I, for one, love that they keep adding the VGA port. It's awesome for troubleshooting. When something goes bad, analog is better than digital for testing.
+smokingflowers DVI can carry pins for the analog signal too. I don't understand why motherboard and monitor manufacturers keep adding VGA ports, just include a cheap DVI to VGA adapter like all the GPU manufacturers if the product itself hasn't got a dedicated VGA port.
+Mark Rose Skylake doesn't support VGA-yep if anyone plans A BUILD WITH SKYLAKE they can kiss VGA goodbye Intel has had this in the pipe for discontinuing about 3 years
That's a ton of information, thank you! I've always been a fan of Asus ever since my Pentium II 266 P2B board, and from the looks of it, this will be my next board.
I was using an old Athlon X2 250 processor. Half a month ago, I got this board and put an i7 6700K and I can say I am really satisfied. I was really surprised to see what this board offers for it's price point and your recognition of the value of athis board now reassures me I didn't make a mistake when I got it.
thank you ! Dude your are the best in explaining all videos were less than 5 min with only 2 min talk but you spent like 15 min talking for us so i appreciate it keep it up!
I just bought all the components for the PC I'm building. I'm putting this into it as well as an i7 6700k, 16 GB of RAM and a GTX 1080. This motherboard is absolutely gorgeous and I'm excited to see it in action.
Asus A series boards are great. I have used a Z87-A in the past and currently use a Z97-A. Fantastic boards that are a great value. The fan controls are worth the money alone!
I still use VGA because my FW900 is still going strong. No latency, easily upto 2880x1800@75hz down to 1280x800@200hz and everywhere in between. Great colour reproduction and contrast, everything you'd expect from a workstation monitor.
+Marcel Robitaille Yeah I use VGA on my 3rd monitor which is really a salvaged TV my neighbor was going to throw out because the HDMI port died on her, and a lot of business, Non profits, and governments still use VGA as they invested a lot in those cheap monitors years ago, and they either don't have the money to upgrade them, or see no reason to upgrade them because they still work. So yeah I think VGA is still gonna be around for a while longer even as much as people like Windle here don't see a use for it.
Marcel Robitaille Same, and I should also add having a VGA port on a monitor, and motherboard when trouble shooting older hardware that sometimes won't show a display on the DVI, or HDMI port is a god send, as I had that issue a while back when building a computer with spare parts for my sister's kids where the Nvidia GPU would not show a display on the DVI port when booting into Linuxmint after the install, but did show a display on the VGA port, and no a DVI to VGA adapter did not work, so having the analog VGA allowed me to boot into LinuxMint, and get the correct drivers installed for the Display.
I still use my 4:3 VGA 19 inch monitor only for watching my old westerns like Gunsmoke and Bonanza the shows fit perfectly on that 4:3 . I don't get black bars on the sides like i do with my other widescreen monitors . but that's all its used the VGA monitor for.
+KayWal1981 i've had one kicking around in my trunk with a broken base since...December? i need to fix that thing and get it out of the hot trunk already
+Wendell Thank you so much for this review that you produced last year. I found it so helpful that I decided to re-watch it today. Have a good Labor Day weekend.
As an owner, It does get the OC done - I've yet to try 4.8 but it's stable @4.7Ghz with around 1.375v, the only gripe I have with this board is the lack of more USB connectors in the back - but thanks to my fine case I got 4 USB connectors up front - so it sort of balances it all out. Damn I want to go 4.8 or maybe more - just need some spare time!
+Charles Nix Not sure why I can't just respond to you but, as far as upgrading it all depends on what you hope to get out of your build, are you planning to do any kind of content creation; is it intended just for gaming, or just an all around multi use work station and some gaming. If the last two are your answer I would say stick to what you have, unless there is some feature set that you can't live without that is on the newer chipsets, in which case go skylake. If your plans are to do content creation then I would recommend going for the X99 chipset, though depending on your budget I would stick to the 5930K.
I was wondering why my bios wasnt picking up all of my fans recently, guess i found out why thanks to this video. I just wasnt plugging them in to the mobo directly. I have them all hooked into a controller that came with my case.
