ASUS Z170 Motherboards Pictured - Maximus VIII Hero, Z170 Deluxe and Z170 Pro Gamer

Intel'south sixth generation Skylake processors are expected to make debut on fifth August and while we know little near their architectural enhancements, we do know quite a lot virtually the platform and SKU details. Powering the Skylake platform is the high-end Z170 chipset which will exist integrated on LGA 1151 socketed motherboards that are going to support the first line of unlocked processors, the Core i7-6700K and Core i5-6600K.

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ASUS Z170 Motherboards Pictured - Include Maximus VIII Hero, Z170 Palatial and Z170 Pro Gamer Boards

We have seen several Z170 chipset motherboards at Computex from MSI, ASRock, Gigabyte, Colorful, EVGA and Biostar. The only motherboard which ASUS showcased was the Z170 Pro but today, we get to see 3 new motherboards. These include the ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, ASUS Z170 Deluxe and ASUS Z170 Pro Gamer. These three motherboards will be function of the initial lineup as more than Z170 boards will be introduced that will include the ROG Maximus VIII Formula/Touch on/Gene-Z/Ranger series and the Sabertooth Z170.

ASUS Z170 Deluxe Motherboard

The ASUS Z170 Deluxe is going to be a flagship offering with a neat white and black color scheme which was featured on the ASUS X99 series motherboards. The ASUS Z170 Deluxe retains the design scheme with a thermal armor blueprint that covers the I/O ports. The ASUS Z170 Deluxe features the socket LGA 1151 which supports Intel'due south Skylake processors. This motherboard features a Digi+ VRM with 20 phase ability design that is powered by a 8-Pin connector. The motherboard has four DDR4 DIMM slots that can back up upwardly to 64 GB of retention with speeds of 3400 MHz (O.C+).

Expansion slots include three PCI-east 3.0 x16 slots, four PCI-e 3.0 x1 slots and a single M.2 Ultra slot. For storage, ASUS has featured 8 SATA III 6 GB/south ports and a unmarried SATA Express xvi GB/south port. There are several switches and buttons laid out on the board, nosotros tin can't tell what specific functions do they serve however, they could be used for overclocking and turning on/off the expansion slots, DIMM slots and switch between the dual BIOS on the lath. There's a single USB 3.0 header and two USB 2.0 internal headers. A large white heatsink is integrated on top of the ability phases for adequate cooling that tin dissipate heat through a unmarried heatpipe that runs through the three sets while a single PCH heatsink bearing the ASUS logo keeps the Z170 fleck cooled.

ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero and Z170 PRO Gamer

The ROG Maximus Viii Hero and Z170 Pro Gamer are likewise launching withal not all exact details are know for these boards as the images are not as much detailed. The Z170 Pro Gamer has a black and cherry color scheme and has 2 large heatsinks cooling off the Digi+ VRM. The LGA 1151 socket is powered through a single 8-Pin connector while four DDR4 DIMM slots offer support of up to 64 GB ram capacity. Expansion slots include iii PCI-e 3.0 x16, three PCI-due east 3.0 x1 and a single M.2 Ultra slot. The Maximus ROG series on the other manus reaches its 8 iteration with the Maximus VIII series parts on Skylake CPUs.

ASUS Z170 Pro Motherboard

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The ASUS Z170-Pro motherboard also adopts a similar design scheme equally their X99 motherboards. The ASUS Z170-Pro is a high-end product and comes just below the ASUS Z170 Deluxe that will launch along with Skylake processors. We tin run across that the CPU socket is powered by a 8-Pivot power connector and the board adopts a 16 Phase DIGI+ VRM design. The entire PWM department is covered by large heatsinks that are interconnected through a single heatpipe to dissipate estrus finer. Adjacent to the CPU socket are four DDR4 DIMM slots which can support 64 GB capacity of DRAM with frequencies upward to 3400 MHz (O.C+).

Expansion slots include 3 PCI-east 3.0 x16, four PCI-due east three.0 x1 and a single M.2 slot. Storage includes x SATA Three and two SATA Express ports. There are a variety of switches for overclocking management on the board along with a debug LED. The Crystal Sound ii audio scrap offers loftier quality audio through the rear panel audio jack. Two USB 3.0 and two USB two.0 internal headers provide front console I/O support. The rear panel I/O includes dual Gigabit LAN ports, a 7.1 channel audio jack, iv USB 3.0, 2 USB 3.i, iv USB 2.0 ports, HDMI, Display port, Mini-Display port connectors, SPDIF and a WiFi-Go module that allows wireless Wi-Fi 802.eleven B/M/N connectivity.