ASUS STRIX Z270E Gaming
3rd January 2017Type
MotherboardPrice
$238.00 USASUS STRIX Z270E Gaming Board - Unboxing
The ASUS ROG STRIX Z270E Gaming comes in the standard cardboard package. You can note that the front of this box has the STRIX branding along with a picture of the product.
The back side of the package lists down the specifications and special features of the motherboard such as the AURA Lightning system, New SupremeFX Codec, 3D Printing Friendly Design and USB 3.1 Front Panel connector on the product.
The front side also lists down support for Intel's 6th and 7th generation Core processors. There's also support for Intel Optane memory which is one of the key features of the 200-series platform. The board fully supports NVIDIA SLI and AMD CrossFire technology for multi-gpu functionality.
Inside the package are two compartments, the top houses the board itself while the lower portion houses the accessories. Here we can see that ASUS has a dedicated cut out for their product user guide. The user guide contains a driver disk along with several stickers that can be used by gamers on their PC case.
There are several accessories included in the package such as a WiFi antenna module, several SATA III cables, an I/O cover, screws for the 3D mounting bracket, a high-bandwidth SLI bridge, CPU Installation cover and the RGB 4-Pin cable.
Out of the box, the ASUS ROG STRIX Z270E Gaming looks absolutely stunning with a simple yet elegant design that makes it stand out from the rest of the crowd. The blade cuts on the heatsinks and the matte black finish on the PCB that are covered by white textures look superb.
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The ASUS ROG STRIX Z270E Gaming is a very balanced board in terms of features for its price of $238 US. We found it very interesting as a great product designed for gamers that packs all the features a gamer or enthusiast would ever want in a quality priced board.
- Great Design Quality
- Good OC Support
- Metal PCIe Slots
- Intel Optane Support
- Intel 6th and 7th Gen Support
- Dual USB 3.1 (Type-A + Type-C)
- Lots of storage capabilities
- Lots of I/O capabilities
- Onboard WiFi Module
- Onboard Audio design
- RGB AURA Lightning
- Great $238 US Price
Pros
- Non Metal DIMM Slots
- No U.2 SSD Support
- Lots of competition under $250 US
- Kaby Lake Not a Big Improvement From Skylake
Cons
About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.
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