Really good board for it's price. I usually only buy enthusiast-grade Hardware but I really don't see a reason to drop ~300€ on the Deluxe other than it looking fancier and having bunch of other exotic features. The A does all the stuff I need. It overclocks my 6700K, has more then enough ports for my mostly gaming needs and still looks fancy. Especially in my white H440.
any alternative options for a similar motherboard? i like this motherboard but amazons reviews scare me a little. a lot of 1 star reviews that talk about the board not seeing ram
I love having at least one pci slot and vga. I mean...I have an intel pci gigabit nic and a vga monitor that I love to use for my servers (on a kvm switch) so it's great. I would've liked a second onboard lan port though...otherwise great motherboard for the price her the z 170-a costs 190euros and the z170 deluxe costs 370...that's a huge difference if you ask me...
What sub $150 z170 motherboard can reliably/easily boot from a M.2 raid without crippling the board? Dual M.2 sockets preferred, but a added pcie adapter is an option. I'm not a gamer, but would like the most USB 3/3.1 options. Very confused at so many z170 boards. Thanks
How does this compare to Gigabyte Gaming 3? I'm trying to decide on a z170 board, and stuck between these two. (Also considering pumping out a little extra for the Gaming 6 if it's worth it.)
+Brent Frey The difference is dual link DVI is directly compatible with VGA, so there isn't any need to include on anyways. PCI is outdated (he calls it legacy), but that standard has no compatibility with pcie (plus as rare as they are there are some unique old hardware for pci who's functionality has never been replaced.).
+Furuichi Tatsuyuki They have pins for the analog signal and digital signal, you just gotta look at the pin layout if the plug supports it (those fore pins around the cross shaped pins are for analog afaik).
so i just picked up their z170-AR board thinking it was this board. All the specs look the same except the video out. my board just has the display port and hdmi out and none of the legacy video outs (which is fine with me) is the board i bought just an updated version of this board?
I'm new to building computers and just bought this board. For my first PC, I don't want to do any overclocking because I don't know anything about overclocking. Can I put a non K processor in it and will it work fine? Again, I don't really care about overclocking, I just want it to be fast and be able to use all the usb 3.1 ports and run an sdd hard drive, etc... I do want to put a decent video card in it though.
Have a question . Would I better off upgrading to X99 instead of Skylake from my current 4770K ? Or just hang on to the 4770K ? Thanks for any feedback :)
Would it be worth switching to this board from the ASUS B150 mobo for SLI? I have x2 gtx 760's I was hoping to use with the B150 but I didnt read up on the B150 and found out it doesnt even support the SLI
Sounds decent to me. Depends how much you paid for it... I'm getting a similar setup, Gigabyte GA-Z170X, 6700K 4Ghz (watercooled fan) the rest the same..
I have the 3570k which is great cpu, but I think its failing at least according to the mini dumps. Its a tough decision because I know the performance increase isn't that good and certainly not worth $490. Wondering if I should though it out and save up a little for the i7 6700k instead.
$100 exactly. but if I overclock the 6600k to 4ghz..the performance is practically the same. The only benefit of the 6700k is the 4 more extra threads and a large cache which might be nice for my photo/video processing. But how much faster? I can't see it being that much but with the larger cache perhaps less chance of bottlenecking. I don't know play games much, so I don't know.
Can you please review the Asus Z170-p d3 motheboard? I know it's low end, but I've heard some stuff about DDR3 voltages and Skylake so I'm not sure what to buy.
+Party Waffel www.eteknix.com/asus-confirms-ddr3-1-5-1-65v-works-skylake/ but this is the article that concerned me www.kitguru.net/components/motherboard/anton-shilov/intel-prolonged-usage-of-ddr3-memory-at-default-voltages-can-damage-skylake/
+nonikita It works but it isn't worth damaging your hardware IMO. Skylake technically supports normal ddr3 too as the signaling it uses is the same as ddr3l but the memory controller of skylake cpus weren't designed to control 1.5V or 1.65V ram. I would get a board that supports ddr4 kr ddr3l. I don't think that it is worth risking your hardware by using normal ddr3.
