About a year ago ASUS introduced a new angle on the popular ROG Maximus line targeted squarely at the extreme overclocking crowd. With features unheard of to dates such as layout optimized memory with only a single stick per channel, a non-square X-shaped PCB, and condensation detection built right into the mix. It was one of the best boards they…
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The single light bar on the board hints that it’s not designed for serious show-offs, but that’s okay with us. Lots of people are more interested in what a board can do than with what it looks like. And besides, there’s nothing unsightly about brushed-aluminum heat sinks or a plastic I/O connector cover that’s been painted silver to match.
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December 2017 saw emerge what was the one of the most remarkable values in high-end desktop (HEDT) motherboards: The original $260 discount price for Asus’ Prime X299-A dropped to a mere $200. That put the board in Z370 territory, and with added features that would have done a $200 Z370 board proud.
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That said, the ROG Strix Z370-I Gaming, like many Z370 boards, doesn’t appear to offer that much more compared to its predecessor. In fact, the two boards look nearly identical, with large heatsinks covering a very similar-looking array of CPU power circuitry as well as a large heatsink covering the PCH and M.2 port.
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It has the usual X299 selection of 8 DIMM slots supporting DDR4 at 4133 MHz for mind-blowing bandwidth. Storage, always important, starts with the ‘still pretty fast’ eight SATA ports and quickly ramps up to the insane world of U.2 and M.2 NVMe drives which pump out numbers so high that you would think they’d just been to Woodstock.
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The new Prime X299-Deluxe from ASUS is set to be another welcome addition to their range. It comes equipped with support for the Intel LGA 2066 socket processors. Of course, that means you’ll be able to use more affordable solutions like the 7740X, right up to the bonkers and extremely powerful 7980XE.
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ASUS send over their ROG STRIX Z370-G GAMING (WIFI AC) motherboard for a review. A few generations ago, ASUS introduced their STRIX line of more affordable ROG-themed motherboards. The motherboards are designed for gamers and maintain some of the more popular and unique ROG features, but without the excessive price tag.
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Despite the diminutive form factor ASUS Have managed to squeeze and awful lot on the Strix ITX PCB. From the features we’ve come to expect such as the SupremeFX audio, AC WiFi and GameFirst LAN, there are a few that we’re pleased to see have made the journey from their ATX motherboards, including dual M.2 ports, dedicated water pump headers and even a USB 3.1 front panel connector.
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The Strix Z370-I Gaming provides excellent hardware with only the smallest of layout concerns. We recommend waiting for another firmware update that patches the Load-line Calibration bug before adding it to your shopping list.
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Following in the footsteps of eight previous Maximus Formula predecessors dating back a decade to 2008, the Maximus X Formula brings the iconic ROG heritage to Intel’s 8th generation platform. Featuring everything gamers have come to love about Formula from the EKWB powered VRM cooling, ROG Armor, steel backplate, and RGB lighting and mixed it in with the new LiveDash…
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