preparing new designs, features and innovations to set themselves apart from the competition when the all-important launch day arrives. According to the documentation provided by ASUS, the Z170 Pro Gaming is compatible with Windows 11 "under current testing", but the processors that are supported do not actually meet the system requirements for Windows 11. BCLK overclocking range will vary according to CPU capabilities, cooling, motherboard support and tuning options.

Z170 PRO GAMING processor support and specifications ASUS Z170 PRO GAMING processor support and specifications

Thanks to the onboard TURBO B-Clock Tuning IC, GIGABYTE Motherboards enable Overclockers to have the ability to change their BCLK Frequency to a desired value of their choice. Intel’s LAN has the serious double advantage of reducing CPU overhead and offering exceptionally high TCP and UDP throughput. Designed and engineered in co-operation with GIGABYTE®, this monoblock uses award winning EK-Supremacy EVO cooling engine to ensure best possible CPU cooling. Intel Z170 Express also supports integrated-graphics (iGPU) functions, so you’ll enjoy the very latest Intel integrated graphics performance.Combining world's first Quad-Core Creative Sound Core3D Audio Processor Plus Advanced Creative SBX PROSTUDIO Audio Suite. Advertised performance is based on maximum theoretical interface values from respective Chipset vendors or organization who defined the interface specification. This incredible increase in bandwidth is also accompanied with support for different protocols such as DisplayPort 1.

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A dedicated base-clock (BCLK) generator designed for 6th-generation Intel processors that extends overclocked base clock frequencies up to 400MHz*. AI Suite 3 is an exclusive ASUS dashboard-style control panel that lets you fine-tune almost every aspect of your Z170 Pro Gaming-based system for the best balance between performance, stability, efficiency and aesthetics — all via a simple and intuitive interface. ASUS’ AURA offers a spectrum of countless color combinations, coupled with twelve types of lighting effects that show across five separate zones. However, it would seem that the company is now clamping down following limited regional tests earlier this year. These include ESD TVS diodes on the RJ45 LAN connector (in addition to the LANGuard protection), USB 3.

Using a simple, unified user interface, GIGABYTE APP Center allows you to launch all GIGABYTE apps installed on your system. In layman's terms, the Z170 Pro Gaming motherboard is similar to Republic of Gamer motherboards of a few generations ago. Four DIMM slots can support up to 64GB of DDR4 memory up to 3,466MHz and beyond, depending on whether you plump for premium DIMMs, although remember you'll generally get a bit more OC leg-room from the Maximus VIII series motherboards.