I have a quick question for you. I'm going to invest in one of these boards, and I was looking at processors, and I ran across an Intel processor that stated it would only work on 300 series boards. Would that processor work with this board, or will I have to get a different one? This is the specs on the processor. Intel Celeron G4900 Coffee Lake Dual-Core 3.1 GHz LGA 1151 (300 Series) 54W BX80684G4900 Desktop Processor Intel UHD Graphics 610
I noiticed that too. Its a condenser mic but im not 100% sure which brand but it really looks like this shure mic, like spot on (the back of the mic is facing the camera) www.shure.com/americas/products/microphones/ksm/ksm44a-multi-pattern-dual-diaphragm-microphone
i have this board on order, im not too savvy with this stuff yet so quick question. i have 1440p monitor that can run at 144hz. would i be able you play at 144hz with this board? i have good hardware. gtx 1070 4tb harddrive 240gb ssd 16gb 3200hz of ram intel i7 6700k.
can a evga 600b psu which i currently own, power this board. i have a i7 6700 with a r9 270x toxic gpu along with this board. Will it be enough to power it or do i have to buy a new psu
I like having that vga port, just like people might have legacy pci cards they could have perfectly functional crt monitors. I still have an lg studioworks 995e and that thing is still a beast all things considered. 1600x1200@75hz with crt colour reproduction is nothing to scoff at. And yet that monitor only works with vga. Why should they stop including those ports?
+Sauron It's very interesting that PCI and VGA are included at a cost, yet there are no heatpipes or twelve-billion-phase power, and the USB ports are as sparse as my hair. Asus tends to put out these oddball boards and one gets the feeling they are not intended for the enthusiast, but rather for workstations or some kind of industrial environment with legacy equipment.
They are intented to suit as many people as possible. The purely enthusiast boards would be the sabertooth and rog lineup, This one on the other hand has features for the enthusiasts, but also tries to meet the needs of someone who works on his machine as well - which doesn't mean that person isn't an enthusiast. Wendell is a great example, although he has no use for these ports.
+Sauron DVI has pins to carry analog signal and can be passively adapted to VGA connectors. I don't see any reason why motherboard and monitor manufacturers should put VGA ports on their products yet most of them still have these ports.
CelmorSmith Indeed. If the motherboard (or video card) has DVI-I, with the "cross" and 4 pins, the VGA port can be omitted with no loss. Optionally an adapter can be included in the box, probably for similar or less cost than implementing a VGA connector on the board. I can only guess that there are millions of unused VGA connectors sitting around in warehouses, perhaps as part of preconfigured "blocks" with other connectors. This board also has DVI-D, HDMI and DP connectors so they have covered every option using dedicated ports. One benefit of this configuration is that the VGA and DVI ports can be used concurrently. I stand by what I said earlier: this board is not so much aimed at consumer enthusiasts with 3 DP monitors and latest-and-greatest everything, but at some kind of industrial or work setting. There you may find all manner of legacy equipment still in productive use, and may need this odd mix of older connectors, interfaces and ports- _not_ fancy heatpipes and shiny bling which do nothing to impress the accountants.
Is this a great build I have purchased all these parts already and currently waiting for the RX 480 graphics card to release to buy that. Also will this setup support two RX 480 cards? And a SSD and HDD drive at the same time? Also any suggestions on which case I should get to make sure this runs smoothly? Please help.
pacotaco99 I'm not sure they need an i7, if they're not recording, editing, or rendering, it'd be pointless. Also, if they can buy the 1070 over the 2 RX 480s, they should probably consider. I just assume most people who will run CF will pick one card up and the other later.
so i guess i found the channel after all this drama happened, but i really really like wendell, how do you watch wendell now? does he have his own channel?
try to avoid MSI motherboards, i don't want to hate but a lot of people complains about random crashes and stuff. Asus motherboards are the best, gigabyte are also very good.
I need a board for a 6600k cpu, What boards will you recommend in the 150 dollar area. Dont want to go extreme but just need a board in which I can over clock my cpu. This Z170a has been in my sight just not sure.
This motherboard look really good but I kinda wish they had more then 2 usb slots so I can plug in my wireless adapter and my keyboard and mouse but my wireless adapter has to go on the case sadly
So with the DisplayPort supporting 4k 60hz, can I run 1080p 120 or 144hz? The Integrated Graphics are enough for CS:GO from what I've heard and that's my main game I want to run on integrated graphics for a barebones build (no gpu) and I'm hoping to get 120 or 144hz on my Asus VG248QE. Can I do that with this board? And if not, any board that can?
VGA is still a thing. In my uni half the rooms only have VGA connectors for the beamer. Last time we had to do a presentation I was the only one with a VGA connector in my laptop and I had to fire up my Windows Virtual Machine so I could play their stupid pptx files ^^
Wendell always does the best mobo reviews. Explains in depth instead of reading off the box. Love these reviews!
I, for one, love that they keep adding the VGA port. It's awesome for troubleshooting. When something goes bad, analog is better than digital for testing.
+smokingflowers I doubt it will work with all CPUs though. Skylake doesn't support VGA: it's not listed on the intel ARK for the i7-6700K at least.
+Mark Rose ehm... how is gonna work then?
MasterControl90 Probably with a digital to analog chip on the motherboard somewhere. That must be what they've done.
+smokingflowers DVI can carry pins for the analog signal too. I don't understand why motherboard and monitor manufacturers keep adding VGA ports, just include a cheap DVI to VGA adapter like all the GPU manufacturers if the product itself hasn't got a dedicated VGA port.
+Mark Rose Skylake doesn't support VGA-yep if anyone plans A BUILD WITH SKYLAKE they can kiss VGA goodbye Intel has had this in the pipe for discontinuing about 3 years
That's a ton of information, thank you! I've always been a fan of Asus ever since my Pentium II 266 P2B board, and from the looks of it, this will be my next board.
I was using an old Athlon X2 250 processor. Half a month ago, I got this board and put an i7 6700K and I can say I am really satisfied. I was really surprised to see what this board offers for it's price point and your recognition of the value of athis board now reassures me I didn't make a mistake when I got it.
thank you ! Dude your are the best in explaining all videos were less than 5 min with only 2 min talk but you spent like 15 min talking for us so i appreciate it keep it up!
I just bought all the components for the PC I'm building. I'm putting this into it as well as an i7 6700k, 16 GB of RAM and a GTX 1080. This motherboard is absolutely gorgeous and I'm excited to see it in action.
Thank you! You explained all this complex stuff very well. Im building my first PC and this video has helped me a lot.
i'm in love with this mobo and is at a good price... got me excited about building PCs again. cant wait to get it.
Asus A series boards are great. I have used a Z87-A in the past and currently use a Z97-A. Fantastic boards that are a great value. The fan controls are worth the money alone!
I still use VGA because my FW900 is still going strong. No latency, easily upto 2880x1800@75hz down to 1280x800@200hz and everywhere in between. Great colour reproduction and contrast, everything you'd expect from a workstation monitor.
Awesome review, good job! W8 for a 6700K & water cooling for overclocking a setup for simulations. CPU IS EVERTHING!
I still use vga. I guess you can't expect much from a $25 monitor.
+Marcel Robitaille Yeah I use VGA on my 3rd monitor which is really a salvaged TV my neighbor was going to throw out because the HDMI port died on her, and a lot of business, Non profits, and governments still use VGA as they invested a lot in those cheap monitors years ago, and they either don't have the money to upgrade them, or see no reason to upgrade them because they still work. So yeah I think VGA is still gonna be around for a while longer even as much as people like Windle here don't see a use for it.
+Commodorefan64 I'd rather have the port than not have it even if it's not as sexy as hdmi or displayport
Marcel Robitaille Same, and I should also add having a VGA port on a monitor, and motherboard when trouble shooting older hardware that sometimes won't show a display on the DVI, or HDMI port is a god send, as I had that issue a while back when building a computer with spare parts for my sister's kids where the Nvidia GPU would not show a display on the DVI port when booting into Linuxmint after the install, but did show a display on the VGA port, and no a DVI to VGA adapter did not work, so having the analog VGA allowed me to boot into LinuxMint, and get the correct drivers installed for the Display.
+Commodorefan64 Bro! I use linux mint too! I guess that's not too surprising, I almost forgot I was on Tek Syndicate.
+Commodorefan64 I don't think non-profits are going to be buying Z170's though
precise, concise, and incisive. Just as always thanks Wendell
I still use my 4:3 VGA 19 inch monitor only for watching my old westerns like Gunsmoke and Bonanza the shows fit perfectly on that 4:3 . I don't get black bars on the sides like i do with my other widescreen monitors . but that's all its used the VGA monitor for.
+KayWal1981 i've had one kicking around in my trunk with a broken base since...December? i need to fix that thing and get it out of the hot trunk already
+Wendell
Thank you so much for this review that you produced last year. I found it so helpful that I decided to re-watch it today. Have a good Labor Day weekend.
Looks awesome. I wish I waited till Skylake to build my PC instead of getting a z97 set up this summer
Wendell is a badass!
As an owner, It does get the OC done - I've yet to try 4.8 but it's stable @4.7Ghz with around 1.375v, the only gripe I have with this board is the lack of more USB connectors in the back - but thanks to my fine case I got 4 USB connectors up front - so it sort of balances it all out.
Damn I want to go 4.8 or maybe more - just need some spare time!
Such a nice motherboard, I just finished a build with this bad boy.
+Charles Nix
Not sure why I can't just respond to you but, as far as upgrading it all depends on what you hope to get out of your build, are you planning to do any kind of content creation; is it intended just for gaming, or just an all around multi use work station and some gaming.
If the last two are your answer I would say stick to what you have, unless there is some feature set that you can't live without that is on the newer chipsets, in which case go skylake.
If your plans are to do content creation then I would recommend going for the X99 chipset, though depending on your budget I would stick to the 5930K.
excellent in-depth review (:
Love your reviews!
OMG, Thank you very much for this review, I'm really thinking about buying this MoBo :)
Same :)
I was wondering why my bios wasnt picking up all of my fans recently, guess i found out why thanks to this video. I just wasnt plugging them in to the mobo directly. I have them all hooked into a controller that came with my case.
Second Asus mobo for me. Currently have a 6600k sitting at 4.5ghz. I actually undervolted it and it's happy, temps don't touch 70c under IBT.
+dwlDC5 what are you using for cooling to keep it stable at 4.5?
Just a cheap 212 Evo surprisingly. I tested at 4.6 & 4.7, but the higher voltage required overwhelmed the cooler.
Have a 6600k on the Z170 A running at 4.5ghz. Rocksolid, great board!
Really good board for it's price. I usually only buy enthusiast-grade Hardware but I really don't see a reason to drop ~300€ on the Deluxe other than it looking fancier and having bunch of other exotic features.
The A does all the stuff I need. It overclocks my 6700K, has more then enough ports for my mostly gaming needs and still looks fancy. Especially in my white H440.
How does this compare to gigabyte ud5 or the gaming 5?
1:44 - i7 6600K? :D
I7 6700!!!!!!!
+Majestic Taco yeah i have that cpu. but listen what he said xD
I7 6850 :O (but diff pin) :D
VGA could be useful for using old lcd tvs as a secondary monitor. Which I am doing right now :)
any alternative options for a similar motherboard? i like this motherboard but amazons reviews scare me a little. a lot of 1 star reviews that talk about the board not seeing ram
I love having at least one pci slot and vga. I mean...I have an intel pci gigabit nic and a vga monitor that I love to use for my servers (on a kvm switch) so it's great. I would've liked a second onboard lan port though...otherwise great motherboard for the price her the z 170-a costs 190euros and the z170 deluxe costs 370...that's a huge difference if you ask me...
Good informative video but I wish you would show it off more
What sub $150 z170 motherboard can reliably/easily boot from a M.2 raid without crippling the board? Dual M.2 sockets preferred, but a added pcie adapter is an option.
I'm not a gamer, but would like the most USB 3/3.1 options.
Very confused at so many z170 boards.
Thanks
How does this compare to Gigabyte Gaming 3? I'm trying to decide on a z170 board, and stuck between these two. (Also considering pumping out a little extra for the Gaming 6 if it's worth it.)
VGA is outdated but an old-skool PCI slot isn't?! O.o
+Brent Frey The difference is dual link DVI is directly compatible with VGA, so there isn't any need to include on anyways. PCI is outdated (he calls it legacy), but that standard has no compatibility with pcie (plus as rare as they are there are some unique old hardware for pci who's functionality has never been replaced.).
+Furuichi Tatsuyuki look up dvi to vga adapters. they are passive (aka directly compatible) and indeed come with most new graphics cards already.
+Furuichi Tatsuyuki They have pins for the analog signal and digital signal, you just gotta look at the pin layout if the plug supports it (those fore pins around the cross shaped pins are for analog afaik).
so i just picked up their z170-AR board thinking it was this board. All the specs look the same except the video out. my board just has the display port and hdmi out and none of the legacy video outs (which is fine with me) is the board i bought just an updated version of this board?
Moar Wendell, moar linux!
i've got a 3600mhz ram, but this only supports 3200 right? my ram should just down clock I believe.
What about the Asus Z170-AR ATX LGA1151 Motherboard?
Does this board support USB3.0 front I/O? The Enthoo Evolv ATX only has USB3.0 and I would like to not have to use USB2.0 extensions.
Can you remove the big white plastic piece that shrouds the io ports
Should I get this or the Z170 ROG Hero? What does the ROG have over this?
I have this same board and was wondering if I could add a m.2 drive and still use my sata ssd drive?
I'm new to building computers and just bought this board. For my first PC, I don't want to do any overclocking because I don't know anything about overclocking. Can I put a non K processor in it and will it work fine? Again, I don't really care about overclocking, I just want it to be fast and be able to use all the usb 3.1 ports and run an sdd hard drive, etc... I do want to put a decent video card in it though.
Have a question . Would I better off upgrading to X99 instead of Skylake from my current 4770K ? Or just hang on to the 4770K ? Thanks for any feedback :)
Just making sure, but this supports 2 way ski correct?
what are your thoughts on the Z170-E?
I have a dell 4K monitor HDMI 30Hz refresh, I do Photoshop & Lightroom mostly, will the ASUS on board hdmi port be enough ?
Would it be worth switching to this board from the ASUS B150 mobo for SLI? I have x2 gtx 760's I was hoping to use with the B150 but I didnt read up on the B150 and found out it doesnt even support the SLI
Is a Asus Z170-A + 6600K @ 4ghz + CM Hyper 212 Evo + CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 16gb (2x8gb) DDR 4 3000 CL15 a pretty decent setup?
Sounds decent to me. Depends how much you paid for it...
I'm getting a similar setup, Gigabyte GA-Z170X, 6700K 4Ghz (watercooled fan) the rest the same..
I have the 3570k which is great cpu, but I think its failing at least according to the mini dumps. Its a tough decision because I know the performance increase isn't that good and certainly not worth $490. Wondering if I should though it out and save up a little for the i7 6700k instead.
+Nicholas Erwin Is there really a huge price difference between 6600 and 6700?
+Alpha Numa 6700K *
$100 exactly. but if I overclock the 6600k to 4ghz..the performance is practically the same. The only benefit of the 6700k is the 4 more extra threads and a large cache which might be nice for my photo/video processing. But how much faster? I can't see it being that much but with the larger cache perhaps less chance of bottlenecking. I don't know play games much, so I don't know.
Can you please review the Asus Z170-p d3 motheboard? I know it's low end, but I've heard some stuff about DDR3 voltages and Skylake so I'm not sure what to buy.
Fyi, skylake only supports ddr3l low voltage sticks not normal ddr3 sticks so be careful for that if you are going to build a skylake + ddr3 PC.
+Party Waffel www.eteknix.com/asus-confirms-ddr3-1-5-1-65v-works-skylake/
but this is the article that concerned me
www.kitguru.net/components/motherboard/anton-shilov/intel-prolonged-usage-of-ddr3-memory-at-default-voltages-can-damage-skylake/
+nonikita It works but it isn't worth damaging your hardware IMO. Skylake technically supports normal ddr3 too as the signaling it uses is the same as ddr3l but the memory controller of skylake cpus weren't designed to control 1.5V or 1.65V ram. I would get a board that supports ddr4 kr ddr3l. I don't think that it is worth risking your hardware by using normal ddr3.
What is the ASUS -A equivalent for H97 boards?
I have a quick question for you. I'm going to invest in one of these boards, and I was looking at processors, and I ran across an Intel processor that stated it would only work on 300 series boards.
Would that processor work with this board, or will I have to get a different one? This is the specs on the processor.
Intel Celeron G4900 Coffee Lake Dual-Core 3.1 GHz LGA 1151 (300 Series) 54W BX80684G4900 Desktop Processor Intel UHD Graphics 610
I know the I5 6500 works on here but does the stock cooler fit. I am planning to upgrade to a all in one later or a good air cooler.
Mash Potatoes why upgrade to aio on locked cpu
>.> you shouldn't shake the box....what do you think happens in shipping
how would would you rate this agianst the Gigabyte GA-H170-HD3 Intel Skylake ATX Motherboard?
can you use the waterpump header for a case fan?
can i use an intel pentium g4560 with this mobo?
Yes, but not worth it.
your mic sounds great what is it?
I noiticed that too. Its a condenser mic but im not 100% sure which brand but it really looks like this shure mic, like spot on (the back of the mic is facing the camera) www.shure.com/americas/products/microphones/ksm/ksm44a-multi-pattern-dual-diaphragm-microphone
hi...thanks for the Overviewing...
if the Asus Z170-A support DDR3 Ram ?
and the 5 Gen CPU ?
Nope, only ddr4 and 6th gen
i have this board on order, im not too savvy with this stuff yet so quick question. i have 1440p monitor that can run at 144hz. would i be able you play at 144hz with this board? i have good hardware. gtx 1070 4tb harddrive 240gb ssd 16gb 3200hz of ram intel i7 6700k.
Hi! I'm planning this motherboard for my new gaming pc. Is it good?
can a evga 600b psu which i currently own, power this board. i have a i7 6700 with a r9 270x toxic gpu along with this board. Will it be enough to power it or do i have to buy a new psu
I can only find a Asus Z170-AR. is there a difference or is it just the new way of calling it a Asus Z170-A ?
+Wheelsmcdeals acethe video connectors are gone but the rest is the same i think
Same
But the ASUS Z170-E?
Is it the same
I like having that vga port, just like people might have legacy pci cards they could have perfectly functional crt monitors. I still have an lg studioworks 995e and that thing is still a beast all things considered. 1600x1200@75hz with crt colour reproduction is nothing to scoff at. And yet that monitor only works with vga. Why should they stop including those ports?
+Sauron It's very interesting that PCI and VGA are included at a cost, yet there are no heatpipes or twelve-billion-phase power, and the USB ports are as sparse as my hair.
Asus tends to put out these oddball boards and one gets the feeling they are not intended for the enthusiast, but rather for workstations or some kind of industrial environment with legacy equipment.
They are intented to suit as many people as possible. The purely enthusiast boards would be the sabertooth and rog lineup, This one on the other hand has features for the enthusiasts, but also tries to meet the needs of someone who works on his machine as well - which doesn't mean that person isn't an enthusiast. Wendell is a great example, although he has no use for these ports.
+Sauron DVI has pins to carry analog signal and can be passively adapted to VGA connectors. I don't see any reason why motherboard and monitor manufacturers should put VGA ports on their products yet most of them still have these ports.
CelmorSmith Indeed. If the motherboard (or video card) has DVI-I, with the "cross" and 4 pins, the VGA port can be omitted with no loss. Optionally an adapter can be included in the box, probably for similar or less cost than implementing a VGA connector on the board.
I can only guess that there are millions of unused VGA connectors sitting around in warehouses, perhaps as part of preconfigured "blocks" with other connectors. This board also has DVI-D, HDMI and DP connectors so they have covered every option using dedicated ports. One benefit of this configuration is that the VGA and DVI ports can be used concurrently.
I stand by what I said earlier: this board is not so much aimed at consumer enthusiasts with 3 DP monitors and latest-and-greatest everything, but at some kind of industrial or work setting. There you may find all manner of legacy equipment still in productive use, and may need this odd mix of older connectors, interfaces and ports- _not_ fancy heatpipes and shiny bling which do nothing to impress the accountants.
CelmorSmith that's a digital only dvi port
Is this a great build I have purchased all these parts already and currently waiting for the RX 480 graphics card to release to buy that. Also will this setup support two RX 480 cards? And a SSD and HDD drive at the same time? Also any suggestions on which case I should get to make sure this runs smoothly? Please help.
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I personally can't help, but I do hope you do receive the attention! I'm hoping to build something similar :D
Looks good all but one thing, power supply. I'd recommend a 750w if you're wanting to run RX 480 CF.
It will support, but you need a better PSU for this,
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I'm not sure they need an i7, if they're not recording, editing, or rendering, it'd be pointless. Also, if they can buy the 1070 over the 2 RX 480s, they should probably consider. I just assume most people who will run CF will pick one card up and the other later.
so i guess i found the channel after all this drama happened, but i really really like wendell, how do you watch wendell now? does he have his own channel?
would you reccomend this or the hero 8?
how does this compare to the msi gaming pro carbon or the msi gaming m5
try to avoid MSI motherboards, i don't want to hate but a lot of people complains about random crashes and stuff. Asus motherboards are the best, gigabyte are also very good.
I need a board for a 6600k cpu, What boards will you recommend in the 150 dollar area. Dont want to go extreme but just need a board in which I can over clock my cpu. This Z170a has been in my sight just not sure.
I got the z170a for my i5-6600k and i couldnt ask for a better motherboard (for the price) plus it looks really sick on most builds
Rooty Toot Jasperson thanks. i will end up getting it after the holidays.
Jorge Serna what ram do you guys recommend for this board?
FaZe Im buying components slowly. I have the cash just cant justify spening 1400 to play a free game. im only at the cpu and mobo at the moment.
FaZe I run 8x2 gb sticks of ram. I have red gskill ripjaws which look awesome on the white mb.
As always, awesome review Wendell. I'm thinking of moving from my current AMD 1100 6 core to current i7 6700k.
Video was very informative. Thumbs up.
nothing better than listening to Seth Rogen talk about computer components
take my money already asus! id go wih the deluxe board.
Isn't it I5 6600k And the I7 6700K not the 6500K and the 6600K
Rytex i think so man ?!
whats the difference between this and the AR version
so this is a good board if i want to run a i5 6600k?
yes
could this fit in the phanteks evolv ITX? (sorry of thats a stupid question, I'm new to this )
No, that's an ITX case, the Z170 -A is a full ATX motherboard.
So can i plug all the 5 fans of my case in this mobo?
does this motherboared have wifi adaptor build inside ?
does it have flash indicators?
This motherboard look really good but I kinda wish they had more then 2 usb slots so I can plug in my wireless adapter and my keyboard and mouse but my wireless adapter has to go on the case sadly
Theirs 5 USB portd
where is the unboxing ?
very nice motherboard
Is there difference between this and pro gaming?
So with the DisplayPort supporting 4k 60hz, can I run 1080p 120 or 144hz? The Integrated Graphics are enough for CS:GO from what I've heard and that's my main game I want to run on integrated graphics for a barebones build (no gpu) and I'm hoping to get 120 or 144hz on my Asus VG248QE. Can I do that with this board? And if not, any board that can?
I don't think you can get these framerates if you only use the integrated graphics
+Farnomat Just CS:GO at 1280*960. I can get that on my HD 4600 laptop, I'm sure I can get it on an overclocked HD 530.
does it have an hdmi port please help me out with this
VGA is still a thing. In my uni half the rooms only have VGA connectors for the beamer. Last time we had to do a presentation I was the only one with a VGA connector in my laptop and I had to fire up my Windows Virtual Machine so I could play their stupid pptx files ^^
Can't decide between this and the Asus Sabertooth Z170 S 😐
This
The brown PCB is a deal breaker.
Does this board have a good Ethernet connection?
is it any good with i7 7700k and can I overclock to 4.5 GHz it?
I have this board and it's worth every penny. BUT you need to updated the BIOs and all other mobo drivers beforehand.
Can anyone pls tell me if Cooler Master Blizzard T4 is compatible with skylake I7 6700K without bending the cpu?
I like the board, but I am looking for USB 3.1.
is it worth to get Z170- Deluxe over this?
can the dvi display 1440p 144hz?
my top heatsync is loose! is that supposto be like that?
no its not, contact Asus and get a replacement
Asus Z170-A or MSI Krait Z170?
can this motherboard support ddr3?
What mic is he using